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AI Robot Association

Open robotics research association

Public Relations - Corporate

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
¥6M - ¥9M/yr
Mid
Tokyo, Japan
In PersonPrimarily office-based; remote work is possible.
Growth & MarketingPR & Communications

About the job

Requirements
  • Proven experience in public relations or corporate communications, in-house or at an agency; no minimum number of years is required.
  • Hands-on experience managing the full cycle from planning to execution in at least one of press release drafting, media relations, or social media management.
  • Strong copywriting skills and the ability to understand complex business concepts and technology and translate them into clear, accessible prose.
  • Project management capability to own initiatives from ideation to completion, set schedules, align diverse stakeholders, and take direct action.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external partners, including research and strategy teams.
  • Native-level Japanese.
  • Proficient written English for reading, research, and written communication in global interactions.
Responsibilities
  • Plan, draft, and distribute press releases, establishing a cadence of two to three releases per month.
  • Manage owned media, including official website news and social media accounts on X and LinkedIn.
  • Handle media relations and inbound press inquiries.
  • Direct creative assets and web content by defining requirements for materials such as videos and flyers, coordinating with external vendors for production.
  • Lead public relations direction and overall presentation strategy for events and conferences, clarifying objectives to guide booth design and event presence.
  • Build public relations infrastructure, including media kits, key spokesperson profiles, review workflows, and core messaging.
  • Draft and review English materials for global communications.
  • Collaborate with research and development and strategy teams to translate complex, cutting-edge topics into clear, accessible messages.
  • Initially perform daily public relations operations, including press releases, social media management, media relations, and event communications; subsequently contribute to stakeholder-specific messaging, public relations key performance indicators, continuous-improvement frameworks, and brand and public relations processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience directing and defining requirements for creative assets, web content, or video production, including managing projects through completion.
  • Public relations or communications experience in technology-driven sectors such as information technology, artificial intelligence, or robotics.
  • Experience in global communications and interfacing with international partners.
  • Experience building public relations operations from scratch in a startup or consortium environment.
  • Hands-on experience managing owned media, planning social media campaigns, or planning and executing events.
  • Business-level English.

About the company

AI Robot Association is best understood as an open research association working on foundation models for robotics. Researchers and engineers build datasets, training systems, evaluation methods, and embodied artificial-intelligence software. Its initiative brings together motion data, vision-language-action research, model development, and humanoid-robot experimentation. Roles may span machine learning, robotics, data engineering, simulation, infrastructure, research operations, and partnerships. The entity has a limited public footprint, so the profile stays close to its official research and recruiting materials.

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What believers are saying

  • On 2026-08-03, AIRoA released 5,000 hours of robot motion data and a foundation model.
  • On 2026-08-04, it consolidated at a 3,500 m² Heiwajima facility, signaling execution.
  • Its 2026-02-10 ICRA workshop and RSJ 2026 talks widen partner demand and visibility.

What critics are saying

  • AIRoA depends on public programs like NEDO and GENIAC, exposing it to budget cuts.
  • Open-data coordination among members can stall, while DeepMind and NVIDIA race ahead.
  • If members stop contributing data, AIRoA’s ecosystem model loses scale and relevance quickly.

What makes AI Robot Association unique

  • AIRoA launched in 2024 as Japan’s open robot-data consortium, not a single vendor.
  • It combines academia, industry, and METI-NEDO-backed projects around robot foundation models.
  • Its Heiwajima hub centralizes R&D and corporate functions across Tokyo, Miraikan, and Kyoto.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Training Programs
  • Commuter Benefits