Manager, Corporate Communications & Employee Engagement Contractor

Location: Minato-ku, Japan, at the Tokyo corporate office

Company

hirify.global is a global house of fashion brands including Coach and Kate Spade New York.

What you will do

• Translate hirify.global’s growth strategy into clear local narratives for employees in Japan.
• Develop and manage internal storytelling across gatherings, town halls, intranet, Teams, and newsletters.
• Design employee engagement programs covering social impact, cultural events, inclusion, and recognition.
• Partner with leadership to cascade priorities, reinforce growth-mindset behaviors, and support culture change.
• Create written, visual, video, digital, and event-based content to improve participation and employee experience.
• Define engagement KPIs, monitor participation and content performance, and establish feedback loops.

Requirements

• 4–5 years of experience in internal communications, employee engagement, community building, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Japanese and English are required.
• Experience creating and implementing written, visual, digital, and event content.
• AI-literate and comfortable experimenting with Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and similar tools.
• Ability to operate as a strategic business partner in a fast-paced, high-volume communications environment.
• Strong collaboration, problem-solving, attention to detail, and storytelling skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global, inclusive house of brands.
• Collaborate with Japan, Korea, and APAC leadership, as well as global communications, HR, IT, legal, marketing, facilities, and social impact partners.
• Contribute to inclusion initiatives, volunteering, the Dream It Real scholarship, employee recognition, and cultural events.
• Support employee advocacy and connect culture-building with brand and business growth.