Bilingual Marketing Assistant (Japanese and English)

Position Summary As a new team member of 33 USA Inc., you will take on the role of Bilingual Marketing Assistant. This role supports day-to-day execution across PR, social media, advertising, and events, while facilitating bilingual communication and documentation for internal and external stakeholders in entertainment-focused campaigns. Collaboration spans Los Angeles and Tokyo to ground deliverables in local culture and fan insights for truly cross-border promotions. Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities: Interpretation Duties: - Consecutive interpretation during internal meetings (e.g., sales meetings, all-hands). - English-Japanese/Japanese-English interpretation for client meetings and business negotiations. - Summarization and sharing of key points during meetings. Translation Duties: - Translation of various business documents including service materials, proposals, and reports. - Handling client communications via email and chat (including Slack). - Translation and localization of internal documents (e.g., Notion, shared docs). - Ensuring natural and appropriate expressions, attentive to cultural background and honorifics. Communication Support: - Go beyond simple word-to-word translation by conveying the background and intent of messages. - Provide “nuanced translation” that accurately reflects tone and emotion in both English and Japanese. - Respond to internal translation requests and conduct quality checks. Education and Experience Requirements: Required: - Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English across speaking, reading, and writing for cross-border collaboration, translation, and documentation. - Strong interest in entertainment/anime and fan culture. - Proficiency with productivity suites (spreadsheets, slides, email) and strong task ownership with high accuracy and deadline reliability. - Strong intercultural communication skills and professionalism to operate effectively with multi-office teams and external partners. Desired: - Internship or assistant experience in Social media marketing or PR environments. - Exposure to ad ops support, social listening, media clipping, and basic performance reporting. - Event staffing or convention support experience; assistance on influencer/creator projects is advantageous. A number of programs cover all employees in the manner prescribed by law. Additionally, 33 USA Inc. provides several Company-designated benefit programs. Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) Typical office work environment conditions. May be asked to work on evenings and weekends as necessary.