Regional Marketing Manager (with Japanese, in Japan)

You will:

• Based on the global marketing strategy, develop a specific marketing strategy for Japan. This will require you to take local specifics and culture into account, and you’ll need to collaborate closely with marketing, sales, and other teams.
• Coordinate and execute global and region-specific marketing campaigns and programs.
• Analyze the state of the market in general and for JetBrains specifically, and provide other teams with field feedback, insights, and reports.
• Help localize relevant materials and create region-specific content (presentations, case studies, testimonials, blog posts, video subtitles, etc.).
• Help organize local offline events (e.g. conferences and meetups) and online events (e.g. webinars), both third-party and JetBrains-hosted.
• Manage local social media accounts.
• Work with other teams to create social media campaigns, email marketing campaigns, and search campaigns (using Google AdWords and/or local analogs).
• Establish and nurture relationships with local communities, user groups, media outlets, universities, training centers, etc.

We expect that you:

• Are an expert on the Japanese market and culture.
• Have hands-on experience doing field marketing in Japan, including but not limited to lead generation and nurturing, improving market recognition for a company or product, event sponsorship, and advertisement.
• Have a strong understanding of the software development industry in Japan.
• Are fluent in Japanese (native speaker level).
• Are proficient in English on a business level (we communicate in English within the company).
• Are attentive to detail and are able to prioritize tasks on your own.
• Can work efficiently without direct supervision in a distributed team.
• Have strong analytical skills.
• Are creative and have an entrepreneurial drive.
• Have good communication and teamwork skills.
• Preferable:
• Degree or 3+ years of proven experience in marketing, business development, project management, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with and understanding of JetBrains products or similar products.
• Experience in an IT company or a technical background would be a plus.
• Experience using issue tracking tools (we use YouTrack), help desk software (we use Zendesk), and marketing automation tools (we use Marketo).
• Experience in digital marketing, social media management, and creating and/or localizing content into Japanese (preferably technical content).

We offer:

• Fascinating work in a dynamic, friendly team.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible working schedule.
• Excellent opportunity for professional and personal development, opportunity to travel to professional conferences worldwide.