Jobs in Japan
Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
AppleMarcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences. Our Interactive team strikes a balance between big-picture thinking and meticulous attention to detail. We are looking for an exceptional Digital Localization Producer who is both a strategic leader and a collaborative partner - someone who can navigate complexity, lead high-performing teams, embrace emerging technologies to drive smarter ways of working, and help shape the future of Apple's digital presence in Japan. The Digital Localization Producer is responsible for overseeing the localization of Apple's global marketing websites and email communications for the Japanese market. This role goes beyond delivery - driving the strategic prioritization of concurrent projects and determining how work is assigned to project leads to ensure optimal resource allocation and flawless execution. Central to this role is direct ownership of evolving localization practices, with project leads making real-time decisions on project sequencing and ownership to keep work moving at pace. This role actively contributes to localization platform evolution, including requirements gathering with localization and market-specific insights to support continuous technical and creative innovation. A key part of this role is identifying and implementing workflow and tooling improvements - leveraging AI and emerging technologies to drive scalability, efficiency, and smarter ways of working across the team. Executional excellence and an uncompromising attention to detail are fundamental to upholding Apple Marketing standards.
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Business level proficiency in Japanese and English, with excellent written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills in both languages 7+ years of relevant work experience in a leading digital creative agency, in-house marketing communications, or digital marketing department Experience managing teams or external agency partners Flexibility to work during non-business hours as needed to support global product launches, campaigns, and other business critical requests Ability to travel abroad
Demonstrated track record of strategic leadership in project delivery - excellent project and time management skills to prioritize and deliver complex programs with ambiguity in fast-paced environments under tight deadlines Proven experience identifying and implementing workflow and tooling improvements, with working knowledge of AI tools, data analytics, and emerging technologies to drive operational efficiency Exceptional relationship-building and collaboration skills, with an ability to work closely across creative, development, and cross-functional teams to solve problems and drive results Strategic thinker, comfortable navigating complexity and ensuring alignment with overall business strategy Experience leading large-scale localization or digital marketing projects, including large-scale website builds and digital campaigns Hands-on experience with large-scale corporate digital platforms using enterprise-level content management systems, including contributing to CMS requirements gathering and platform rollouts Committed to excellence with an outstanding attention to detail - while not necessarily a designer by trade, has a 'design eye' and can spot inconsistencies in UI or deviations from design frameworks, and is relentless in making sure final deliverables are of Apple standards A working knowledge of technologies behind websites (HTML/CSS/Javascript), and comfortable communicating with developer/technology SMEs to troubleshoot issues Expert knowledge of modern website management including: responsive design, design frameworks, release operations, and accessibility
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
