Manager, Communications - Southeast Asia and Taiwan

1 Month ago • 10 Years + • Public Relations

Job Summary

Job Description

The Manager, Communications - Southeast Asia and Taiwan will lead communications strategy and execution in key Southeast Asian and Taiwanese markets. This role involves showcasing Netflix's local productions, highlighting investment and impact in these regions, and amplifying success on a global scale. Responsibilities include building relationships with press, industry figures, policymakers, and influencers; creating compelling narratives; managing agencies; and executing cross-functional campaigns. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the SEA and Taiwan media landscape and at least 10 years of experience in entertainment, media, or agency settings. They should be strategic, creative, and comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
Must have:
  • 10+ years experience in entertainment/media
  • Strong SEA/Taiwan media landscape knowledge
  • Excellent communication & writing skills
  • Strategic & creative communications planning
  • Agency management experience
  • Relationship building skills

Job Details

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

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 in APAC as we continue to transform entertainment and bring our region’s stories to audiences around the world. If you are a talented communications professional 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. The work of this team is critical in illustrating the company’s success and reinforcing our reputation in a fast-changing, complex and competitive global landscape. We tell compelling stories about Netflix titles, brand and initiatives, working closely with content, policy, publicity, production, marketing and other functions to infuse these stories with their efforts.

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced and creative professional to join the APAC Comms team who will lead communications strategy and execution in our key markets across Southeast Asia and Taiwan. This role will illustrate Netflix’s local productions and demonstrate our ongoing investment and impact in these markets, both with local press, industry, policymakers and influencers, and amplify these across  a global stage.

The right candidate will bring a strong understanding of the media, entertainment and cultural landscape in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Our growing variety of stories and investment in creative talent in front of and behind the camera make Southeast Asia and Taiwan exciting countries for Netflix. The team is committed to local stories, producers, directors, writers, actors and production crews across the region with recent hits like The Shadow Strays, The Believers, and GG Precinct, with many more to come. This candidate will help demonstrate Netflix’s ongoing commitment to the SEA/TW creative community and ecosystem, and they’ll do it through creative storytelling at both the business and consumer level, as well as amongst industry stakeholders and KOFs (Key Opinion Formers). 

We are looking for a candidate with a self-starting, 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 across the SEA/TW teams, along with our global teams. Creative thinking, cross-functional campaign and agency management experience, and local media relationships are essential. The right candidate has a willingness to learn rapidly, enjoys operating with autonomy, and makes decisions with confidence despite ambiguity.

Reporting to the Communications Director, APAC and SEA/TW, the candidate will possess at least 10 years of experience in entertainment, consumer brands, media, or agency settings. Of particular interest are candidates with backgrounds in the entertainment sector, with the ability to build proactive campaigns, articulate 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 creative approach to communications strategy, preferably with experience of working for international consumer brands.

  • Possess superb pitching skills and a passion for landing meaningful coverage and storytelling opportunities that target impactful audiences.

  • The ability to proactively identify and preempt opportunities and challenges that could enhance or hurt the Netflix brand.

  • Expertly understand the SEA region and Taiwan — beyond simply the press landscape to leverage trends and connect with influential industry figures.

  • Have very strong writing and communication skills.

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

  • Write and shape our key corporate communications materials including brand narrative, executive briefing and media training.  

  • Translate Netflix’s overall communications strategy into action-oriented initiatives at the local level. 

  • Manage and execute multiple projects effectively, bringing along cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and impact across the business

  • Have experience remotely managing agencies to land effective on-the-ground campaigns.

  • Prioritise building relationships inside and outside the organisation that enable better communications storytelling.

  • Be agile, comfortable with ambiguity, and have the ability to stay cool under fire.

  • Have 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:

  • A self-starting attitude and 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 — no job is too small and willingness to add 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.

is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Similar Jobs

Qualcomm - Sr Engineer - WLAN

Qualcomm

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Coherent corp. - Lead CMP Process Engineer

Coherent corp.

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Fortra - Business Development Representative

Fortra

Saudi Arabia (On-Site)
1 Month ago
TransUnion - Summer Internship, Human Resources

TransUnion

Hong Kong (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Scale AI - Solutions Engineer

Scale AI

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
WebFX - Jr. User Experience (UX) Project Manager

WebFX

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment - Open Positions for Disabled Candidates

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
PlayStation Global - Machine Learning Engineer for Game Technology

PlayStation Global

Aliso Viejo, California, United States (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Krafton - Head of Global PR & CR, Senior Director

Krafton

Seoul, South Korea (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment - System Software Development (Kernel Development for Entertainment Game Device OS)

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

TransUnion - Sr. Advisor, Solutions Consulting

TransUnion

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
IGG - Business Development / Marketing Intern

IGG

Singapore (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Rush street interactive  - Senior Project Manager

Rush street interactive

(Remote)
3 Weeks ago
Playdawn Consulting - Full Stack Developer (Unity/Golang)

Playdawn Consulting

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Fliff  Inc  - Senior Game Operations Associate

Fliff Inc

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
10 Months ago
Treelix - Principal Engineer – Developer Enablement & CI/CD Strategy

Treelix

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Social Discovery Ventures - Junior Partner Account Manager/Assistant

Social Discovery Ventures

São Paulo, State Of São Paulo, Brazil (Remote)
1 Week ago
Framestore - FREELANCE: NUKE - CHICAGO

Framestore

Chicago, Illinois, United States (On-Site)
1 Year ago
OpenText - Lead UX Designer

OpenText

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
8 Months ago
Zelis  - Sr. Accountant

Zelis

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)
1 Week ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Singapore, Singapore

luxsoft - Production Application Support Consultant

luxsoft

Singapore (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
PwC - International Growth Practice -Senior Associate

PwC

Singapore (On-Site)
8 Months ago
bytedance - Backend Engineer, Ark Large Model Platform - 2025 Start

bytedance

Singapore (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Tencent - Software Engineering Associate 104534

Tencent

Singapore (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Bushiroad - Development Executive

Bushiroad

Singapore, Singapore (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Riot Games - Senior Manager, Art Direction - Teamfight Tactics

Riot Games

Singapore (On-Site)
9 Months ago
bytedance - Backend Engineer Intern, Video-On-Demand

bytedance

Singapore (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Marsh McLennan - Intern, Data Analyst

Marsh McLennan

Singapore (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Marsh McLennan - Intern, Talent Strategy Consulting

Marsh McLennan

Singapore (Hybrid)
3 Days ago
Adyen - Technical Support Engineer

Adyen

Singapore (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Public Relations Jobs

WebFX - Jr. Business Data Analyst

WebFX

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Communications Internship - Disney+

The Walt Disney Company

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
1 Month ago
WebFX - Online Graphics and Web Designer Internship

WebFX

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment - System Software Development (Sub-system Development)

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Months ago
PlayStation Global - Machine Learning Engineer for Game Technology

PlayStation Global

Aliso Viejo, California, United States (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Behaviour Interactive - Game Designer - Dead by Daylight

Behaviour Interactive

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment - C/C++ Standard Library Development Manager for PlayStation

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Owlcat Games - Regional PR Director (US)

Owlcat Games

Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment - HR Business Partner (PlayStation Engineering Department)

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, Japan (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Lionsgate Games - Manager, Worldwide Publicity

Lionsgate Games

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)

Seoul, South Korea (On-Site)

Bogota, Colombia (On-Site)

Singapore, Singapore (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Seoul, South Korea (On-Site)

Los Gatos, California, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Netflix

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug