NIS America, Inc., publisher of video games in both North America and Europe, is looking to add a Partner Relations Rep to our Partner Relations team. Partner Relations Rep at Partner Relations team will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between NIS America and our valued Japanese developers and licensors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Establish and maintain day-to-day communication with developers and licensors.

● Collaborate on negotiations with business partners, developers, licensors, distributors, First Party entities, and media.

● Maintain a strong relationship with first party partners to secure resources available to NISA

● Assist in other teams’ work including, but not limited to, ensuring deadlines for various projects and submission of materials to our business partners.

● Translation of documents or interviews in relation to the title for the benefit of non- staff.

● Thoroughly play and analyze each game, transferring comprehensive product knowledge to the team.

● Advocate for licensed titles internally, facilitating a deeper understanding of the titles' concepts.

● Present our games in the form of a PowerPoint or Google Slide and gameplay demo to the team.

● Collaborate with the Marketing team to contribute to the development and execution of marketing plans.

● Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented marketing plans through analysis and measurement.

● Conduct research and analysis of potential titles and markets for future business initiatives.

● Assist in the planning and execution of NISA events, including, but not limited to, NGPX, E3, Gamescom and Anime Expo.

● Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

● Native level (written and spoken).

● Experience in business communication using Japanese.

● Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

● Experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office.

● Able to travel as necessary for meetings and events

Preferred Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field from a four-year college or university; or 5 years of Marketing field experience in entertainment industry (including Gaming industry).

● Background working in Japanese Company is a plus

● Understanding of the concept of Gaming business in Gaming industry.

● Understanding of video game concepts, terms, and gameplay (in particular RPGs).

● Knowledge and history of RPGs .

● Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Candidate should demonstrate these skills

● Strong passion to introduce our game titles to the market

● Solid verbal and written English communication

● Good time management / Ability to meet schedules and deadlines

● Good negotiation

● Good sense for numbers / mathematics

● Critical thinking and problem-solving

● Planning and organizing

● Team participation with respect

● Multi-tasking

● Vendor relations

● A person of integrity

● Stress tolerance

● Detail Oriented

● Steady and prudent

● A love for Japanese games!

· Work is typically performed either in an office environment with a moderate noise level or at your home.

· While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to frequently sit and occasionally must stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

· Specific vision abilities include the ability to read and analyze data in hard copy and on a computer screen, measure, or identify using eyesight and adjust vision focus.

· Abilities to communicate verbally and in writing to individuals and groups.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Travel requirement:

• Travel

Application Question(s):

• What's your target salary?

Language:

• Japanese (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Santa Ana, CA 92707 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Santa Ana, CA 92707: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person