Full-Time
Vice President
Content Protection & Anti-Piracy
Updated on 9/3/2026
Crunchyroll
1,001-5,000 employees
Subscription-based streaming for anime content
Compensation Overview
$274.4k - $330k/yr
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hybrid
Three days onsite per week required in the Los Angeles office.
Bachelor's, Master's, JD
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- 15+ years of experience leading content protection, anti-piracy, digital rights management, trust and safety, intellectual property enforcement, or related programs.
- Senior leadership experience within global streaming, media, or entertainment companies, building and scaling enterprise content protection programs that support worldwide content distribution.
- Proven experience developing and leading global content protection or anti-piracy strategies, including setting long-term vision, influencing executive leadership, and driving cross-functional execution.
- Demonstrated success leading global teams, managing external vendors and strategic partners, and building relationships across complex organizations.
- Deep understanding of global copyright law, Digital Millennium Copyright Act processes, platform enforcement programs, digital content distribution, online piracy, and the broader internet ecosystem.
- Experience leading investigations into unauthorized content distribution and developing proactive strategies that improve enforcement effectiveness.
- Hands-on experience with YouTube Content ID, Meta Rights Manager, and Google Trusted Copyright Removal Program.
- Strong analytical, executive communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal and technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Define Crunchyroll's global content protection and anti-piracy strategy aligned with long-term business and content distribution goals.
- Establish the vision, operating model, technology roadmap, and investment priorities for protecting Crunchyroll's intellectual property worldwide.
- Advise executive leadership on piracy trends, enterprise risk, regulatory developments, and strategic opportunities.
- Evaluate new technologies, artificial-intelligence-enabled enforcement capabilities, and industry best practices to strengthen the company's approach.
- Oversee Crunchyroll's global content protection organization and day-to-day anti-piracy operations.
- Manage external enforcement partners responsible for notice generation, investigations, intelligence gathering, software development, and unauthorized content detection.
- Drive scalable enforcement across websites, streaming platforms, social media, search engines, cyberlockers, and other online services.
- Partner across Legal, Product, Engineering, Content Operations, Trust & Safety, Security, and Sony Pictures Entertainment to improve enforcement capabilities and operational effectiveness.
- Build strategic relationships with digital platforms, hosting providers, registrars, content delivery network providers, payment processors, and industry organizations.
- Direct investigations into piracy ecosystems, monitor evolving threats, and recommend proactive strategies to reduce infringement and mitigate future risk.
- Develop executive reporting, dashboards, key performance indicators, and analytics that measure enforcement effectiveness, return on investment, and business impact.
- Provide strategic guidance on global copyright laws, Digital Millennium Copyright Act processes, platform enforcement programs, and industry best practices.
- Support executive initiatives and special projects related to protecting Crunchyroll's intellectual property.
- A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
- A Juris Doctor or advanced degree in Law, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience with digital fingerprinting technologies, content recognition systems, digital rights management, media asset protection, open-source intelligence techniques, cyber investigations, domain and hosting infrastructure, content delivery network technologies, or online payment ecosystems.
- Experience building executive dashboards and measuring program effectiveness through data and analytics.
- Established relationships with major digital platforms, hosting providers, and industry organizations supporting copyright enforcement.
Crunchyroll streams anime, manga, and Asian dramas to a global audience. It runs a subscription-based service with a free, ad-supported option and premium memberships that offer benefits like early episode access, exclusive content, and high-definition streaming. It also earns revenue from merchandise and produces original anime to attract and retain subscribers. What sets Crunchyroll apart is its dedicated focus on anime and Asian pop culture, fostering a loyal community around its niche content, rather than competing broadly with general streaming platforms. The company's goal is to provide easy access to popular and niche anime content worldwide while growing its brand, subscriber base, and exclusive offerings.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$26.9M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2006
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 12, 2026 Appning brings Crunchyroll to BMW, MINI, and 40+ brands.
- September 2026 Anime Nights and October dub launches keep subscribers engaged.
- Crunchyroll Game Vault passed 100 titles, adding retention value for premium subscribers.
What critics are saying
- March 2026 layoffs show ongoing restructuring and e-commerce instability across teams.
