Marketing Assistant Manager

About the company

This opportunity is with a consumer-facing organisation seeking to strengthen its marketing capability in Japan. The role offers the chance to contribute to how the organisation engages customers and brings its marketing activity to market. Working in a Tokyo-based setting, you will collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to support thoughtful, well-coordinated marketing work.

The organisation offers an environment in which a marketing professional can build experience across planning, communications and campaign delivery. The assistant manager level provides scope to take ownership of day-to-day activity while working with others to help achieve shared goals. For someone who combines creativity with sound organisation and a practical approach, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution and develop within a marketing role.

What the job entails

As Marketing Assistant Manager, you will help plan and deliver marketing activity in Japan, supporting the organisation’s priorities and customer-facing communications. You will coordinate projects from preparation through to execution, helping keep timelines, materials and stakeholders aligned. The role calls for someone who can balance attention to detail with an understanding of the wider purpose behind each activity.

You will work with colleagues and relevant partners to develop and implement campaigns, organise marketing materials and monitor activity. You will also gather market and customer insights to inform planning, and communicate progress and outcomes to stakeholders. This is a hands-on opportunity to contribute across a range of marketing work, take responsibility for defined projects and help ensure activity is delivered consistently and effectively.

Key requirements

• Experience in a marketing role, with the ability to support planning and delivery of campaigns or related activities.
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate contributors and meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working collaboratively across teams and with external partners.
• Good attention to detail when preparing, reviewing and coordinating marketing materials.
• An analytical approach and the ability to gather information, identify useful insights and communicate findings.
• Sound judgement and a proactive, practical approach to resolving day-to-day challenges.
• Confidence working independently on assigned responsibilities while contributing positively to shared team objectives.
• Fluency in Japanese and English would be an advantage for communication with a range of stakeholders.