Manager, Communications - Japan

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The Opportunity:

Netflix aspires to provide great entertainment for people everywhere from the world's best creators across movies, TV series, documentaries, comedy and more.  It's an amazing time to join the Netflix team as we continue to transform entertainment. If you are a talented communications executive with a passion for content and entertainment, keep reading!

Communications at Netflix represents a seasoned group of professionals shaping and telling the story of Netflix as the leader in streaming entertainment. Communication is critical to building on the company’s success and reinforcing its reputation in a fast-changing, complex and competitive global landscape. We tell compelling stories about Netflix titles, talent and brand, working closely with content, publicity, marketing, product, policy and other groups to infuse these stories with their efforts.

The Role:

We are looking for a seasoned communications professional to join the PR team; who will bring a strong understanding of the media, entertainment and cultural landscape in Japan and is excited about Japan’s opportunity in a global era of storytelling. The incredible variety of stories and the tremendous talent in front of and behind the camera make Japan one of the most exciting countries for Netflix globally. The team is investing in Japanese stories, producers, directors, writers, actors and film crews across the country with recent hits like  Tokyo Swindlers and Queen of Villains, to new genres in unscripted, live action and anime that drive national conversations. This candidate will help demonstrate Netflix’s growing commitment to the Japanese creative community and ecosystem, and they’ll do it through creative storytelling, at both the business and consumer level as well as towards policymakers. 

We are looking for a candidate with an entrepreneurial, creative, strategic and business-savvy mindset, thriving in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment. Someone who enjoys the challenge of juggling multiple projects, and can become a trusted advisor to key stakeholders in the Japan office as well as our global teams. Strong writing skills and media relationships, a willingness to learn rapidly and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced culture are key.

Reporting to the Head of Communications for Japan, the candidate will likely possess 10 years of experience in entertainment, tech, media, corporate or agency settings. Of particular interest are candidates with backgrounds in the entertainment sector, with the ability to build proactive campaigns, write company narratives, and understand advocacy work by partnering closely with the policy team. You’ll need the ability to think strategically, be curious but cool under fire, and able to build and maintain stellar relationships with internal and external partners.

The candidate must:

• Have a global mindset and good business acumen, preferably with experience of working for multinational brands.

• Have excellent news judgement as well as very strong writing and communication skills.

• Excellent bilingual communication skills. 

• Love entertainment and the prospect of delivering stories from all over the world to people all over the world.

• Proactively identify, map and preempt opportunities and challenges that could enhance or hurt the Netflix brand

• Write and shape our key corporate communications materials including brand narrative.  

• Translate Netflix’s overall communications strategy into action-oriented initiatives and effectively manage and execute multiple projects effectively

• Be an all-rounder with an ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships inside and outside the organisation.

• Be a self-starter who comes up with new approaches and is eager to try those out.

• Agility, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to stay cool under fire

• Has a strong bias-to-action and can change course, be scrappy and get things done on short timeframes.

To succeed at Netflix, the candidate must also possess the following characteristics:

• An independent thinker with the ability to innovate and introduce new ideas, making the leap from information to insight. 

• Succinct communicator and a great writer.

• Flourishes in a 'hands-on' role, adding value at different levels. Is detail-oriented and highly organised.

Netflix's culture attracts talents who exhibit good judgement, innovation, selflessness, courage, impact, candid communication, passion, and curiosity. Read our. If it resonates with you, maybe you’re the right person to join our team. 

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