- Sony and Aniplex control key rights; committee economics can squeeze Crunchyroll margins.
- Netflix, Disney+, and producer-direct theatrical windows can outbid it for breakout anime.
What makes Crunchyroll unique
- Crunchyroll’s anime-first catalog topped 50,000 episodes after the Funimation merger.
- August 11, 2026 Shinkai rights and July 3, 2026 Solo Leveling deepen exclusives.
- Its 90-day localization migration unified 400,000 components, strengthening global release operations.
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↑ 0%50,000 episodes in 90 days: inside Crunchyroll's global anime supply chain. Crunchyroll unified 50,000+ episodes and 400,000+ localisation components in 90 days. Here is the cloud workflow behind the migration. MediaLinkPro Editor September 3, 2026 · 0 Moving one series into a streaming platform is a delivery job. Moving an anime business built from two catalogues is closer to rebuilding a supply chain while it is still serving customers. Crunchyroll, working with TMT Insights and SDVI, reports that it reconciled and rationalised more than 50,000 episodes, migrated over 400,000 localisation components and completed the core transformation in 90 days. The same platform has since delivered more than 4.2 million assets. Those figures explain why this project is on the IBC 2026 Innovation Awards longlist - and why the real story is not simply "moving files to the cloud." The Crunchyroll, TMT Insights and SDVI media-supply-chain project is longlisted in the Content Distribution category of the IBC 2026 Innovation Awards. Image: TMT Insights. The project followed the unification of the Crunchyroll and Funimation libraries. That created an unusually difficult operations problem: episode masters, subtitles, dubs, artwork, technical metadata, rights information and destination requirements all had to become one dependable content foundation. This article looks at the architecture behind that consolidation, what a 90-day migration really implies, and why late-binding localisation matters far beyond anime. A library merger is a metadata problem wearing a storage problem's coat. At first glance, the headline number is 50,000 episodes. But an episode is not one object. A global streaming service may need a video master, multiple audio mixes, subtitle and caption files, artwork, text metadata, compliance versions and delivery packages for different territories or partners. The relationship among those elements is what makes an episode publishable. Minimum daily averages derived from TMT Insights' reported migration of 50,000+ episodes and 400,000+ localisation components over 90 days. Rounded to the nearest whole item. Join MediaLinkPro to access the full post, like articles, and connect with the global media community.
Anime fans, Crunchyroll is bringing something big to Abu Dhabi. 4 hours ago Crunchyroll is heading to Middle East Film & Comic Con for the first time, giving UAE anime fans a dedicated presence from one of the industry's biggest streaming platforms when MEFCC 2026 opens in Abu Dhabi next month. The company will make its UAE event debut at ADNEC Center from September 11 to 13, taking over booth N11 and sponsoring MEFCC's Otaku District. Its presence will combine merchandise, giveaways and interactive attractions built around some of anime's most recognisable franchises. JUJUTSU KAISEN fans will be able to try a Reaction Wall, a reflex-based game that challenges visitors to hit illuminated targets and compete for higher scores. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba gets a more camera-friendly attraction, with a large Tanjiro Kamado inflatable serving as a dedicated photo opportunity. Crunchyroll will also sell officially licensed anime merchandise spanning apparel, accessories and collectibles. Visitors can pick up promotional items including Crunchyroll sticker sheets, Solo Leveling posters and JUJUTSU KAISEN cards, although availability will presumably depend on supplies across the three-day event. The booth itself is fairly conventional convention fare, but Crunchyroll choosing MEFCC for its first UAE fan activation is more significant than the individual attractions. Anime has developed a substantial audience across the Middle East, and international entertainment companies have increasingly been treating the region as a market requiring localisation rather than simply distributing the same global offering.
