Advertising Program Producer / Director

This role plans and directs economic programs sponsored by client companies and produced by NewsPicks Studios. The work treats sponsored content as a program that viewers can watch and learn from, rather than only as a commercial or public-relations video, and addresses clients’ management and branding needs.

Day-to-day responsibilities include developing proposals with planning and sales colleagues, understanding client requirements, selecting and arranging guests such as public figures and specialists, and working with directors on program concepts and scripts. During recording, the producer or director coordinates the set and makes decisions as the person responsible for the production. Post-production includes directing the opening segments and other presentation elements, editing, and creating thumbnails. The role also manages production budgets and handles an average of five to six projects at a time.

The position can be involved across the planning, interviewing, production, and editing of video content and related articles. NewsPicks Studios produces, distributes, and manages economic and business video content. Examples named in the posting include WEEKLY OCHIAI, HORIE ONE, The UPDARE, 2 Sides, and OFFRECO.

Applicants must have at least three years of experience working as a program director and experience producing content with Adobe Premiere Pro or another nonlinear editing application. A portfolio showing videos or programs they have worked on must be submitted with the application. Experience with client work, YouTube growth or video marketing, economic news, and production scheduling is welcome. Interest in proposing video concepts is also welcomed.

The posting seeks interest in economic media and media businesses, the ability to keep up with current trends, flexible communication and conduct in a flat organization, and willingness to collaborate on the future of the business. The employer is Uzabase, and the successful hire will be seconded to its subsidiary NewsPicks Studios. NewsPicks Studios was established in June 2018 as a joint venture between Uzabase and Dentsu.

The position is full-time with an annual salary system. The stated annual salary range is JPY 5.7 million to JPY 8.8 million, with the final amount determined according to experience and skills during the selection process. Working hours use a super-flextime system. The listed location is the Mitsubishi Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The possible scope of workplace changes includes the employee’s home, the head office, or another company-approved location.

Benefits and conditions include Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays off, at least 10 days of paid leave, a long-vacation program providing two seven-day consecutive breaks per year including weekends in addition to paid leave, transportation reimbursement up to JPY 50,000 per month, a company-provided PC selected from a catalog, and a reduced-hours制度. Smoking is prohibited in work areas; smoking is permitted only in a designated smoking room in the office building, and no work is performed in areas where smoking is permitted.