Marketing, branding, and membership strategy of the entire Rakuten Group

Based in the headquarters and marketing division of the Rakuten Group, this position is responsible for planning, promoting, and verifying the effectiveness of marketing, branding, and membership strategies for the entire Group. The job scope includes leading Group-wide marketing and branding efforts by promoting cross-use between services, promoting the implementation of cutting-edge digital technologies in the marketing and branding fields, establishing guidelines, and providing training, while also supporting each group service.

*You will be required to answer a separate questionnaire (written type) upon submission of the Application Form.

Application Requirements
(Desired Aptitude, Experience,
Skills and Mindset)

  • Studied related fields at university or through personal activities in a professional manner, and has produced outstanding research results, or those who have been involved in actual marketing work and produced outstanding business results through entrepreneurship, internships, etc.
  • Has the experience of creating changes while acquiring new knowledge and achieved challenging goals during school years

Examples of Job Description

  • Strategic planning and promotion of initiatives that contribute to enhancement of the Group’s brand value
  • Maximize marketing efficiency in collaboration with business units that operate the Group’s various services
  • Data analysis using the latest exclusive analysis platform, and support for data utilization in the Group’s various services
  • Guideline development, knowledge sharing, and training implementation regarding the Group’s branding and marketing

Work Conditions

Eligible Applicants

  • Able to join us in April 2025. (expected to graduate from any university or graduate school by March 31, 2025)
    *Either new or graduates are eligible. Those with work experience of less than 3 years are also accepted.
  • Possess Japanese skills of business level or higher

Job Description

・Immediately after hiring
General business (training) in Group Human Resources Supervisory Department


・Scope of Change
All assignments and duties as stipulated by the company based on the letter of appointment etc.
(Employees may be transferred in accordance with the secondment rules, and in such cases, duties will be assigned by the seconded company.)

Work Location

・Immediately after hiring
Head Office in Tokyo (Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1, Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) or other branches


・Scope of Change
There is a possibility of being transferred to other locations throughout Japan and overseas.

*In cases where work from home (WFH) is permitted, employees can work from locations approved by the company.

*Smoking indoors at Rakuten Crimson House is prohibited as part of passive smoking countermeasures.
(This may vary depending on working location.)

Working Hours

Standard work hours: 9:00-17:30
Fixed working hours are 7.5 hours with a 1-hour break.

*Work hours on days with a Rakuten Group morning meeting are from 8:00-16:30.

*The discretionary labor system may be applied to professional work and management-related work.

*Some departments may offer flextime.Core hours: 11:00-15:00 (8:00-12:00 on days when morning meetings are held)

Days off / 2 days off per week (Saturday, Sunday), national holidays
Vacation / Summer vacation, New Year’s holiday, annual paid vacation, special leave, etc.

Salary

[New graduate (General Business Track)] Undergraduate: 300,000 yen (monthly salary); Graduate: 310,000 yen (monthly salary)
Includes a fixed overtime pay of 40 hours per month.
Additional payment is available for overtime work that exceeds 40 hours per month.
(Example breakdown of 300,000 yen (monthly salary): base salary 227,849 yen + fixed overtime of 72,151 yen for 40 hours)

Pay Raise

Employees are evaluated in June and December with bonuses based on company performance and individual evaluations.

Bonus

Employees are evaluated in June and December with bonuses based on company performance and individual evaluations.

Insurance

Employee’s pension insurance, health insurance, workers’ accident compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, etc.

Benefits

Cafeteria (free breakfast, lunch, and dinner), gym (requires a fee), etc.See details here

Other Benefits

Commuting allowance, employee stock ownership, stock options, retirement benefits, etc.

Interview/Selection Process

01

Personal Page Registration

02

Application Form Submission

03

Web Test

04

Online Interview*1
(multiple times)

05

Offer Notification*2

*1 The interview format may change depending on the situation. In case of course-based recruitment, the selection steps may differ.
*2 After receiving an offer, the prospective employee must obtain a TOEIC score of 800 before joining the company.

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