Coordinator Vfx - jobs at Netflix in Japan, Tokyo

The Ads Marketing team shapes our core advertising positioning and drives the go-to-market strategy to bring this positioning to life through compelling, differentiated messaging and narratives. By activating these messages across both sales channels (presentations, materials, talking points, events) and broader non-sales channels, the team builds widespread awareness and excitement among our key advertising partners. You will report to the Head of Ads Marketing, APAC, based in Singapore.

As theAPAC Ads Marketing Programs Manager, you will coordinate the execution of Netflix Ads’ B2B marketing strategy across the region, ensuring alignment between country-level and global objectives. This role requires a strategic marketer with strong operational expertise, skilled at building processes that facilitate seamless collaboration with international and cross-functional partners. You’ll be responsible for coordinating marketing initiatives, managing timelines and resources efficiently, and setting up frameworks that support consistent, high-impact marketing initiatives across diverse markets. You will project manage multi-market, multi-channel initiatives; and conceptualize, develop, and execute marketing programs to enable the growth of the APAC Ads business.

Core Responsibilities:

• APAC-wide Stewardship:Orchestrate regional marketing programs and initiatives that drive Netflix Ads’ B2B growth across Japan, Korea, and Australia, working in tandem with country marketing managers to ensure successful local activation. Ensure best-in-class marketing execution.

• Program Scaling & Implementation:Design and develop scalable marketing programs and adapt global initiatives to meet regional needs. Represent the voice of the region in global ads marketing forums and serve as a conduit between global teams and country marketing managers. Build effective systems that help scale and land global initiatives in APAC with a focus on long-term impact and regional cohesion.

• Strategic Initiatives:Partner closely with APAC Ads cross-functional partners on piloting and scaling marketing programs aligned with key business growth levers. Operationalise strategic marketing programs leveraging diverse marketing channels and tactics to cover multiple audiences. Address immediate opportunities and anticipate future needs in line with the APAC Ads strategy.

• Project Management & Coordination:Oversee pan-regional projects, managing timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure on-time delivery and high standards of executional excellence across initiatives.

• Best Practice Sharing:Gather and share best practices and operational insights to elevate marketing standards across all regions.

• Market Intelligence & Insights:

Qualifications:

• At least 7 years of experience in B2B marketing, project management, or marketing operations, ideally within an international or multi-market setting.

• Strong operational expertise with a proven track record of developing scalable processes and frameworks that drive efficient execution and cross-functional alignment.

• Experience leading and managing regional or multi-market marketing programs, with a focus on scaling initiatives across diverse local markets.

• Exceptional project management skills, including the ability to manage budgets, coordinate resources, and oversee multiple projects with tight deadlines.

• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, with experience working closely with sales, product, content, and local marketing teams to create cohesive and impactful campaigns.

• Demonstrated ability to balance regional and global objectives, ensuring programs align with overall business goals while addressing specific market needs.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, assess program performance, and make data-informed adjustments.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at sharing best practices, providing training, and supporting regional teams in program activation.

• Familiarity with digital marketing channels, regional market dynamics, and industry trends within APAC is a plus.

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and are eager to flourish in our unique(see

This role performs a variety of VFX management/coordination duties spanning all Netflix-branded live-action original projects with a focus on scripted content. This role will support the Manager, VFX, Japan across a variety of duties spanning all projects within the region. A successful candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, able to pivot when necessary, thorough, and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and unwavering attention to detail at all times. This is a demanding and fast-moving position that requires someone who is a positive thinker, an effective communicator, and able to exercise good judgment and initiative. This role will be based in our Tokyo office and reporting to our Manager, VFX - Japan.

Core Responsibilities:

• Track the VFX progress of Netflix-branded Japan titles

• Set up and/or take notes during all meetings, maintain weekly agendas

• Help design, standardize, and implement new workflow/tracking methods for projects to ensure transparency of progress in partnership with the Manager, VFX Japan

• Liaise and coordinate between vendors, crew, and internal teams to improve cross-vertical information flow, provide support on Netflix tools, and manage schedules

• Support creating VFX shot breakdown and VFX schedule from scripts/treatments during early development

• Maintain data, files, and tracking documents in alignment with the Netflix VFX team and cross-functional partners

• Sync with post-production to set up reviews and provide guidance on VFX-related matters where necessary

• Collect data on VFX projects and the market for current and future title and team VFX strategy

• Proactively communicate with APAC VFX teams to exchange best practices and gather insights to improve the Japan workflow

• Maintain the most up-to-date notes on current and potential international vendors

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a VFX/CG coordinator or VFX/CG production manager handling film, series, TV/Web commercials, streaming, or games

• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment, supervising several projects at various points of production (from development through delivery)

• Strong organizational skills with a proactive mentality and creative problem-solving abilities

• Familiarity with production software such as Autodesk Flow Production Tracking（ex-Shotgrid) as well as Google Suite

• A strong understanding of VFX workflow and Pipeline

• Working knowledge of VFX facilities (e.g. virtual production facilities) and DI/finishing facilities is ideal

• Highly organized, efficient, and detail-oriented

• Comfortable with a fast pace and constant change

• Team player who operates in a fast-paced team-oriented setting

• Passionate about our culture and values in the workplace

• Fluency in Japanese and Business-level English is mandatory

• Some international travel is expected

The Role

A successful Media Strategy Coordinator will assist in the strategy, planning and execution of paid media both online and offline for our film and series title launches, as well as brand initiatives. This role involves a high degree of stakeholder consultation and partnership and requires an eagerness to support the development of scaled strategies while also balancing the need to tailor campaigns and learnings to local market priorities.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop detailed media plans and guide our partners on operational specifics for smooth campaign execution. Therefore, this role requires robust media expertise of the local media landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with external partners to develop comprehensive media planning and ensure seamless media buying across all media platforms, including digital and traditional media.

• Assist the marketing team in developing paid media strategies and setting KPIs.

• Report on campaign success evaluations and widely share learnings.

• Develop media strategies and execution guidelines to adapt to future market changes and shifts in consumer behaviors.

• Provide media expertises, particularly on paid social media platforms such as Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter), and collaborate with the team responsible for organic posts.

• Support the domestic marketing team by providing best practices and recommendations for creative production tailored to each platform.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders on domestic and international digital platforms to explore the utilization of products and scalable digital innovation opportunities.

• Support feedback to domestic and international partner teams on tools to improve campaign execution management.

• Collaborate with domestic and international media colleagues to support the accumulation and sharing of learnings.

• Understand, endorse, and embody the company's culture and team goals.

Qualifications:

• Over 5 years of experience supporting the strategy and development of paid media campaigns, either at an agency or on the advertiser side, in Japan.

• Holds comprehensive knowledge of the advertising market, both online and offline, and demonstrates a strong ability to identify and adapt to trends and developments within the digital and social media landscape.

• Experience with tactics for upper-funnel campaigns and success evaluation.

• Basic knowledge of digital advertising management platforms, especially for Meta, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.

• Knowledge of paid social best practices, channel-specific creative formats, and the latest consumer-oriented strategies.

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

• Communication skills in both English and Japanese, with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

• Interest and curiosity in new advertising media, technologies, and innovative industry trends.