THECOO

Fan community platforms · Digital marketing · Influencer marketing · Tokyo, Japan

THECOO is a Tokyo-based technology and marketing company serving creators, entertainers, fans and corporate advertisers. Its Fanicon platform lets creators run paid fan communities with members-only live streams, group chats and other digital content. The company also provides influencer marketing, performance advertising, social media management and the iCON Suite planning and analytics tool.

Fanicon generates revenue from monthly memberships and point-based in-app purchases. THECOO also earns fees from advertising campaigns, influencer programs, consulting, content production and social media operations for business clients.

Salary range
¥3.4M – ¥16M
Median
¥5.5M – ¥8M
Can be worked in English
11%
Visa-sponsorship signal
7%
Remote or hybrid
19%
Most requested
Common areas
  • Sales 7
  • Backend engineering 6
  • Consulting & strategy 5
  • Business development 4

Measured from the 27 listings Ranked has live for THECOO. Japanese level, visa signal and skills are AI-graded from each posting and can be wrong — confirm against the employer's original posting before applying.

27

7

Full-time

English?

Visa likely

Management

Eng Manager

TypeScript

Lead multiple product teams for Fanicon, aligning business, product, and technology. Manage engineers, support technical decisions, and improve processes, quality, and team growth.

Full-time

Japanese (N1)

Visa likely

Backend

K8s

SQL

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for Fanicon, collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders, lead engineers, and improve architecture, scalability, and reliability.

Full-time

JP Native

Remote

Management

Eng Manager

Recruiting

Manage the engineering organization behind Fanicon, a membership fan-community app. Lead team building, people management, evaluations, recruiting, and engineering PR.

Full-time

Japanese?

Visa maybe

PM

TypeScript

Node.js

Lead product strategy and roadmap for Fanicon and +KIRARI, turning user and business needs into priorities, requirements, and measurable improvements with designers and engineers.

Full-time

Japanese (N1)

Remote

PM

JavaScript

TypeScript

Drive Fanicon’s product lifecycle by shaping vision and strategy, prioritizing user needs, planning releases, and coordinating development to improve user experience, performance, and scalability.

Full-time

Japanese?

Remote

Backend

JavaScript

Node.js

Develop and operate Node.js backend features for Fanicon, improve core functions, test service ideas, and discuss requirements with product managers for a growing fan-community app.

Full-time

English?

Remote

DevOps

SRE

GCP

Maintain and scale high-traffic systems by automating operations, improving reliability and performance, managing cloud infrastructure, monitoring production, handling incidents, and supporting releases.

Full-time

Japanese (N1)

Visa maybe

QA

Management

TypeScript

Leads QA strategy for Fanicon and other products, manages manual testers, sets release quality gates, and guides test automation with product engineers across Android, iOS, and web.

Full-time

Japanese (N1)

Visa maybe

QA

GenAI

GH Actions

Design and maintain QA plans and automated regression tests for Fanicon across Android, iOS, and web, using coding, modern test tools, and AI-assisted workflows to improve product quality.

Full-time

Japanese?

Strategy

Finance

Compliance

Project Mgr

Lead corporate planning with senior management across M&A, IR, capital policy, internal controls, risk management, business reform and KPI management, carrying initiatives through execution.

Full-time

Japanese?

Accounting

Finance

Management

Compliance

Leads monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and disclosure work, coordinates with auditors and tax advisers, strengthens controls, improves processes, and develops the accounting and finance team.

Full-time

Japanese?

Management

Strategy

Biz Dev

Operations

Lead business planning for Fanicon by managing revenue, costs and KPIs, analyzing data, reporting to executives, and developing growth strategies, alliances and new initiatives.

Full-time

Japanese?

Sales

Account Mgr

Management

Client Rel

Manage existing Fanicon accounts by building relationships with artists and agencies, identifying needs, proposing solutions, and supporting revenue, usage, and satisfaction.

Full-time

Japanese?

Finance

Strategy

SQL

Flextime

Handles monthly budget-versus-actual analysis, annual budgeting and forecasting, management materials, and potential work in finance, IR, M&A, KPI design, and internal controls.

Full-time

Japanese?

Sales

Biz Dev

Flextime

Bonus

Sell Fanicon to entertainment partners, develop new clients, propose fan-business solutions, negotiate contracts, support implementation, and help launch communities.

Full-time

Japanese?

Sales

Biz Dev

Flextime

Bonus

Build new fan-business opportunities for Fanicon by earning trust with entertainment-industry decision-makers, designing proposals and revenue models, and leading partners from agreement to launch.

Full-time

Japanese?

Sales

Digital Mkt

Strategy

Marketing

Lead sales strategy and planning for a digital marketing business, including market and competitor analysis, KPI design, sales-team execution, and cross-functional operations.

Full-time

Japanese?

Recruiting

HR

Flextime

Bonus

Plan and execute new-graduate hiring, build candidate pipelines, manage recruitment media, coordinate selection communications, and support offer holders and organizational development.

Full-time

Japanese?

Sales

Digital Mkt

Account Mgr

Social Media

Develop digital marketing strategies and proposals for new and existing clients, win projects, present plans, analyze data, report results, and provide consulting sales support.

Full-time

Japanese?

Marketing

Social Media

Digital Mkt

Events

Coordinate influencer casting and brand collaborations with account executives, managing negotiations, shoots, events, contracts, delivery checks, social data analysis, reporting, and talent scouting.

Contract

Japanese?

Graphic

Illustration

E-commerce

Animation

Design and plan merchandise, scratch-lottery prizes, promotional images and banners for the Fanicon fan community app, coordinating production, vendors, proofing and delivery.

Full-time

Japanese?

Relocation

Sales

Consulting

Operations

Work in sales, proposals, operations, and consulting across a fan-community platform and digital-marketing business. New graduates join a division after assessment.

Part-time

Japanese?

Remote

Graphic

Digital Mkt

Marketing

Create websites, landing pages, banners, social media assets, white papers, and sales materials for a marketing team using Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign; remote work is negotiable.

Full-time

Japanese (N1)

TypeScript

GCP

JavaScript

Kotlin

Develop and improve new features for the Fanicon fan community app across mobile, frontend, server-side and SRE areas. The role is for students joining from April 2028, with team development experience and Japanese business proficiency required.

Part-time

Japanese?

Recruiting

GenAI

Supports recruiting operations including interview scheduling, document handling, candidate screening, job-posting updates and scouting, with additional help for recruiting events and administration in Tokyo.

Full-time

Japanese?

Sales

Account Mgr

Biz Dev

Flextime

Build relationships with entertainment companies, artists, talent, and athletes for Fanicon, understand their needs, and help develop sales and business strategies.

Part-time

Japanese?

Graphic

Illustration

Motion

Video Edit

Create banners, in-app illustrations, icons, stamps, campaign graphics, merchandise, and promotional flyers for Fanicon and other services, plus related ordering and billing administration.