Standards & Practices Content Analyst

London, England · London · 2+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.
Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

The Senior Content Analyst, Standards & Practices reviews and analyzes anime, manga, and other content to determine appropriate ratings, classifications, descriptors, and audience advisories across multiple markets.
Working within established Standards & Practices guidelines, rating frameworks, and escalation protocols, the analyst independently handles recurring content-review assignments and applies developing professional knowledge to cases that may require interpretation and judgment.

Screen new simulcast titles, library content, digital manga, and other assigned content.
Prepare accurate and detailed content notes describing relevant visual, audio, narrative, and thematic elements.
Analyze content to determine appropriate ratings, classifications, content descriptors, and audience advisories for multiple regions.
Apply established internal standards, documented rating criteria, regulatory guidance, and market-specific requirements to assigned content.
Complete routine rating and classification decisions independently within established guidelines.
Recognize content that is unusual, ambiguous, particularly sensitive, or outside existing guidance and escalate it for further review.
Document the reasoning and supporting evidence for rating and advisory recommendations.
Perform quality checks to confirm that ratings, descriptors, and advisories accurately reflect the reviewed content.
Maintain internal and external ratings databases and related content-classification records.
Manage assigned content-review queues and daily priorities to meet release schedules and service expectations.

2+ years of relevant experience in broadcast, streaming, gaming, standards and practices, content review, content classification, trust and safety, compliance operations, or a related field.
Experience working with content-rating systems, classification standards, regulatory bodies, platform policies, or comparable content-review frameworks.
Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills.
Familiarity with global cultural, ethnic, geopolitical, and religious sensitivities.
Proven ability to manage a high volume of assignments with competing deadlines.
Excellent written communication skills, particularly the ability to describe visual and narrative content clearly, accurately, and concisely.
Ability to analyze and discuss sensitive or potentially offensive material dispassionately, objectively, and clinically.
Comfortable working with databases such as Airtable and organizing large amounts of metadata.
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and follow-up skills.

Best-in class medical, dental, and vision private insurance healthcare coverage
Access to counseling & mental health sessions 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employer 5% salary contribution into a DC Pension Plan
Allowances for Gym & Wellness, Meals, Commuting
Free premium access to Crunchyroll along with monthly discounts to the Crunchyroll store
Professional Development
Company's Paid Parental Leave (up to 22 weeks for birthing parents, up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents)
Paid Time Off
Flex Time Off
5 Yasumi Days