Managing Editor

<p>Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!</p> <p>At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.</p> <p>Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>Read <a href="https://blog.duolingo.com/?utm_source=greenhouse.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=generalblog_gh_091224">our blog</a> to learn more.</p> <hr> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>About the role...</strong></p> <p>We're looking for a Managing Editor, Character IP to lead Duolingo's manga and anime expansion in Japan. This isn't a role for someone who manages timelines and coordinates vendors from a distance. You'll get into the weeds — developing Duo's Japanese character voice, writing plots when needed, identifying the right manga artists, and building the studio and TV network relationships that turn a great concept into something millions of people actually watch. Our roadmap goes manga first, then anime, with a TV morning show slot (think Chiikawa) as the target format for animation. This role reports into the Director of Design Studio Brand team, with a dotted line to the Director of Country Marketing Japan and Korea team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>🧠&nbsp; You will...</strong></p> <ul> <li>Set and uphold Duolingo’s high quality bar across all creative projects in this pipeline</li> <li>Partner with Design Studio Creative Directors to define Duo's Japanese character profile — tone of voice, personality details, backstory — while staying true to his globally established character bible</li> <li>Write your own plots and lead original story development when needed</li> <li>Scout and brief manga artists and illustrators who match the look and feel we're going for</li> <li>Build and manage relationships with publishers and editors to get manga projects off the ground</li> <li>Select and manage anime production studios — handling contracts, budgets, schedules, and quality</li> <li>Pitch to and build relationships with TV networks, with the goal of securing a morning show slot</li> <li>Set visual quality standards appropriate to each format and platform (TV, streaming, short-form)</li> <li>Keep global and local stakeholders aligned and get buy-in at the right moments</li> </ul> <p&