USN Tokyo is looking for a Content Producer to beef up its creative team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

• Job description 

• Contributing to creative ideation for photo & video shoots as needed

• Production including prop set ups and art direction (pre, productions, post)

• Collaborate with Client’s & internal team to develop a variety of content marketing materials

• Simultaneously work on multiple projects with short deadlines

• Working across teams to create/adapt assets for social media

• Working as a multi-media designer, and using Adobe Creative Suite on a daily basis, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects

• Researching trends and providing local market insights for content ideation

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• Requirements

• Business Level Verbal Communication in English

• Minimum conversational level Japanese but Native Level preferred

• 1 year minimum of photoshoot experience 

• 2 years minimum of graphic design experience preferred

• Skills in Adobe Creative Suite, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects

• Social Media savvy

• Able to work fast and efficiently, and independently

• Proactive, flexible, cooperative and enthusiastic learners

• Highly Organised

• Active interest in music, sports and culture and is knowledgeable about it.

• Team Player

• Great communication skills

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid and sick leaves

• Office opens from 10am

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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Account Intern work closely with their team to support clients with getting the brand’s message across to the public in ways which are relevant, authentic and engaging. They act as support to the main point of contact between the agency and the client, providing information in a relevant and understandable way. The job of an Account Intern is to quickly grasp each client's goals, and make use of the resources of their agency to build the most effective campaign with the guidance of their Account Manager and Account Director.

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• What you would be doing:

• Research clients' products, services, plans, competitors and target markets

• Join in meetings with clients for briefings and proposals

• Capture feedback accurately and succinctly

• Clarify and push feedback with the client helping work through their comments to ensure they are accurate to what the clients really need

• Write clearly articulate briefs according to the feedback received by the client in a timely manner

• Brief agency colleagues, and work with them to plan and implement the best advertising solutions for the client

• Put together project timelines and plan resource allocations

• Put together presentations for the client

• Act as the gatekeeper for all creative work sent to the client ensuring it is accurate to your brief

• Ensure that projects are completed on time

• Source for vendors and suppliers and put together comparative decks for assessment by the team and client

• Travel frequently out of the office for meetings

• Put together weekly WIP reports on progress for the agency and the client

• Responding to clients' requests as they arise

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• Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Quick to absorb and analyse large amounts of information

• Enthusiastic, energetic and imaginative

• Approachable, outgoing and diplomatic

• A clear communicator, in person and writing

• Able to present ideas with conviction

• Highly organised and flexible

• IT literate - Powerpoint, Keynote, Excel, Google Online Platforms

• Comfortable working as part of a team

• Open to learning new skills

• Well groomed for meetings

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USN Tokyo is looking for an Social Account Manager to beef up its Accounts team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

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OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive and define all long and short-term/long-term objectives and strategies with the teams to execute best in class work. 

Making proposals to clients that require creative solutions and develop Strategy to meet their Business Needs.

Develop and manage annual strategic and production work plans, forecasts, fees and reconciliation with Project Management and Finance alongside Senior Account Lead.

Establish project scope by studying strategic business drivers; discovering and validating business and technical requirements and parameters; obtaining input from experts; examining and recommending changes to current business practices; developing and writing proposals.

Provides project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

Meets cost standards by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.

CONTENT COORDINATION

Working across teams to develop and/or adapt social media strategy

Researching trends and providing local market recommendations to clients

Advising on social media best practices

Curating content from global brands as best fits the Japanese market

Planning and organising content calendars for social media clients

Posting and reporting on social media channels as required

Contributing to paid media plans

Executing and reporting on paid media activations

Contributing to creative ideation for photo & video shoots as needed

Social listening as required

Providing English back translation as needed

Developing hashtags recommendations and strategy

PRODUCTION

Assist in visualizing decks for clients

Ideating concepts for photoshoots and productions

Oversee budgeting and logistics from production conception to final delivery

Communicating with production agencies (i.e photographers, videographers) during pre production to plan shoots

Communicating with production agencies during post producing for feedback 

Locating and contacting studios for location 

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• Requirements

• At least 3 years experiencing working in social media and/or related digital marketing fields

• Business to native level proficiency in both English and Japanese

• Experience in Account Management or Project Management is necessary.

• An action-oriented, entrepreneurial spirit with a laser focus on process and an eagle eye for detail.

• Inclination to think outside of the box to imagine new ideas and encourage progressive dialogue.

• An eagerness to think differently about problems and willingness to roll up your sleeves to help figure them out.

• Ability to recognize a great idea and empower the creative teams to push the boundaries on the work we make, while providing the business context needed for the work to be successful.

• A thirst for pioneering new ways of forging and developing client business relationships.

• Ability to push back clients when necessary and conduct hard negotiations.

• Active interest in art, music, sports and culture.

