Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as Viz LLC. In 2005, Viz LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and Shogakukan's licensing division Shogakukan Productions
The North American manga and anime publisher Viz Media is undergoing a restructuring that resulted in layoffs for a number of employees on Friday. CEO Hidemi Fukuhara gave ANN the following statement:
Viz Media is in the process of refining its focus and is restructuring to adjust to changing industry and financial market realities. VIZ feels confident that with these changes, the company will be more streamlined to face the current economic climate.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation.
The company offers an integrated product line including the popular monthly manga anthology SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages.
As part of a multi-media entertainment company, employees may be subjected to work-related content such as: sexually explicit images, nudity, and graphic violence. Applicants should be willing to work with this type of content. VIZ Media does not condone the viewing of this content where not work-related.
When the Rocket Girls accidentally splash down in the pond of Yukari Morita's old school, it looks as though their experiment is ruined. Luckily, the geeky Akane is there to save the day. Fitting the profile--she's intelligent, enthusiastic, and petite--Akane is soon recruited by the Solomon Space Association. Yukari and Akane are then given the biggest Rocket Girl mission yet: to do what NASA astronauts cannot and save a probe headed to the minor planet Pluto and the very edge of the solar system.
VIZ Media, LLC (“VIZ Media”) is committed to providing a fun, safe and secure website for people of all ages. We are dedicated to safeguarding all personally identifiable information collected online in accordance with this Policy and to helping our visitors learn how to exercise control over personally identifiable information while exploring the Internet. Because many visitors to this site are children, we take care that children access only the content that is appropriate for them. In addition, we employ special measures to help children protect their privacy while online. Our practices with respect to the personally identifiable information of children are explained in Section VI below.
Health, Dental, and Vision insurances
Life insurance, short-term and long-term
disability insurance
401(k) plan
Paid vacation time & paid sick time
Paid holidays — average 11 days/year
Flex-time
Full-time casual dress policy
Individual California residents may specifically request information about our disclosures, if any, of certain categories of personally identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us either by email at the email address or mailing address set forth above. Within thirty (30) days of receiving such a request, we will provide a list of the categories of personally identifiable information disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of these third parties. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year. We reserve our right not to respond to requests submitted other than to the email or mailing addresses specified above.
When visitors submit personally-identifiable information about other individuals through our Site, we use that information [only] for the purpose for which it was provided, such as sending them electronic postcards or e-mail or shipping gifts purchased on or through our e-commerce sites.
Other than such information relating to the Winners, we do not keep any personally identifiable information we obtain through a contest or sweepstakes after we have successfully selected a winner(s), awarded the prize(s), and administered the contest or sweepstakes. We only use the e-mail addresses of subscribers to e-mail newsletters to send them the requested newsletter(s). Each newsletter also includes instructions for subscription removal via return e-mail.
Sometimes, we use agents, licensees or contractors to provide services to our visitors, such as helping us conduct a sweepstakes, sending prizes to winners, shipping or handling customer orders made on or through our e-commerce sites. In these cases, we require the agent, licensee or contractor to keep the information confidential and to use it only for the specific services they are performing. We sometimes use non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of Our Sites, and to improve our visitors' experience on Our Sites. We also may aggregate this information for marketing analysis, surveys, service evaluation, planning and/or to analyze site usage, as well as to offer products, programs, or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in cases where surveys allow users to submit written comments, and where we advise users or the possibility of such disclosure at the time they take the survey, we reserve the right to disclose text information provided by any user through such survey, provided that no personally identifiable information for that user is disclosed.
We may also disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or unauthorized activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing Our Sites and applicable laws, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. In addition, we may transfer personally identifiable information about you if we or one of our business units acquire, or are acquired by, sold to, or merged with another company. For example, we may use your information to complete transactions requested by you (such as your purchase of a product or service offered on Our Sites), or to enforce our Terms of Use, to send you administrative communications either about your purchases, subscriptions and/or account(s) with us or about features of Our Sites, including, without limitation, any future changes to this Privacy Policy.
Benefit Description
2E Profit-sharing A defined contribution plan that allows employer discretionary contributions. These plans often contain a 401(k) feature.
2F ERISA section 404(c) Plan This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
2G Total participant-directed account plan Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J Code section 401(k) feature A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K Code section 401(m) arrangement Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
2S Automatic Enrollment Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
3D Master plan A pension plan that is made available by a sponsor for adoption by employers; that is the subject of a favorable opinion letter; and for which a single funding medium (for example, a trust or custodial account) is established for the joint use of all adopting employers.
