Interested in joining the J-Novel Club staff? Read on for details!

Immediately Hiring

We are accepting applications for the following full-time/part-time positions.

Business Manager

Send your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@j-novel.club with the title “Application for Business Manager.” Additional information about this job can be found in the Business Manager - Job Summary and Description Document. Open to any geographical location! Non-US prospects welcome to apply!

The Business Manager will play a key role in managing the English eBook store targeting users in the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking regions. In this position, you will work as a store manager responsible for the overall operations of their online store, including publisher relations. You will be responsible for operational strategies & implementation and facilitating with the development team to update key functions. This role reports directly to the CEO.

Requirements:

• 1+ year previous managerial experience
• English native speaker, or equivalent English language ability
• Able to work in either JST or North American work hours on a daily basis, with understanding that some regular or essential meetings may be in either
• 2+ years of experience in either Digital Manga, Light Novel Publishing,
• Marketing or related field
• Comfortable working across cultures on a fully-remote team
• Excellent at communication
• Proactive and meets deadlines

Assistant Licensing Manager

Send your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@j-novel.club with the title “Application for Assistant Licensing Manager.” Additional information about this job can be found in the Assistant Licensing Manager - Job Summary and Description Document. Open to any geographical location! Non-US prospects welcome to apply!

The Assistant Licensing Manager will be responsible for day-to-day tasks in the department, including helping with publisher communications, offer preparations for new and ongoing series, offer communications, cover and colophon approvals, advertisement approvals, royalty reporting, as well as filing and managing new and ongoing contracts, and keeping existing spreadsheets up to date. The role will assist the Licensing Manager in these tasks as needed. The job involves IPs in light novels, manga, audiobooks, and merchandise.

Requirements:

• Experience with licensing IPs.
• Experience with record keeping in online databases.
• Timeliness and ability to meet and track numerous concurrent deadlines.
• Experience in the publishing landscape, especially digital, a plus.
• Functional business level in Japanese a necessity. Candidates must also have advanced to native fluency in English.
• Ability to communicate between departments and across cultural barriers with our publishing partners in Japan, France, and Germany.
• Candidates lacking an above qualification may be considered if they have alternative experience, such as working in general contracting, working in other areas of publishing, or advanced-level Japanese with the ability to learn on the job.

General Production Staff

We are accepting applications for the following freelance staff positions. Please send your resume/CV and cover letter to jobs@j-novel.club.

• Japanese-to-English Translator

We are not actively accepting applications for the following freelance staff positions, but you are welcome to send your resume/CV and cover letter to jobs@j-novel.club so that we have them on file.

• English Line Editor
• Quality Checker / Proofreader
• Manga Letterer