Marketing Manager, Japan

We are Rokt, a hyper-growth ecommerce leader. We enable companies to unlock value by making each transaction relevant at the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, Rokt's AI-based relevance Platform and scaled ecommerce network powers billions of transactions. In December 2022, Rokt’s valuation increased to $2.4 billion USD, allowing us to expand rapidly across 15 countries. 

At Rokt, we practice transparency in career paths and compensation. 

At Rokt, we believe in transparency, which is why we have a well-defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability. Rokt’stars constantly strive to raise the bar, pushing the envelope of what is possible.

We are looking for a Marketing Manager, Japan

Compensation: ¥13,750,000 - ¥15,250,000 salary, employee equity plan grant & world class benefits.

The mission of this role is to help lead marketing strategy and campaigns to raise Rokt’s awareness and support business growth in Japan. With the support of Rokt’s Global Marketing Director, the Marketing Manager will be responsible for delivering consistent, on-brand marketing campaigns to reach clients and prospects in Japan. 

Rokt is looking for a strategic-minded, collaborative, and proactive marketer to help develop a cohesive marketing plan for Japan by working closely with the local business development team and the central marketing team at Rokt headquarters in NYC.  Impeccable communication skills is a must for this role along with a creative mind, strong project management skills, being detail oriented, and deadline driven.

About the role: 

The success of this role will be measured by the overall positive representation of the Rokt brand in Japan with direct correlations to desired business outcomes through effective brand story-telling activities to ensure that any touchpoint with Rokt is consistent across regions.

• Develop innovative and impactful marketing campaigns inclusive of public relations, events, gifting, content/thought leadership, digital marketing etc. that effectively reach our target audiences, considering regional nuances and findings
• Create a calendar of activations that includes key events and an always ‘on’ element so that Rokt remains highly visible and relevant to key target audience
• Translate brand strategies into local campaign and project briefs 
• Collaborate with U.S. marketing leaders to report quarterly on regional marketing campaigns to provide a clear picture of overall global marketing performance for Rokt’s executive team
• Allocate resources and manage deadlines to ensure marketing campaigns are executed on time and within budget

About you:

• Bi-lingual Japanese/English 
• 5-7 years of experience marketing including background with communications, digital marketing and content development  
• Demonstrates superior organizational and communication skills with a technical expertise in event planning
• Strong writing skills in both Japanese and English 
• Proven success in managing multiple projects and campaigns simultaneously while working with tight deadlines
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and able to work in a fast-paced environment 
• Some travel may be required

About Rokt’stars:

As a mission-driven, hyper-growth community of curious explorers, our ambition is to unlock the full potential in ecommerce and beyond. Our bias for action means we are not afraid to quickly venture into uncharted territories, take risks or challenge the status quo; in doing so we either win or learn. We work together as one aligned team never letting egos get in the way of brilliant ideas. We value diversity, transparency and smart humble people who enjoy building a disruptive business together. We pride ourselves on being a force for good as we make the world better. 

About The Benefits:

We leverage best-in-class technology and market-leading innovation in AI and ML, with all of that being underlined by building and maintaining a fantastic and inclusive culture where people can be their authentic selves, and offering a great list of perks and benefits to go with it:

• Accelerate your career. We offer roadmaps to leadership and an annual $5000 training allowance
• Become a shareholder. Every Rokt’star gets equity in the company
• Enjoy catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! 
• Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave etc.) 
• Work with the greatest talent in town
• See the world! We have offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo and London

We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (teams are in the office 4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have the flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.

If this sounds like a role you’d enjoy, apply here and you’ll hear from our recruiting team.