What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensing Liaison position at Crazy Maple Studio?
Company Overview:
Crazy Maple Studio is a fast-growing company based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, focusing on mobile gaming, reading, and streaming. We are proud to have a global team that drives our innovation and success across diverse markets.
Our flagship platform, ReelShort, is the #1 vertical streaming app in the U.S., with over 3 million DAU, delivering bite-sized episodic content that keeps viewers hooked. Other standout products include Chapters, where users shape immersive stories across drama, fantasy, and romance, and KISS, a platform for consuming and creating serialized romance.
Position Overview:
The Licensing Liaison will be responsible for sourcing new and established authors, focusing on but not limited to Romance and Young Adult, as well as managing author relationships. This role requires an individual who is highly connected within the romance writing community, has strong familiarity with major web novel platforms and indie authors, and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You will be instrumental in building and maintaining relationships with key authors, discovering potential breakout writers, and expanding Crazy Maple Studio’s library of content for ReelShort, Chapters, and KISS.
Responsibilities:
- Author Recruitment: Identify and source romance authors, focusing on both established talent and emerging writers with potential.
- Talent Development: Nurture and guide authors, helping them grow within the CMS ecosystem.
- Platform Familiarity: Maintain a deep understanding of indie publishing, key web novel platforms (such as Wattpad and Galatea), and trends in digital romance novels.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain long-term relationships with authors, acting as their primary point of contact and ensuring their satisfaction with CMS.
- Market Analysis: Stay informed about trends and competition within the romance genre and recommend acquisition strategies.
- Collaborative Role: Work closely with the content, marketing, and legal teams to support author success from acquisition to publication.
- Strong connections with romance authors and a network within the web novel and digital publishing communities.
- Experience in agenting, author outreach, or acquisitions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to identify and nurture emerging talent.
- Familiarity with digital storytelling trends and web novel platforms.
- A passion for romance novels and storytelling.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
