Creative Director, Japanese Long-Form Campaigns

Pocket Entertainment Corp; United States; Remote; USD 39,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocket FM in a fully remote role based in Japan is seeking a Creative Director to lead long-form promotional campaigns (30–50 minutes) for the Japanese market, combining screenwriting craft with global collaboration across Marketing, Creative, Production, Product, and Performance Marketing.

You will write, shape, and oversee localization, directing writers and editors while maintaining high storytelling standards and ensuring campaigns engage audiences from start to finish.

Qualifications

• Professional screenwriting experience for long-form entertainment (TV, film, anime, audio fiction, serialized fiction).
• Fluency in Japanese and English for global collaboration and native-quality creative for Japanese audiences.
• Strong storytelling, writing, and conceptual thinking with emotionally engaging, performance-driven work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision and storytelling strategy for user acquisition campaigns in Japan.
• Write, shape, and direct long-form promotional content (30–50 minutes) applying screenwriting principles.
• Develop concepts, scripts, messaging, and creative frameworks to capture attention and drive engagement.
• Build testing roadmaps to explore new hooks, openings, story structures, and cliffhangers for better performance.
• Localize successful global campaigns with cultural authenticity for Japanese audiences.
• Oversee end-to-end localization, including copy adaptation, dubbing, editing, and asset delivery.
• Establish high creative standards across storytelling, pacing, and production quality.
• Lead and mentor promo writers, editors, and creatives, delivering outstanding work.
• Collaborate with Performance Marketing to evaluate performance and iterate creatively.
• Translate performance insights into stronger storytelling and creative execution.

Skills

Screenwriting

Bilingual Japanese/English

Creative leadership

Storytelling

Job description

Pocket FM in a fully remote role based in Japan is seeking a Creative Director to lead long-form promotional campaigns (30–50 minutes) for the Japanese market, combining screenwriting craft with global collaboration across Marketing, Creative, Production, Product, and Performance Marketing.

You will write, shape, and oversee localization, directing writers and editors while maintaining high storytelling standards and ensuring campaigns engage audiences from start to finish.