Senior Manager, Partnership & Marketing, Japan

Location: Hybrid, Tokyo, Japan

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, theme park, consumer product, and experiential content through brands including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Focus Features, Universal TV, and Peacock.

What you will do

• Lead the growth of Universal+ and hirify.global partnerships in Japan, including the U-NEXT relationship and Universal Studios Japan collaborations.
• Develop and execute integrated marketing, trade, launch, franchise, event, activation, and screening campaigns.
• Drive audience acquisition, content discovery, engagement, retention, and content performance on the U-NEXT platform.
• Manage partnership contractual commitments, senior stakeholder relationships, agencies, and suppliers.
• Localize campaigns, content, and creative for Japanese audiences and connect streaming content with Universal Studios Japan experiences.
• Act as the local market lead, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, providing market intelligence, representing hirify.global externally, and supporting business planning and forecasting.

Requirements

• Native-level Japanese fluency and business-level English fluency, both written and verbal.
• Proven experience in media, entertainment, streaming, partnerships, commercial, marketing, or business management roles.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams across marketing, partnerships, business operations, and project management.
• Proven experience delivering integrated marketing campaigns from strategy through execution.
• Experience across digital, social, CRM, partnerships, events, and audience engagement.
• Strong understanding of Japan's media, entertainment, telecommunications, and streaming ecosystem.

Nice to have

• Experience managing senior stakeholder relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Strong commercial and business acumen with experience identifying growth opportunities.
• Ability to work independently and represent an international business in a local market.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in Tokyo.
• Full-time employment within the Universal Film business segment.
• Opportunity to represent an international media and entertainment business in Japan.
• Inclusive culture focused on creating content for global audiences and supporting local communities.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an hirify.global employee at one of the company's locations before a hiring decision.