Job Description
Keywords Studios is looking for a Project Manager to help with the growth of its Marketing service line. Depending on your background, skills, experience and resourcefulness, you may be the right person for the job. We value human skills and character as much as we do experience and proficiency.
Is this job for me?
You are organized, speak/write professionally in multiple languages, can think on your feet and keep your cool under pressure. You can multitask, follow many email threads in different languages and at the same time keep an eye on our internal messenger app and the client’s messenger app and follow the progress of the tasks you assigned to our designers (located in different countries/time zones). You have an interest in games in general and a keen eye for their promotion… sometimes you even watch game ads on YouTube and appreciate the work that went into making them!
Sounds like you? Then this job is for you!
About Keywords Studios:
Keywords Studios is the No 1 technical and creative solutions partner to the global videogames industry. It is composed of 4 major service lines: Create (game development), Engage (Marketing), Globalize (Localization) and Media & Entertainment.
The team you will be joining is part of Keywords’ marketing service line, which combines strategy, creative, production, social media, PR and player engagement to help clients not only find their fans, but also safely build and engage their community and keep players playing for longer.
Typical day
First you will have to go through your emails to follow any on-going development on the titles you are managing. Then you will either communicate to our artists the latest change requests, gather the assets received from a developer or confirm that banners are good to go live to our partners. Then you will need to spend some time on ClickUp, to see how the tickets you created for our designers are progressing, see if they have any questions or issues, and create new tickets in case you have received all the necessary elements from developers.
Roles and Responsibilities
Communicate professionally with partners and clients, in multiple languages and in a timely manner.
Receive files, organize and share them according to the standards set by previous colleagues.
Confidently communicate with all members of the company and sister studios.
Plan and schedule work for designers, follow up on progress and raise awareness to other PMs and/or clients if there is any delay or blocker in the work.
ClickUp management: Create and assign tickets according to schedule, add relevant and clear feedback, move and update tickets according to latest developments.
Keep a cool head. The PM is like an orchestra’s maestro: you set the tone and pace of work. You must be aware of how your other fellow human beings are performing to make sure they can keep producing great work under decent working conditions.
Copy generation and Native check: Each of our PM is responsible for a specific language in our ads
Quality check: the PM is the last security check before sending any documents to partners and clients, so you must be able to quickly check any outgoing material for mistakes and ask for correction when needed.
4+ years professional experience
Excellent written and verbal communication in multiple languages:
Native or fluent English is a must (TOEIC 800+ or equivalent)
Native or fluent Indonesian (Bahasa) is a must.
Fluency in one or several Asian languages is a big plus, such as
- Japanese
- Korean
- Chinese
Experience with project management tools (e.g. Monday.com, Jira etc.)
Mastery of AI: You use AI proficiently at work, know when to use it and when to be careful with its usage. You know how to write prompts, how to improve them and how to feed data the right way.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow existing processes.
Keen eye for details to quality check all the outgoing work and provide constructive feedback for fixes.
Willingness to work as part of a team and contribute to creative discussions
Eager to learn from reviews and constructive feedback
Strong personal time management
Ability to work remotely and independently. Previous freelance experience is a plus.
Preferred Experience
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Software (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects)
- Experience in translation/localization
- At least one year of experience in the video game industry
- At least one year of experience in a creative agency
Application process
① Online selection
We review resumes from all applicants within 2 weeks. If your profile matches our requirements, we will contact you again to schedule the first interview.
② Interviews
We conduct three interviews to assess your character, passions, skills, and interest in what we do. We also take the time to share our vision and values, as we believe you are interviewing us as much as we are interviewing you.
③ Offer
We make our final decision within 2 weeks after the final interview, and send a detailed offer upon success.
Onboarding process
We strive to make the onboarding process as smooth and worry-free as possible.
Upon acceptance of our offer, you will receive our working agreement and our rules of employment.
Ideally, we want you to join us within a month, but we can adjust to your current work situation.
On your first day, your manager will introduce you to your team and will set a schedule for reviews over the 6 month probation period. We will give you all the support you need to complete it successfully.
Senior staff will support you and provide mentorship. You will also have access to digital learning material, and your manager will help you define a training curriculum based on your career aspirations.
📍 Business hours and Location 📍
⏲ Flexibility in time
We all have different creative clocks, and you know yours better than we do.
We will expect you to work 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday with core hours between 11:00 and 16:00 (excluding a 1-hour break). The rest will be up to you.
🌎 Flexibility in location
Keywords Studios fully embraces telework, and most of us work from home. Office space is also available for your convenience, and you will have access to meeting rooms and hot desks.
We may require you to attend in-person meetings when necessary, and we may ask you to join business trips outside of Japan.
Offices are located at 1-22-19 Izumi, Suginami City, Tokyo.
You must (or plan to) reside in Japan in Tokyo’s greater area. This is a requirement to attend company gatherings and client meetings in Tokyo.
We offer legal support for visa applications.
👷 Employment Type 👷♀️
Permanent, part-time or full-time
💴 Salary 💴
The following tiers are currently in application for this position:
Junior PM: 300~350K (less than 2 years of experience)
PM1: 350~400K/month (equivalent to 2-3 years of experience)
PM2: 400~500K/month (equivalent to 4-5 years of experience)
PM3: 500~600K/month (equivalent to 6-7 years of experience)
All new staff members’ initial salary will be based on experience and interview evaluation.
Includes a 6 months probation period. Salary is not affected nor changed during that period.
💹 Raises and bonuses 💹
You will be reviewed once a year and your salary will be adjusted to match with gained experience and project contributions.
Pay raises are awarded around October or November each year, in line with our budget and financial forecasting for the subsequent year.
We do not offer bonuses.
🈷️ Additional benefits 🈷️
Monthly allowance for home office equipment and supplies (15,000 JPY/month)
Private language tutoring (Japanese and/or English)
Commute fees when required to go to office/event (however, train passes are not reimbursed)
♨️ Holidays and vacations ♨️
Weekends and national holidays
Summer/winter vacation: 5 days per year (paid, applicable after the probation period)
Annual Paid Leave: up to 10 days per year (first year, following the probation period and depending on number of hours/days worked in a week)
Bereavement/funeral leave
Sick leave: 5 days per year (paid, applicable after the probation period)
🤝 Welfare 🤝
Health insurance and Welfare pension for Japan residents
Parental leave (learn more here)
By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/ .
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Role Information: EN
Studio: Keywords Studios International Japan
Location: East APAC, Japan, Tokyo
Area of Work: Marketing
Service: Engage
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time, Remote
