WPP Production | Interactive Senior Project Manager, Japan
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About WPP Production
We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world. WPP Production is part of WPP.
Description
This role will be working directly with creative and technology teams and a wide array of business stakeholders, delivering high-volume and ever expanding websites and email communications successfully in a rapidly-changing, fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Lead, manage and maintain the assigned projects to deliver the flawless localization across our global marketing websites and email communications for all of global product launches, seasonal campaigns, corporate initiatives and sustain projects.
- Prioritize projects and changes effectively in real time and align with stakeholders in Japan and WW teams.
- Build strong relationships and effectively collaborate with creative, development, and cross-functional teams within Japan and WW.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
- Business Level proficiency in Japanese and English.
- 7+ years of relevant work experience in a leading digital creative agency, in-house marketing communications, or digital marketing department is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communicator with great interpersonal, negotiation and presentation skills in Japanese and English.
- Demonstrated track record of leadership at a project delivery level: strong team playing abilities with ability to communicate high-level concepts and overall business direction.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills and ability to develop strong working partnerships.
- Outstanding cross functional team working skills with an ability to collaborate closely with other teams to solve problems and implement programs that achieve core business objectives.
- Strategic thinker, comfortable navigating and ensuring alignment with overall business strategy.
- Excellent project and time management skills to deliver complex programs with ambiguity in fast paced and changing environments under tight deadlines.
- Able to organize information quickly and summarize succinctly.
- Committed to excellence and an outstanding attention to detail.
- Solid understanding of end-to-end web technologies. Flexibility to working during non-business hours as needed, to support projects such as global product launches, campaigns, and other business critical requests. Manage risk and resources in real time, and refine the end to end delivery processes and workflows based on feedback, and drive innovation and improvement.
- Hands on experience managing and developing for large-scale and high-volume corporate digital platforms using enterprise level content management systems .
- Knowledge and understanding of data analytics and AI are preferred.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.