Production – Interactive Senior Project Manager
About the job
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
- Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English is required.
- Lead, manage, and maintain assigned projects to deliver flawless localization across global marketing websites and email communications for global product launches, seasonal campaigns, corporate initiatives, and sustain projects.
- Prioritize projects and changes effectively in real time and align with stakeholders in Japan and worldwide teams.
- Build strong relationships and collaborate with creative, development, and cross-functional teams within Japan and worldwide.
- Manage risk and resources in real time, refine end-to-end delivery processes and workflows based on feedback, and drive innovation and improvement.
- Seven or more years of relevant work experience in a leading digital creative agency, in-house marketing communications, or digital marketing department.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills in Japanese and English.
- A demonstrated track record of leadership at a project delivery level, strong teamwork abilities, and the ability to communicate high-level concepts and overall business direction.
- The ability to build relationships and develop strong working partnerships.
- The ability to collaborate closely with other teams to solve problems and implement programs that achieve core business objectives.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to navigate and ensure alignment with overall business strategy.
- Excellent project and time management skills to deliver complex programs with ambiguity in fast-paced, changing environments under tight deadlines.
- The ability to organize information quickly and summarize succinctly.
- Attention to detail and commitment to excellence.
- A solid understanding of end-to-end web technologies and flexibility to work during non-business hours as needed to support global product launches, campaigns, and other business-critical requests.
- Hands-on experience managing and developing large-scale, high-volume corporate digital platforms using enterprise-level content management systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of data analytics and artificial intelligence.
About the company
WPP provides integrated marketing and communications services worldwide, combining creativity with data and technology. It offers branding, digital marketing, media planning, market research, public relations, and business transformation, delivering campaigns and programs that help clients build brands, engage audiences, and achieve business goals. The company operates at scale through a network of specialist agencies and partners, enabling cross-disciplinary work and global execution. It differentiates itself by offering end-to-end, integrated solutions, a strong focus on sustainability and responsible business practices, and thought leadership such as publications like the Atticus Journal. WPP’s goal is to be a strategic partner that drives client growth and positive social impact by blending creativity, technology, and data to navigate a rapidly changing market.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2015
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What believers are saying
- Nestlé awarded WPP a 35,000-asset annual mandate on September 22, 2026.
- Reuters reported WPP's September 23 London hub launch first in a global rollout.
- August 2026 results beat expectations, and management reaffirmed guidance, lifting shares 29%.
What critics are saying
- Reuters reported WPP is cutting up to 1,000 more jobs by year-end.
- Jon Cook exits VML in March 2027, threatening execution across WPP's largest creative unit.
- If clients buy AI content directly from platforms, WPP's holding-company margin stack collapses.
What makes WPP unique
- WPP Open and WPP Open | China unify creative, media, data, and AI workflows.
- Devon's Point and Wuxi hubs turn content production into industrial-scale operating infrastructure.
- Nestlé chose WPP after a multi-agency pitch for end-to-end Greater China operations.
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