Operations Manager Animation Studio - Long-term, Flexible, Remote

Posted 2 months ago

Worldwide

Summary

We're an Australian artist-led creative company, and we're looking to expand into creating our own animation studio where we will create our own animes, for which we'll need an operations manager to help us through this process. We're offering a very unique opportunity for anime fans. This will be a fully remote job with flexible hours and long-term, full-time work available. Excellent performance & work ethic will be generously rewarded with consistent pay raises and bonuses. We're not for everyone. If you're looking for a quick one-off task or like to slack off and do the bare minimum, please do not apply. But if you're looking for a long-term, reliable job where performance, hard-work, and integrity is generously rewarded, then this is for you. Please start your cover letter with the word 'seesaw' What will you do? - Lead our initial hiring phase for which we'll need to hire around 10+ people - Build out the concrete plan to get an anime ready for the public - Oversee day-to-day business operations (design, marketing, product creation) - Manage and organize the team - Improve systems, workflows, and execution as we grow - Track projects and assign tasks in Notion & Miro Must-have: - Strong organizational skills - Extensive experience hiring talent & managing teams - Solid social media + marketing background - Hard-working & dedicated. Available at least 5 days/week (6–7 preferred) - Comfortable managing people and moving fast in a growing business Big plus if you have: -Design experience (e.g art, graphic design, jewelry design, etc.) - Are an anime fan and/or have an interest in jewelry or luxury products (fashion, handbags, perfume, etc.) - Have art experience (drawing, animation, etc.) - Read webtoons or manga Why work with us? - Genuine Flexibility: We are results-oriented. As long as the work gets done at a fast pace and the KPIs are met, you manage your own schedule. - Long-term job: We're looking to hire someone full-time for this position. - Fully remote: No more long hours stuck in commute, join our entire team who are remote. - Work within a fun industry of anime jewelry, something perfect for anime fans and/or jewelry enthusiasts If that sounds good, then just click 'apply' and we'll look forward to hearing from you!

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • $15.00

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    $40.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Complex project
    Project Type

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Activity on this job
  • Proposals:Less than 5
  • Last viewed by client:3 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    4
  • Invites sent:
    42
  • Unanswered invites:
    13
About the client
Member since Mar 25, 2025
  • AUS
    Act7:59 PM
  • $27K total spent
    111 hires, 47 active
  • 2,280 hours

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