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In charge of sports projects

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Brand UNIQLOUNIQLO
Location Ariake Headquarters: UNIQLO CITY, 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Location may be changed to other locations as determined by the company, including overseas.
Update Jan, 30 2025

Job Description

■Department Overview
The Sports Project Team exists to strengthen the co-creation relationship with the UNIQLO brand through cooperation and collaboration with the Global Brand Ambassadors*. The team works to propagate LifeWear through numerous projects, such as providing clothing and activation to the ambassadors, selling replica products and jointly developed products with the ambassadors to customers, and so on.
In addition, we are continuously planning and executing marketing activities utilizing sports, such as collaborations (sponsorships) with Japan's leading sports-related organizations.

What is a Global Brand Ambassador?
UNIQLO partners with the world's leading athletes to promote the UNIQLO brand's LifeWear concept. Global Brand Ambassadors are athletes who have the integrity and integrity of character, a spirit of never losing hope in the face of adversity, respect for others, and humility, and who have earned the respect and admiration of people around the world by continuing to challenge themselves to achieve great things.
*For more information about the Global Brand Ambassadors, please refer to the following URL.
https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/ambassador/

UNIQLO connects the professional insights of its Global Brand Ambassadors with our advanced proprietary technologies to create the ultimate clothing that supports performance that pushes the limits of humanity and makes people's daily lives more comfortable and functional. We are also committed to creating the ultimate clothing that makes people's daily lives more comfortable and functional. In addition, we are strengthening our ties with local communities and contributing to local communities around the world.

■ Job Description
The successful candidate will plan and execute branding and marketing activities in collaboration with ambassadors, including the development and supply of clothing for global brand ambassadors, the development of information content utilizing ambassadors, and sustainability-related activation.
You will lead various projects involving ambassadors and sports, including direct communication with ambassadors and sports-related organizations, negotiations with partners including agents, and cooperation and collaboration with related internal departments.
Job Descriptions are subject to change within the scope of work related to each department of the headquarters as a result of departmental transfers and organizational changes.

■Career Path
The following career paths and duties are possible in the future.
Planning and execution of campaigns and advertising strategies for the sports category (ex. Dry EX, Air Rhythm)
Development of new products in the sports category
Brand marketing planning and development using ambassadors
Planning and execution of events and other activation activities
Developing (new) global brand ambassadors, contracts, and relationships

Qualifications

Required Experience, Skills and Abilities
At least 8 years of experience in marketing and project management at a manufacturer, advertising agency, etc.
Able to communicate flexibly and flexibly with a variety of stakeholders
Ability to work from a marketing perspective
Experience in an international environment with English language skills (TOEIC 800)

■Welcome experience
Experience in sports marketing and athlete support
Experience in management with a focus on talent and artist promotion

Work Condition

Company Name
UNIQLO Corporation

Employment Type
Full-time employee (no fixed term, probationary period (3 months))

■Annual Income
Annual salary range: 7.84 - 13.14 million yen (monthly salary: 490,000 - 730,000 yen)
Commuting allowance, overtime allowance, etc. (*All in accordance with our company's regulations)
Bonuses: Semiannual bonus twice a year, year-end bonus (whether or not to be paid and the amount will be decided according to the company's performance and personnel evaluation)
Promotion: Twice a year (determined according to personnel evaluation)
(Not limited to the above, but will be determined based on the annual salary and experience of previous employees in accordance with the Company's regulations.

Working hours
Flextime system or management supervisor
Flextime system
Standard working hours per day ... 8 hours, break ... 1 hour
Core time ... 9:00 - 14:00
Flexible hours ... 6:00-9:00 and 14:00-20:00 with overtime

Managers and supervisors: Based on the working hours of their department and left to the employee's decision.

Vacations and Vacations
2 days off per week (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays correspond to working days) Annual paid vacations, special/ congratulatory/condolence leave, childcare/nursing care leave system, etc.
In addition to paid vacations, special leave is granted in the first and second terms (the number of days granted varies depending on the employment status and the company to which the employee belongs).

Insurance
Social insurance (health insurance, employee pension, unemployment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, and nursing care insurance)

Benefits
Employee stock ownership system, Mutual aid association system, Affiliated welfare programs, Employee discount system, Cafeteria, Exclusive shuttle bus (for commuting to Ariake office), Defined contribution pension system

Others
We are actively recruiting mid-career professionals for our group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We hope you will also check the following and consider applying.
-You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group at the same time. However, please note that even if you are selected for multiple companies, you will only be able to advance to the final selection process for one position at a time.
-We will consider your resume and the results of the interview and may offer you a position in another Fast Retailing Group company or company.

Smoking is not permitted on the premises or indoors, and there are no smoking rooms or other smoking areas.

Location

Ariake Headquarters: UNIQLO CITY, 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Location may be changed to other locations as determined by the company, including overseas.

OPEN MID-CAREER POSITIONS