Job Description:

Department Overview

This position belongs to the "Rakuten Marketing Japan Department / LinkShare Japan Business," which is the marketing specialist organization within the Ad & Media Company. We advocate for "Performance Based Marketing For All Channels" and strive to provide diverse solutions to the diversifying business challenges of our clients.
Founded on affiliate advertising, we are a leading company in the Performance Marketing domain. We leverage partnerships with global AI companies and Rakuten's marketing assets (Rakuten data, Rakuten media, etc.) to provide marketing support. We directly transact with Rakuten Group, one of Japan's leading advertisers, and major e-commerce and FinTech companies, taking charge of proposing and operating performance ads that contribute to improved marketing ROI and sales growth.

LinkShare Japan K.K. : https://jp.linkshare.com/

Position:

Why We Hire

The core business of the Rakuten Marketing Japan Department / LinkShare Japan Business is affiliate advertising. The growth of the affiliate advertising business is inextricably linked to the expansion of our affiliate media network, which currently comprises 1 million sites. Moving forward, the key functions for growing the affiliate advertising business will be to cultivate new affiliate media and launch new affiliate media. We are looking for an individual who can proactively drive these important tasks.

Attractions
- You can be involved in the process of growing a business within the advertising and marketing sector, which is positioned as a core business within the Rakuten Group.
- You can also expect to be involved in various projects and new product developments.
- As the organization is expanding and growing, there is an environment where you can aim for management positions in various organizational structures.
- By utilizing Rakuten Group's assets, you can propose solutions with a competitive advantage unmatched by other companies.

Position Details

This position is responsible for the mission of cultivating and launching new affiliate media, handling new business negotiations obtained through inbound and outbound efforts, proposals, and launching projects.
Essentially, this is a new proposal department specializing in handling appointments from negotiation to launch. Rather than product-out sales, we provide solution-oriented proposals to media partners based on the affiliate scheme.
For proposed products, in addition to our proprietary platform specializing in affiliates, you will be responsible for planning, designing, proposing, and closing the optimal plan for media monetization, problem-solving, and business growth from a diverse range of proposal options, including marketing solutions utilizing product feeds and network partnerships, and other Rakuten Group knowledge/case studies.
LinkShare Japan exclusively holds certain advertiser resources within the Rakuten Group's services and major domestic e-commerce companies.

Main Responsibilities
- Planning and proposing the cultivation of affiliate media and the launch of new affiliate media.
- Proposing monetization support for various media utilizing affiliate advertising, and managing the progress of partnership operations.
- Communicating with internal and external stakeholders necessary for the execution of organizational strategies and tactics.
- Proactive problem-solving for customer challenges using AI and the latest industry technologies.

Specific Project Examples
- Proposing the launch of affiliate media for a major domestic point economy.
- Proposing the launch of affiliate media utilizing product feeds for product comparison sites.

Work Environment

Organizational Structure
- This position will be assigned to a department with approximately 200 people, where 50% are sales professionals.
- The overall mid-career hire rate exceeds 70%, with employees from diverse career backgrounds actively contributing.
*Please confirm the latest status of the affiliated department (group) with our employees during the interview.

Average Overtime Hours
Approximately 1-2 hours/day

Backgrounds of Mid-Career Hires
Mid-career employees with various backgrounds, both experienced and inexperienced, are active, including those from internet services, advertising agencies, web media, travel agencies, and translation companies. A characteristic feature is also the wide age range, from new graduates to veterans.

Career Path Examples of Successful Mid-Career Hires
- Promoted to leader within 3-5 years of joining and actively working as a manager candidate.
- Actively working as a project manager for new product development within 2 years of joining.

*There will be an approximately 3-month training period after joining the company. After the training, you may be assigned to a different team based on your aptitude.

Mandatory Qualifications:

3+ years of experience in problem-solving corporate sales (experience in advertising/internet industry welcome, new business sales experience welcome)

Desired Qualifications:

- Corporate sales experience in affiliate advertising, display advertising, or listing advertising.
- Corporate sales experience at a digital marketing company / internet advertising company, advertising-related company, or internet media operating company.
- Experience in new project management.
- Experience in team management of 5 or more people.
- Experience in business improvement or product development utilizing AI.
- Basic knowledge of marketing or digital marketing.

Other Information:

Additional information on Location

Futakotamagawa
(Futako Tamagawa Rise Office2-21-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

Additional information on Secondment

This position is with Rakuten Group, Inc., but upon joining, you will be seconded to LinkShare Japan K.K.
The salary system, benefits, and evaluation system will be the same as those of Rakuten Group, Inc.

Additional information on English Qualification

English Requirement: Yes
*TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, etc.
*Details will be provided if you proceed to the selection process.

Rakuten Group, Inc. Corporate Website Links
Employee Benefits: https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/benefit/

Job Application Information: https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/information/

Rakuten Culture: https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/careers/culture/

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Languages:

Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)

New Media Consultant (LinkShare Japan)(A&M)