Japanese speaking Job - Advertising and Marketing Assistant - London

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン; London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An international recruitment agency is seeking a Japanese-speaking Advertising and Marketing Assistant in London. The role involves sales for various products, client liaison, marketing support, and requires strong communication in both English and Japanese. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in advertising and must possess strong computer skills. This is a permanent position with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt.
• Strong communication skills for client interaction.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Sales for print and digital products.
• Answer inquiries and control bookings.
• Assist in preparing recruitment materials.
• Meet with clients and advertising agencies.
• Find target clients and suggest to management.
• Manage progress of advertising campaigns.
• Liaise with overseas head office for sales.
• Provide marketing support across several regions.

Skills

Good communication skills

Proficient computer skills

Attention to detail

Native-level English

Fluency in Japanese

Experience in advertising or marketing

Experience in a Japanese environment

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Suite

Job description

Japanesespeaking Advertising and Marketing Assistant

Salary: upto£28K+benefits

Job status: Permanent

Location: London

Work hour: Mon to Fri, 9:00-17:00

Responsibilities

• Sales for our print and digital products
• Answering inquiries and controlling bookings
• Assisting in the preparation of materials such as recruitment advertisements
• Having meetings with clients, advertising agencies and representatives and carrying out overseas trips when necessary
• Finding target clients by yourself and suggesting them to senior management
• Managing progress of Advertising campaigns at the request of senior management and relaying to advertising agencies or representatives
• Liaising with Advertising Communication Unit and Digital Business Bureau of the overseas head office for sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa (Writing emails in Japanese is necessary)
• Marketing support in Europe, Middle East and Africa, including: producing brochures, sales material, and presentation documents in English, including proofreading and editing. Translation from Japanese also included
• General secretarial backup, including typing general correspondence and general secretarial assistance in the advertising department

Requirements

• Ability to learn quickly - good communication skills
• Proficient computer skills using Microsoft Windows including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Native-level English and fluency in Japanese (high level of written English, and ability to translate from Japanese to English)
• Previous work experience in an advertising or marketing role, particularly digital marketing
• Previous work experience of working in a Japanese environment

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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