Customer Support Shift Lead

2 Weeks ago • 1 Years + • Operations

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Customer Support Shift Lead, you'll ensure smooth shift operations, troubleshoot technical issues, coach team members, and act as a liaison between agents and Team Leads. Responsibilities include overseeing agent performance, providing feedback and guidance, conducting quality control tasks, managing project queues based on client needs, and handling mass responses. You'll also analyze metrics, maintain knowledge base materials, and ensure a positive work environment. The role requires excellent communication, leadership, and analytical skills, along with proficiency in CRM tools and a deep understanding of customer support best practices. This is a contract position with opportunities for remote work.
Must have:
  • Excellent English & Japanese
  • Leadership & communication skills
  • Customer support experience
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • CRM knowledge
Good to have:
  • Shift Lead experience
  • Experience managing multiple projects
  • Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills
  • Stakeholder management experience
Perks:
  • Commuting allowance
  • Work from home allowance
  • Social insurance
  • Paid annual leave
  • Sick leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Language program
  • Referral program
  • Medical check-up
  • Company events

Job Details

Description

Since 1998, we've been on a mission to reshape how players interact with their favorite games, growing into a global team of over 12,000 professionals spread across 70+ studios in 26 countries.

We are always there to lend a hand to video games developers and publishers by offering a wide range of solutions: from art and audio to testing, localization and finally - Player Engagement - which is one of the fastest-growing Service Lines at Keywords Studios.  Player Engagement provides technical support, community management, and trust & safety services for a wide range of AAA and Indie studios in the gaming industry.

Join us in our mission to build engaging player communities and offer outstanding experiences! 🎮🔥

Role overview

As a Shift Lead, you will be responsible for the smooth and effective operations during your shift. You'll troubleshoot technical issues with IT, offer assistance and coaching to new team members, and bridge the gap between agents and Team Leads. Your goal is to provide immediate assistance, direction and feedback to the team, contributing to the overall success of the project. 🚀🔥

What are we looking for? Our PS Shift Lead has a knack for the following skills

Leadership:

  • Oversee agents' daily performance, ensuring effective feedback.
  • Provide guidance and feedback to agents during their shifts, fostering and maintaining a positive work environment.
  • Support training, coaching, and inquiries for both new and existing team members.
  • Execute QC tasks, resolve technical issues, maintain equipment, and ensure safety standards.

Communication:

  • Serve as a liaison between clients and the Keywords team, addressing complex issues.
  • Disseminate project details clearly to agents, ensuring current and accurate information.
  • Provide guidance and feedback to agents during their shifts, fostering and maintaining a positive work environment.

Analytics

  • Conduct ongoing audits on macros and knowledge base materials.
  • Handle mass responses when necessary.
  • Good time/project management skills (plan recurring work, pick the right priorities).
  • Understanding quality (accuracy, correctness, empathy, balance with productivity). Knowing what makes a good ticket.

Business:

  • Adapt priorities based on project queue volume changes to align with client needs.
  • Complete daily tasks, including ticket management.
  • Knowledge of advanced functionalities of CRM tools is an asset;

You are an ideal candidate for this position if you have:

  • Excellent English skills;
  • Leadership expertise – ability to interpret trends, spot hot issues, summarize, provide basic project suggestions;
  • Leading by example and conflict management skills;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Ability to read analytics and metric data. Advanced knowledge of Excel/Google Spreadsheet is a plus;
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment;
  • Flexibility, proactivity.

What do we offer?

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

Requirements

  • Business-level proficiency in Japanese
  • Business level English language ability.
  • 1 year of experience in customer support.
  • Open to shift-based work

Additionally, best to have

  • Related experience as a Shift Lead, or any agent role under Player Engagement
  • Ability to quickly absorb game knowledge and develop internal training processes
  • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Ability to create presentations and reports
  • Experience in stakeholder management and customer interactions is a plus

Benefits

  • Fixed term contract (契約社員)
  • Commuting Allowance : Up to ¥30,000/Month
  • Work from home allowance : Up to ¥10,000/Month
  • Social Insurance: Full Shakai Hoken(健康保険、厚生年金、雇用保険、労災保険)
  • Paid Annual Leave
  • Sick Leave
  • Employee Assistant Program
  • Language Program
  • Referral program
  • Medical check-up
  • Company Events

待遇・福利厚生

  • 雇用形態:契約社員
  • 社会保険完備
  • 交通費支給(月額 3 万円を上限とし、オフィスへの出社日数に応じて実費支給)
  • 在宅勤務手当(月額上限1万円)
  • 有給休暇
  • 傷病休暇
  • 従業員アシスタントプログラム
  • 語学プログラム(日本語/英語のレッスンサポート、資格取得サポート)
  • 社員紹介制度
  • 健康診断(年1回)
  • 社内イベント(お花見、BBQ、忘年会などオフラインでのイベントも多数🎉)

Working hours and days off

  • Working hours: 1 hour break and 8 hours of work
  • Days off: 2 days off a week based on shift schedule, national holidays

勤務スケジュールと休日

  • スケジュール:土日を含むシフト制(週5日勤務 )、実働8時間/日
  • 休日:週2日(シフトによる)、祝日

Privacy Agreement:

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.

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At Keywords, we deliver clients the benefits of the strengthened Engage service line, combining our Player Support and Marketing offerings.

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