Bilingual Marketing Assistant (Japanese and English)

Responsibilities

• Consecutive interpretation during internal meetings (e.g., sales meetings, all-hands)
• English-Japanese/Japanese-English interpretation for client meetings and business negotiations
• Summarization and sharing of key points during meetings
• Translation of various business documents including service materials, proposals, and reports
• Handling client communications via email and chat (including Slack)
• Translation and localization of internal documents (e.g., Notion, shared docs)
• Ensuring natural and appropriate expressions, attentive to cultural background and honorifics
• Go beyond simple word-to-word translation by conveying the background and intent of messages
• Provide "nuanced translation" that accurately reflects tone and emotion in both English and Japanese
• Respond to internal translation requests and conduct quality checks

Requirements

• Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English across speaking, reading, and writing for cross-border collaboration, translation, and documentation
• Strong interest in entertainment/anime and fan culture
• Proficiency with productivity suites (spreadsheets, slides, email) and strong task ownership with high accuracy and deadline reliability
• Strong intercultural communication skills and professionalism to operate effectively with multi-office teams and external partners
• Required:

Preferred

• Internship or assistant experience in Social media marketing or PR environments
• Exposure to ad ops support, social listening, media clipping, and basic performance reporting
• Event staffing or convention support experience; assistance on influencer/creator projects is advantageous

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)