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid 

• Office opens from 10am (with Flex)

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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You want to work on projects while churning your creative juices? USN is looking for Creative Interns! You would work closely with your team to conceptualize and develop Ideas and execute communication material, ranging from design, video, photoshoots, digital and social content. Make that beautiful content to post on billboards, banners, commercials and other form of media.

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• What you would be doing or learning:

• Understand the different roles in advertising

• Understand the process of being briefed to submitting work

• Understand the assigned brand’s style and tone of voice

• Be able to propose creative and feasible ideas for different accounts.

• Be able to start designing the base of a keynote presentation (with supervision)

• Understand the processes of seeking help in a timely fashion when needed

• Be able to do basic video animations/editing for social posts

• Help out with the process of photo/video shoots

• Design, Design, and Design

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• Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Quick to absorb and analyse large amounts of information

• Enthusiastic, energetic and imaginative

• Approachable, outgoing and diplomatic

• A clear communicator, in person and writing

• Able to present ideas with conviction

• Highly organised and flexible

• IT and Design literate - Powerpoint, Keynote, Excel, Google Online Platforms, Adobe Software (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)

• Comfortable working as part of a team

• Open to learning new skills

• Well groomed for meetings

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USN Tokyo is looking for an Account Director to beef up its Accounts team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

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• Job Description

• Mainly communicating with Clients and solving problems.

• Account Direction and working closely and leading a small team.

• Making proposals to Clients that require creative solutions.

• Work with clients as well as affiliated agency partners both domestic and abroad on advertising related projects.

• Creating appropriate costings and managing schedules and budgets.

• Working on upselling and expanding the business on existing clients.

• Pushing back clients when necessary and leading hard negotiations to benefit the agency.

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• Requirements

• High Proficiency in Account Management.

• At least 7 years experience in Advertising Industry.

• Experience in Account Management is necessary as well as possesing extensive knowledge of production process.

• Understanding the digital landscape and possesing knowledge of SNS platforms.

• Demonstrating extensive experience also in brand marketing

• First adopter attitude (be the first to try) and sensitive to and interested in latest trends

• Active interest in music, sports and culture

• Native Japanese, Business Level English

• Team Player and ability to lead a small team.

• Ability to create Proposals with a logical and strategic approach.

• Ability to propose strategic solutions to Clients and having the sense for creative solutions.

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays and paid leaves

• Office opens from 10am

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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To take ownership of the USN's people function with a focus on building and maintaining USN's unique culture whilst overseeing talent acquisition and development. The role will be responsible for creating and implementing best practice policies and procedures across recruitment, development, succession planning, well-being, culture and diversity. The People & Culture Manager will provide support and facilitate the development of teams, managers and leaders. The People & Culture manager will reinforce USN's culture by "living and breathing" the Core Values.

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• Key Responsibilities

• CULTURE AND ENGAGEMENT

• Strengthen engagement by implementing the USN culture and value proposition. 

• Promote and curate ways to increase employee well-being, motivation and happiness.

• Organize the USN social calendar whilst working to budgets.

• Manage and move forward USN’s strategy with regard to diversity, equality and inclusion - taking responsibility for the roll-out of training, initiatives, partnerships and ensuring the business is progressive in policies and practices. 

• Support the Leadership Team in achieving the goals for people and culture.

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• TALENT ACQUISITION 

• Implement strategy around talent acquisition.

• Network and mingle in the Tokyo nightlife, music and art scene to find talent

• Build a strong pool of talent for future hires.

• Be the first point of contact person to speak and communicate with talent / applicants

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• HR MANAGEMENT (Together with the HR manager)

• Oversee and manage end-to-end recruitment processes.

• Implement and document robust formats for recruitment, onboarding and reviews.

• Create development and coaching strategies to retain team members.

• Establish a set of metrics to cover each area of the people function, i.e. recruitment, engagement, retention, performance, training and development.

• Be accessible as the contact for team members on HR matters. Providing assistance to line managers in all people related matters.

• Manage ER (employee relations) cases, as well as coaching and training line managers where necessary in these matters.

• Be the point of contact for benefits queries and support the development of the company offering.

• Oversee and manage the HR system, People HR, monitoring team movements and reporting to the Leadership Team on a regular basis.

• Develop an accessible company handbook to support new starters as well as the current team.

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• Requirements

• Willingness to manage a standalone role within a dynamic company. 

• Previous HR Management or People & Culture experience.

• Comfortable working in a creative environment, with a drive to promote innovation and an ahead of the curve mentality. 

• Authentically engaged with diversity, equity and inclusion. Willingness and understanding of how to approach the subject in the workplace.

• Proactive, with the ability to remain motivated whilst working autonomously.

• Experience managing disciplinaries, grievances and absence management etc. 

