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Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows include: March comes in like a lion, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, ERASED, The Asterisk War, OWARIMONOGATARI,KIZUMONOGATARI, GRANBLUE FANTASY, Eromanga Sensei, Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU, BLEND-S, Slow Start, and Record of Grancrest War. To learn more: http://aniplexusa.com/.

Position Summary

Aniplex of America Inc. (a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan) is seeking a Junior Web Designer to join the Web team located in Santa Monica, CA. A Junior Web Designer works with internal teams such as our marketing and production teams to create and update new websites and applications. As a Junior Web Designer you will work under the supervision of the manager and leads/senior developers in your department, but you may be involved in all stages of a project, from brainstorming to final launching. While working projects, will work in accordance with company protocols, Sony group policies, and user needs. The ideal candidate must be bilingual speaker (English and Japanese) and have strong skills in reading, writing and communication, as there will be frequent interaction with the web team at the Japanese headquarters.

This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days per week onsite in our Santa Monica office.

Job Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the department manager and department leads, the Jr. Web Designer will perform the following duties:
• Any additional tasks as required by the department manager
• Update and edit website content, posts, pages, and sometimes creating a new website
• Assist with graphic design work such as creating web banners and web assets
• Developing websites using basic web design and web coding knowledge
• Assist in troubleshooting issues on web-based systems
• Provide technical support related to web-based systems to internal teams.

Qualifications For Position

Your qualifications and experience should include: 

• Be self-motivated, self-starter, confident, energetic, and creative
• Experience customizing websites using CMS
• In-depth knowledge of languages such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, and JSON
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud such as design software including Photoshop, Illustrator
• Must be eligible to work unrestricted in the USA
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design or a related field.
• Write custom HTML, CSS and JavaScript for existing websites and applications
• Bilingual in Japanese and English.
• A minimum of 1 year of website creation experience
• Must be a team worker
• Be able to work under pressure of heavy workloads and tight deadlines

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology”.

Benefits:   

SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.  

 What we offer you:

• Paid parental and caregiver leave  
• Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance 
• Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children 
• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
• Education assistance and student loan programs   
• Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
• 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match which vests immediately
• Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs  
• Short-term & long-term disability plans  

 

Other Programs: 

• Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
• Annual incentive bonus
• A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)  
• Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)  
• Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)  
• Matching gift program  
• Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $65,000 to $70,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

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