Job Description
Are you ready to make an impact in the world of marketing and communications? We are seeking a passionate and experienced Marketing & Communications, Senior Associate to join our team in Japan. Reporting into the head of Communications, Japan, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape our communications strategies and engage with diverse audiences, both internally and externally. If you are a strategic thinker with a flair for crafting compelling content, we want to hear from you!
As a Marketing & Communications, Senior Associate within our Japan team, you will be instrumental in formulating and implementing innovative marketing and communication strategies that are in line with our business goals. Your role will involve close collaboration with senior executives and stakeholders, managing executive communications, internal communications, and media relations activities by producing high-quality content for diverse channels. Your contributions will also aid in fostering robust relationships with key local business media and ensuring impactful coverage across priority press outlets.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute communications and marketing strategies for internal and external audiences
- Draft and deliver communications materials, including newsletters, town halls, organizational announcements, and other messages as needed
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executives in Japan and ensure consistent messaging aligned with the broader communications strategy
- Support business priorities and create awareness of country activities by sourcing and drafting intranet articles
- Drive media relations activities and manage media inquiries for the Japan franchise
- Create high-quality and compelling content, including thought leadership, press releases, and executive speeches
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders within a regional team and across business functions
- Provide communications support for sponsorships and CSR events in Japan
- Assist in issues management
Qualifications
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- A minimum of 6 years’ experience within the Marketing & Communications field
- Superior verbal, written, and interpersonal skills; strong editing skills in both English and Japanese
- Proven ability to lead, influence, and align across cross-functional teams while interacting with multiple stakeholders
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize high-priority initiatives
- Proven relationships with key local business media
- Good knowledge of different channels and platforms for effective content delivery.
- Fluency in Japanese and English
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Experience preferably within Corporate Communications
- Understanding of different communications channels
- Knowledge of corporate internal and employee communications strategies, best practices, implementation, and execution
- Experience in content creation
- Energetic, collaborative, and a culture-carrier
- Confident in managing projects across multiple lines of business
- Expertise in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Additional software skills (Adobe Acrobat Professional, Photoshop, HTML) are a plus.
About the Company
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.