• Experience influencing and advising on people matters at all levels, from executives to assistants.

• Comfortable leading difficult conversations with patience, tact and empathy. 

• A meticulous approach to tasks.

• Skilled in listening, communication and diplomacy. 

• Encourages and orchestrates teamwork.

• High level of efficiency.

• Able to complete projects in a timely fashion.

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• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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USN Tokyo is looking for a PR Manager to create and maintain the USN public image through a phletora of different tools. Be that tool be social media, news and media releases, or making connections with journalists or influencers, we are looking to find that member that could make USN shine above the rest.

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Job Description

Be responsible for the public relations and brand management of UltraSuperNew 

Help to translate PR materials for local Japanese media outreach

Distribute press materials to Japanese titles

Work closely and in alignment with Zoe - our global PR consultant.

Build relationships with media and influencers develop and execute annual PR plans and brand strategies.

Preparation and distribution of press materials (press kits, press releases, newsletters, etc.)

Placement of advertisements

Responsible for social media strategy and execution 

Develop USN merchandise and goodies.

Organize network events

Reporting for management and internal use

Liaise with internal creative team

Creating strategies toward sustainability and social contribution activities

Work closely with the UltraSuperNew gallery coordinator and maximize PR, newsletter distribution and social channels.

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• Requirements

• Native Japanese and decent level of English

• Passion for writing and creative

• Preferably a few years of PR experience

• Love art and koalas

• Keep your finger on the pulse of the latest trends and know who the relevant thought leaders are

• A relationship builder and a people person. Openness and flexibility are key aspects here for you.

• Organised, proactive, detail-oriented and straight to the point.

• Have a gift for thinking conceptually and coordinating ideas for creative, inclusive and socially responsible content.

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid and sick leaves

• Office opens from 10am

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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USN Tokyo is looking for a Creative Technologist to beef up its creative team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

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Job Description

Work as part of a Team in a Creative Agency as a Creative Technologist, working on client or internal projects or on pitches to win new business

Combining creativity and technology will be the mandate

From concepting to planning to execution, you will need to see the project through from beginning to end

You will provide necessary technical direction to bring the idea to life

This role will focus on digital, creative technology, experiential and production with the strongest focus on combining the latest technology with creativity and the concept

You will work closely with the other Creative Team Members to come up with the concept that fits the brief from our clients

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• Requirements

• Ability to work in a team and has knowledge and expertise in the realm of technology, programming and hacking things together

• Have a portfolio of work and 2 - 3 years experience in the technology and creative environment

• Has extensive knowledge of digital platforms and tools

• Has the passion to do amazing work that will stand out and make an impact, and work in an international, multicultural laid back environment.

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid and sick leaves

• Office opens from 10am

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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USN Tokyo is looking for a Copywriter to beef up its creative team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

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• Requirements

• You write and you write well. A lot. Fast. In Nihongo (it’s your mother tongue, or you’re just mind-blowingly good at it).

• You can speak english well enough to brainstorm and explain the nuances of your copy to english-speaking colleagues and clients.

• You’re hungry to come up with wacky-cool ideas, and eager to show them to your mom.

• You can Instagram, Tweet and Facebook with your eyes closed.

• 2-5 years of creative/conceptual writing experience (agency experience is a +)

• Self-motivated, proactive, reliable and accountable

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively

• Up-to-date on all writing, advertising, and marketing trends 

• Positive, flexible, collaborative, eager to learn

• An awesome human being with a sense of humor

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid leaves

• Office opens from 10am (Flex time)

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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We are looking for an experienced UI/UX Designer who is motivated to work in a creative and multi-cultural environment to create great user experiences. As part of a cross-disciplinary team you will be to create a wide range of highly usable and visually stunning digital projects ranging from brand/product/campaign websites to mobile apps for global clients.

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• Key Responsibilities

• Translate high level requirements into user centric, intuitive, and functional designs for website and mobile apps.

• Create low/high fidelity wireframes, flowcharts, sitemaps and prototypes to illustrate design concepts and demonstrate user flows and interactions

• Actively participate in concept development and design ideation as part of a small team

• Produce stunning mobile and web UI with a close attention to details

• Ensure excellent usability and design across devices

• Participate in client meetings from the kick-off through to final delivery

• Work with other designers, developers and project contributors to ensure consistency and quality

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• Requirements

• 3-5 years of UX/UI experience working within an agency or on a creative client side team

• Demonstrated ability to creating high-level UX and stunning UI design from concept to completion

• Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows and sitemaps

• Proficiency in Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design and wireframing tools

• Understanding of graphics, typography, animation, web best practices and guidelines

• Ability to handle multiple, fast paced projects at a time

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Native Japanese level

• English is not required but is a plus

• Good knowledge of branding is a plus

• Experience conducting UX research, usability studies, user interviews, etc. a plus

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• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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USN Tokyo is looking for a Content Strategist to beef up its creative team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

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• Job description

• Responsible for creating/posting content on SNS Official Pages for primarily youth focused brands on platforms such as but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Line and coming up with the Strategy Decks for that. 