3H Controlled Group Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).
The North American manga and anime publisher Viz Media is undergoing a restructuring that resulted in layoffs for a number of employees on Friday. CEO Hidemi Fukuhara gave ANN the following statement:
Viz Media is in the process of refining its focus and is restructuring to adjust to changing industry and financial market realities. VIZ feels confident that with these changes, the company will be more streamlined to face the current economic climate.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation.
The company offers an integrated product line including the popular monthly manga anthology SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages.
As part of a multi-media entertainment company, employees may be subjected to work-related content such as: sexually explicit images, nudity, and graphic violence. Applicants should be willing to work with this type of content. VIZ Media does not condone the viewing of this content where not work-related.
When the Rocket Girls accidentally splash down in the pond of Yukari Morita's old school, it looks as though their experiment is ruined. Luckily, the geeky Akane is there to save the day. Fitting the profile--she's intelligent, enthusiastic, and petite--Akane is soon recruited by the Solomon Space Association. Yukari and Akane are then given the biggest Rocket Girl mission yet: to do what NASA astronauts cannot and save a probe headed to the minor planet Pluto and the very edge of the solar system.
VIZ Media, LLC (“VIZ Media”) is committed to providing a fun, safe and secure website for people of all ages. We are dedicated to safeguarding all personally identifiable information collected online in accordance with this Policy and to helping our visitors learn how to exercise control over personally identifiable information while exploring the Internet. Because many visitors to this site are children, we take care that children access only the content that is appropriate for them. In addition, we employ special measures to help children protect their privacy while online. Our practices with respect to the personally identifiable information of children are explained in Section VI below.
Health, Dental, and Vision insurances
Life insurance, short-term and long-term
disability insurance
401(k) plan
Paid vacation time & paid sick time
Paid holidays — average 11 days/year
Flex-time
Full-time casual dress policy
Individual California residents may specifically request information about our disclosures, if any, of certain categories of personally identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us either by email at the email address or mailing address set forth above. Within thirty (30) days of receiving such a request, we will provide a list of the categories of personally identifiable information disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of these third parties. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year. We reserve our right not to respond to requests submitted other than to the email or mailing addresses specified above.
When visitors submit personally-identifiable information about other individuals through our Site, we use that information [only] for the purpose for which it was provided, such as sending them electronic postcards or e-mail or shipping gifts purchased on or through our e-commerce sites.
Other than such information relating to the Winners, we do not keep any personally identifiable information we obtain through a contest or sweepstakes after we have successfully selected a winner(s), awarded the prize(s), and administered the contest or sweepstakes. We only use the e-mail addresses of subscribers to e-mail newsletters to send them the requested newsletter(s). Each newsletter also includes instructions for subscription removal via return e-mail.
Sometimes, we use agents, licensees or contractors to provide services to our visitors, such as helping us conduct a sweepstakes, sending prizes to winners, shipping or handling customer orders made on or through our e-commerce sites. In these cases, we require the agent, licensee or contractor to keep the information confidential and to use it only for the specific services they are performing. We sometimes use non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of Our Sites, and to improve our visitors' experience on Our Sites. We also may aggregate this information for marketing analysis, surveys, service evaluation, planning and/or to analyze site usage, as well as to offer products, programs, or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in cases where surveys allow users to submit written comments, and where we advise users or the possibility of such disclosure at the time they take the survey, we reserve the right to disclose text information provided by any user through such survey, provided that no personally identifiable information for that user is disclosed.
We may also disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or unauthorized activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing Our Sites and applicable laws, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. In addition, we may transfer personally identifiable information about you if we or one of our business units acquire, or are acquired by, sold to, or merged with another company. For example, we may use your information to complete transactions requested by you (such as your purchase of a product or service offered on Our Sites), or to enforce our Terms of Use, to send you administrative communications either about your purchases, subscriptions and/or account(s) with us or about features of Our Sites, including, without limitation, any future changes to this Privacy Policy.
Benefit Description
2E Profit-sharing A defined contribution plan that allows employer discretionary contributions. These plans often contain a 401(k) feature.
2F ERISA section 404(c) Plan This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
2G Total participant-directed account plan Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J Code section 401(k) feature A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K Code section 401(m) arrangement Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
2S Automatic Enrollment Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
3D Master plan A pension plan that is made available by a sponsor for adoption by employers; that is the subject of a favorable opinion letter; and for which a single funding medium (for example, a trust or custodial account) is established for the joint use of all adopting employers.
3H Controlled Group Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).
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