About the Role
In the Brand Commerce & Marketing Division, you will be responsible for strategy development and execution to capture both the "full-scale entry of Japanese brands into the North American market" and "inbound consumption by visiting Americans."
Responsibilities
- Develop entry strategies and brand strategies for North American and global markets.
- Develop demand generation strategies for visiting Americans (inbound).
- Analyze the reality of consumption by visitors using POS and nationality-based purchase data, and design target segments.
- Design positioning based on market research and competitor benchmarking.
- Design and propose annual communication plans.
- Design channel strategies, including the use of local KOLs/influencers.
- Design channel strategies, including domestic physical touchpoints such as duty-free shops, drugstores, and tourist attractions.
- Design the direction of creative content, such as web commercials and taglines.
- Report on post-initiative performance and design PDCA cycles.
Requirements
- 2+ years of planning and strategy experience in the advertising/marketing industry.
- Business communication skills in English or practical experience in overseas market projects.
Skills
- Strategy design experience for overseas markets: reproducible market research to entry strategy planning skills.
- US Market x Inbound: A rare career path designing both "selling overseas" and "selling to visitors."
- Empirical evidence using unique data: High-precision hypothesis testing using nationality-based data from domestic retail POS.
- Full-funnel experience: Consistent support from awareness/branding to purchase/acquisition (EC).
- Speedy growth: The majority of managers are 27-28 years old. Abundant opportunities for internal ventures and overseas base challenges.
Location
- Roppongi Hills
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Benefits
- Performance reviews (twice a year)
- Bonus (once a year)
- Commuting allowance
- Complete two-day weekend (Saturday, Sunday, holidays), year-end and New Year holidays
- Paid leave
- Congratulatory/condolence leave, maternity leave, childcare leave
- Social insurance: Workers' accident insurance, employment insurance, health insurance, employees' pension complete