One Piece Elbaph Arc English dub premieres on Crunchyroll this October. One Piece Heroines is also getting new dubs this October. Toei Animation and Crunchyroll recently announced that the English dub for the One Piece Elbaph Arc will begin streaming on October 20. To be exact, the Elbaph Arc's English dub will premiere on October 20 at 9 AM Pacific Time - that's October 21 at 12 AM Philippine time. Episode 1156 will be released at that time, with new episodes set to be released weekly. As extra hype for the dub release, Crunchyroll shared a preview of the Elbaph Arc in English, which you can watch here. Along with the Elbaph Arc, Crunchyroll will also release English, Spanish, and Portuguese dubs for One Piece Heroines on October 13. Here's a rundown of the complete schedules: * ONE PIECE HEROINES English, Spanish, Portuguese Dubs: October 13, 2026 at 9 AM PT (October 14 at 12 AM PH time) * ONE PIECE Elbaph Arc English Dub: Beginning October 20, 2026 at 9 AM PT (October 21 at 12 AM PH time) * New Elbaph Arc Episodes: Weekly, every Tuesday at 9 AM PT (Wednesday at 12 AM PH time), starting with Episode 1156 These will be available on Crunchyroll in the following regions: United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. In related news, the One Piece Card Game recently tapped legendary Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano to create special card artwork for the upcoming Booster Pack Vol. 18.
'Beyond the Spider-Verse' directors, Guillermo del Toro & more slated for Crunchyroll's 1st Anime Future Forum. August 24, 2026 Crunchyroll has announced a stellar lineup of special guests for its first-ever Anime Future Forum, running as a daylong conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in N.Y.C. on October 7, ahead of New York Comic Con (Oct. 8-10). As previously announced, the theme will be "Designing Anime's Future," and sessions will focus on four key tracks: fandom, technology, storytelling and IP protection. Newly announced participants include Academy Award-winning filmmaker and outspoken supporter of the art of animation, Guillermo del Toro; Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson; director James Gunn; and anime influencers including Amber Glenn, Big Sean and Jordan Howlett. The 1st Anime Future Forum will also welcome leaders from top studios, including Film Producer & Executive Officer Taichi Ueda of Toho, President & CEO Manabu Otsuka of MAPPA, and Group CEO & Representative Director of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Chairman of Aniplex Atsuhiro Iwakami. Crunchyroll's parent company Sony will also have a major presence, with planned appearances by Sony Group Corp. President & CEO Hiroki Totoki, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman & CEO Ravi Ahuja and Sony Pictures Animation President Kristine Belson, who will moderate the panel with Beyond the Spider-Verse directors Persichetti and Thompson. [Source: Variety]
One Piece English dub release dates confirm big change for major story arc. August 24, 2026 One Piece fans have a major reason to mark their calendars for October. Toei Animation and Crunchyroll have officially announced that the One Piece Elbaph Arc English dub will premiere on October 20, 2026, at 9:00 AM PT, starting with Episode 1156. New dubbed episodes will drop weekly every Tuesday. This marks a significant shift from the previous batch-release format long used for the series' English dub, bringing dubbed releases much closer to the ongoing broadcast pace. The episodes will be available on Crunchyroll across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The new weekly schedule comes as the Straw Hats begin their next major adventure. After escaping the Future Island Egghead, Luffy and his crew travel to Elbaph, the legendary Land of Giants. They also have the Giant Warrior Pirates by their side. Elbaph stands as one of the most anticipated destinations in One Piece history, having been teased for decades. The arc promises long-awaited reunions, formidable new foes, and major revelations as the Straw Hats continue their pursuit of the ultimate treasure. For English dub viewers, however, the release will be different this time. Previously, the dubbed episodes were released in multi-episode batches. The Elbaph Arc will instead follow a weekly schedule, keeping the dubbed version closer to the ongoing story. To celebrate the announcement, Crunchyroll released an English-dubbed clip from the Elbaph Arc, giving fans an early look at the crew's upcoming adventures. What is the full One Piece broadcast schedule like? Before the main series returns, Crunchyroll will debut One Piece Heroines. Its English, Spanish, and Portuguese dubs are scheduled to premiere on October 13, 2026, at 9:00 AM PT. The special focuses on Nami after a pair of ill-fitting shoes prevents her from stopping a group of thieves; upon returning to the shop for a refund, the head designer offers her a custom pair in exchange for walking in an upcoming fashion show. One week later, the Elbaph Arc English dub arrives on October 20, 2026, at 9 am PT with Episode 1156. Episode 1157 will follow on October 27, 2026, with new episodes releasing every Tuesday at 9:00 AM PT. Evolve Media is a publisher of leading enthusiast destinations.