■Recruitment Background
GU, one of the Fast Retailing Group’s flagship brands, aims to become a true global brand by promoting its brand message, “YOUR FREEDOM: The freedom to reinvent yourself,” creating hit products that capture major trends, preventing stockouts of best-selling items, and delivering products and services that exceed customer expectations.
GU still faces many challenges on its path to becoming a true global brand. These include building a stronger management team through the recruitment and development of a diverse workforce; enhancing the quality of products and styling; creating store environments that make shopping easier for customers;improving the accuracy of inventory and sales forecasts, and establishing a flexible system for additional production. We are seeking a candidate to serve as a leader in fashion PR who can join us in advancing this global challenge—based on GU’s unique brand value of allowing customers to enjoy fashion to the fullest with a minimal number of SKUs and affordable prices—through transformations across all aspects of the apparel business.

■Department Overview
The mission of the PR Team within the Marketing Department, to which you will be assigned, is to communicate GU’s value—across all aspects including products, people, stores, and social contributions—to customers worldwide through the media and stakeholders under the brand message “YOUR FREEDOM,” thereby building our reputation as a dynamic global fashion brand and driving sales promotion.
The PR Team fulfills two roles—Corporate PR and Fashion PR—and handles everything from planning to execution of PR and communication initiatives that raise awareness of and drive sales for projects such as seasonal products and collaboration campaigns, as well as PR related to stores, people, and corporate activities. The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for Fashion PR.

■Job Description
・Planning and executing media events both domestically and internationally, such as trade shows and strategic announcements
・Securing media coverage through the distribution of PR releases and newsletters
・Developing proposals to secure coverage in TV, newspapers, publishing houses, and online media
・Building relationships with the media and stakeholders
・Collaborating with GU PR representatives in overseas countries and regions to support the planning and execution of global PR strategies
・Global crisis management
・Quantifying the effectiveness of PR activities and ensuring accurate internal feedback on media responses and insights

*The Job Description is subject to change within the scope of duties related to each department at headquarters due to department transfers or organizational changes.

■ Career Path
In the future, we expect you to take on the role of a marketing leader (Manager or Department Head) for brands expanding not only domestically but also globally.

■ Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities: Experience in any of the following
・PR and marketing experience at a company in the fashion, cosmetics, or consumer goods industries
・Experience with PR projects for apparel products at a PR agency
・Experience in editing, marketing, or advertising at a fashion-related media outlet

■Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities
・TOEIC score of 700 or higher, or equivalent English proficiency (for use in internal and external meetings and emails)
・In-depth knowledge of art, culture, and trends, not limited to fashion

■Company Name
GU Co., Ltd.

■Employment Type
Full-time Employee (Permanent position, with a 3-month probationary period)

■Annual Salary
・Annual Salary Range: 12.06 million yen – 13.50 million yen (Monthly Salary: 670,000 yen – 750,000 yen)
・Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime pay, etc. (*All subject to company regulations)
・Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (eligibility and amount determined based on company performance and performance evaluations)
・Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluations)
*Salary will be determined based on company regulations, taking into account your previous annual income and experience, and is not limited to the figures listed above.

■ Working Hours
Flexible work hours or managerial/supervisory position
・Flexible work hours
Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Flexible hours…6:00 AM–9:00 AM and 2:00 PM–8:00 PM; overtime work may occur

・Supervisors
Based on the working hours of the employee’s department; left to the employee’s discretion

■ Days Off and Leave
Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are workdays) Annual paid leave, special leave and bereavement leave, childcare and family care leave systems, etc.
*In addition to paid leave, special leave is granted in the first and second halves of the fiscal year (the number of days granted varies depending on employment status and the company to which the employee belongs)

■Insurance Coverage
Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees’ Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

■Employee Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Mutual Aid Association, Partnered Welfare Programs, Employee Discount Program, Cafeteria, Dedicated Shuttle Bus (for commuting to the Ariake Office), Defined Contribution Pension Plan

■Other
・We are actively hiring mid-career professionals across various Group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.
- You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group simultaneously. However, please note that even if the selection process proceeds at multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.
- Based on your submitted resume and interview evaluations, we may contact you to discuss opportunities at other companies or for other positions within the Fast Retailing Group.

・Secondhand Smoke Policy: Smoking is prohibited on the premises and indoors; we do not have designated smoking rooms. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including break times.)

Ariake Headquarters: 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, UNIQLO CITY
*Your location may be changed to a location designated by the company, including overseas locations.