• Help develop the Daily postings and creating content and coordinating photo and video shoots with brand ambassadors and opinion leaders.

• Weekly or Monthly Reporting of Stats & Findings and reporting/presenting this to Client.

• Coordination with overseas partners to finalize contents and obtain approval and make sure contents are abiding Brand Guidelines.

• Attend relevant events, on occasions for the client to document for social media postings. 

• Day to Day Client Facing and managing their expectations and facilitating their requests by assigning to the whole team.

• Contributing to New Pitch Projects and creating the Deck Proposal with other Team Members.

• Understanding how the social media world works and what creates buzz and knowledge and experience in using Social Media CMS Tools such as Percolate/Sprinklr.

• Strong knowledge of paid digital and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, AdWords, and Facebook Ads

• Manage a portfolio of paid social campaigns including assigning ad budget and creative concepting

• Ability to capture relevant data to inform creative strategy 

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

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• Requirements

• Social Media savvy

• Highly Organised

• First adopter attitude (be the first to try) and sensitive to and interested in latest trends

• Active interest in music, sports and culture.

• Native English, Business Level Japanese preferred

• Team Player 

• Great communication skills

• Knowledge of Social Media Landscape and Usage and New Functionality

• Knowledge of Digital Media Buy on the various SNS

• Knowledge in digital marketing ecosystems

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid and sick leaves 

• Office opens from 10am

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

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You are a dynamic and experienced Studio Manager with a drive to make sense of nonsense, a flair for problem-solving, and an innate ability to coordinate multiple moving pieces in a fun, fast-paced environment. Communication is your strong suit, you thrive well under pressure, and can delegate where needed. You are organized and deadline oriented, but flexible and quick when faced with change. In this role you will manage the workflows and processes within the in-house USN studio for a multitude of projects, from brief through execution, approval process, and delivery of creative assets to cross functional partners. The USN Studio is in a stage of growth and we're looking to build up a stellar team to support marketing initiatives across multiple markets.

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• Job Description

•  Delivering projects on time and within budget 

• Be the guardian of agency production processes with a sound understanding of video and artwork production and video and artwork despatch to media agencies, broadcasters, publications, printers and clients, for print, press and digital advertising formats

• Manage all studio orders to ensure video and artwork is produced correctly 

• Developing ideas and concepts and delivering final products that meet client and agency standards

• Work closely with Operations Director, Project Managers, Creative team and Client team 

• Understanding the business inside and out

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• Requirements

• 2-3 years agency experience in a related role

• Detail-oriented, creative and extremely organised

• Able to take initiative and effectively adapt to changes.

• Able to work efficiently and productively under tight deadlines.

• Proficient in time management with the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays and paid leaves

• Office opens from 10am

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

Apply

USN Tokyo is looking for an Account Manager to beef up its Accounts team. You will be working on a variety of projects (social, digital, events, print, TV you name it, we do it!), for a wide range of international brands, and with a very international, diverse team.

Job Description

Provide high-quality client facing and vendor facing communication services.

Manage and delegate work appropriately with creative team members.

Drive and define all long and short-term/long-term objectives and strategies with the teams to execute best in class work.

Making proposals to clients that require creative solutions and develop Strategy to meet their business needs.

Develop and manage annual strategic and production work plans, forecasts, fees and reconciliation with Project Management and Finance alongside Senior Account Lead.

Establish project scope by studying strategic business drivers; discovering and validating business and technical requirements and parameters; obtaining input from experts; examining and recommending changes to current business practices; developing and writing proposals.

Provides project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

Meets cost standards by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.

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• Requirements

• Minimum of two years experience working in Social Media

• Minimum of two years experience in Account Management

• Business Level Verbal Communication in English and Japanese

• Strong knowledge of paid digital and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, AdWords, and Facebook Ads

• Proficiency in Social Media CMS Tools such as Percolate/Sprinklr/Later.

• Experience in paid media strategy and output

• Deep understanding of local/global social media landscape

• Media buying not a necessity, but a plus

• Understanding of data analytics

• Highly Organized and self-sufficient

• First adopter attitude (be the first to try) and sensitive to latest trends

• Team Player and excellent communication skills

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• Benefits

• Competitive salary package, based on your career (1/12 monthly)

• Statutory holidays, paid 

• Office opens from 10am (with Flex)

• Full commuting allowance

• Probation for 3 months

• Social, Labor, Employment Insurance and Pension

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• Notes

• CV and portfolio should be sent to HR dept. to jobs@ultrasupernew.com

Apply