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TMS Entertainment Co., ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tadashi Takezaki) has established a new human resources system for creators hired as full-time employees.
■Background and purpose
The company has been producing anime for over 60 years, starting with “Big X” in 1964, and believes creators are the most important asset. Issues in the Japanese anime industry include the aging of skilled creators and a decline in new entrants, attributed to population decline, declining birthrate, aging population, unstable working environments, and inadequate educational systems.
The company aims to build a sustainable anime production system and has been promoting measures such as “reform of production methods,” “industrial structure reform,” and “reform of human resources development” since 2019, under the vision of “realizing the Anime SDGs.” Starting in fiscal 2021, the “TMS Drawing Academy” was opened to attract and train creators, directly hiring graduates as contract employees.
The “Creator Personnel System” is a new system for creators to choose and realise a stable career while honing their skills.
The system is based on the traditional full-time employee system, providing the same level of compensation and benefits, and clarifies skill levels for staged growth.
This is expected to promote retention of young people and strengthen skill inheritance, resolving industry issues like the human resource shortage and improving the working surroundings.
The system applies to creators transitioning from contract to full-time employment.
TMS Entertainment will continue working with creators to achieve the vision of “Realizing the Anime SDGs” and address issues in the Japanese anime industry.
■Overview of “creator Personnel System”
subject:
・Full-time creator employee
Main features:
・Remuneration and benefits are at the same level as full-time regular employees
– Designed to be easily understood and accommodate various work styles/skills, with adjustments for environmental and job changes.
・Establish and clarify behavioral standards linked to quality/quantity of results and TMS values.
・Allows for staged growth with objective understanding of current vs. desired state.