Leads creative services and production teams in planning, resourcing, budgeting and delivering marketing communications work, while managing project functions, operational strategy and global alignment.
About this role
This Creative Director sits within marketing’s Japan storytelling function and covers two areas: creating original work for Japan and adapting global creative for the market. The role sets creative direction for campaigns across retail spaces and digital channels such as Apple.com and Line. It works with writers, designers, an internal creative team, freelance writers, and agency partners, taking ideas from concept through execution while maintaining strategic and cultural coherence.
The work includes developing concepts and copy, guiding the editing and translation of U.S. campaigns and product-launch materials, and providing feedback as work is localized. Candidates must have at least 15 years of relevant experience, including at least five years as a creative leader of multidisciplinary teams, plus experience directing creative and copy for marketing, communications, or advertising campaigns. A portfolio of work samples and a short exercise demonstrating clear, natural Japanese copy are required.
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