Overseas License Business (Manager Candidate) - Consumer Games Division
Job Summary
Job Description
This role in the Consumer Business Division involves acquiring licenses for Japanese versions of overseas and indie games for domestic publishing. Responsibilities include negotiating with publishers, supporting project launches, managing budgets and schedules, overseeing game localization, and coordinating with sales, promotion, production, and user support teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in the game industry and a passion for PC and console games.
Must have:
- Acquiring licenses for Japanese versions of overseas and indie games
- Negotiating with overseas game publishers and development companies
- Supporting internal project proposals and launches
- Managing project production budgets and schedules
- Overseeing game localization (policy, vendor, progress, communication)
- Coordinating with sales, promotion, production, and user support teams
- Work experience in the game industry
- Passion for the latest PC and console games
- Native Japanese language proficiency
- Business-level English proficiency
Good to have:
- License business experience
- Localization experience
- Game publishing experience
- QA experience
- Management experience
Perks:
- Flexible time system
- Bonus paid every June
- Commuting allowance
- Comprehensive social insurance
- Overtime allowance
- Late-night overtime allowance
- Holiday work allowance
- Complete two-day weekend system (Saturday and Sunday)
- Public holidays and New Year holidays
- Annual paid leave
- Summer vacation
- Bereavement leave
- Anniversary leave
- Refreshment leave
- Special leave (maternity/childcare, nursing care)
- Condolence and congratulatory payments
- Health insurance association facilities
- Club support system
- Employee sales of new consumer games
- Online content subscription subsidy system
- Qualification acquisition support system
- Defined contribution pension
- Property accumulation savings
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Relo Club
5 skills required
Job Details
Overview
This role involves acquiring licenses for Japanese versions of overseas games (and domestic/international indie games) and publishing them domestically within the Consumer Business Division.
Depending on your experience and expertise, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Negotiation for license acquisition with overseas game publishers and development companies
- Internal project proposal → Project launch (with support from a team manager)
- Project production budget & schedule management
- Game localization (policy formulation, vendor selection, production progress, communication with development teams)
- Coordination with various teams such as sales, promotion, production, and user support
Required Skills
- Work experience in the game industry
- Passion for the latest PC and console games
- Japanese (native language), English (business level)
Desired Abilities/Experience
- License business experience
- Localization experience
- Game publishing experience
- QA experience
*Management experience preferred
Annual Salary
Based on experience and skills
Other Benefits
Work Style
- Flexible time system applied (Core time: 10:30-15:30 / Prescribed hours: 8 hours per day x prescribed days)
- Primarily office-based
Other Benefits
- Bonus: Paid every June (prorated based on period of employment)
- Commuting allowance (with upper limit)
- Comprehensive social insurance
- Overtime allowance (for hours exceeding 45 per month)
- Late-night overtime allowance
- Holiday work allowance
- Complete two-day weekend system (Saturday and Sunday)
- Public holidays and New Year holidays
- Annual paid leave
- Summer vacation
- Bereavement leave
- Anniversary leave
- Refreshment leave (depending on years of service)
- Special leave (maternity/childcare leave, nursing care leave, etc.)
- Condolence and congratulatory payments
- Health insurance association facilities available (joined Tokyo Advertising Industry Health Insurance Association)
- Club support system
- Employee sales of new consumer games
- Online content subscription subsidy system
- Qualification acquisition support system
- Defined contribution pension (corporate type, selective)
- Property accumulation savings (with incentive)
- Employee stock ownership plan (with incentive)
- Relo Club
Work Location
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
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About The Company
株式会社マーベラスは、1997年6月25日に設立され、東京証券取引所プライム市場に上場している企業です。資本金は3,611百万円で、連結従業員数は680名（2025年3月31日現在）です。マーベラスは、東京都品川区東品川4丁目12番8号 品川シーサイドイーストタワーに本社を置いています。同社は、ゲーム、アニメ、音楽、舞台など、多様なエンターテインメントコンテンツを制作・提供しており、幅広い事業展開を行っています。
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