Director (Candidate for Executive Producer)

Position Summary

• Employment type: COMPANY MEMBER (Regular Staff)

• Base: Nagoya Head Office

• Application deadline: Sunday, May 31, 2026

• Monthly salary: From JPY 312,050 (base salary JPY 252,800 plus a fixed overtime allowance of JPY 59,250 for 30 hours), plus an overtime allowance for hours worked beyond 30 hours

• Recruitment category: New graduate recruitment for fiscal 2027. Start date: April 1, 2027.

Job Description

As a Director on the executive producer track, you carry out the work of the Director role while taking part in devising the planning strategy at the core of each experience, including the development of new businesses. Through broad experience that may include relocation in Japan or overseas and moves between roles, you work toward becoming an executive producer.

Mission: Oversee the concept of an entire space and give concrete form to the value of the experience. Devise the planning strategy at the core of each experience, including the development of new businesses, lead the whole process from creative direction through experience flow design to schedule management, and build the perspective of a business owner and executive producer.

• Business production, creative production and concept direction for projection mapping, immersive art museums and immersive shows

• Spatial design, zoning, interior design supervision, construction planning and management, fixture selection and object fabrication

• Music and sound effect selection, attending MA studio sessions, and audio editing

• Planning and outsourcing management of interactive content

• Arranging documentary photography and video, screening and revision, compiling visitor numbers, measuring effectiveness and preparing reports

• Negotiation with clients such as national and local government bodies, new business proposals, and preparation of quotations and invoices

• P&L planning, ticketing strategy, business planning, income and expenditure planning and KPI setting

• Application for and management of subsidies and grants from the Japan Tourism Agency, the Agency for Cultural Affairs and local governments

• Writing and distributing press releases, influencer marketing and campaign planning

• Reform and improvement of operations through the use of AI and DX tools

• Building varied experience through relocation in Japan and overseas and moves between roles, and taking part in the development of new businesses

Required Skills

• Interest in projection mapping, immersive art museums and immersive shows (no experience required)

• Standard PC skills, AI skills and communication skills

• A standard driving license (if you do not hold one, you may obtain it after receiving an offer or after joining)

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

All of the following are for reference only. No specific experience or qualification is required.

• Qualifications such as Event Business Manager, General Travel Services Manager or PR Planner

• Part-time experience in the operation of projection mapping, events or exhibitions

• Business-level English (as a guide, TOEIC 700 or above)

Number of Openings

A small number of positions.

Application Requirements

• Expected to graduate or complete a course at a graduate school, university, junior college or vocational school between April 2026 and March 2027 (work history is not required, and those who have already graduated are welcome)

• Under 30 years of age at the time of application

• Able to work at the Nagoya Head Office (your current place of residence does not matter)

• Willing to accept the possibility of future relocation, secondment or change of role in Japan or overseas. In such cases the decision is made with full consideration of your work situation and family circumstances, and with respect for your wishes.

• Able to work on event preparation and live operation including Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and late at night, and able to travel domestically and internationally

How to Apply

Please send your resume (any format, 10MB or less) to the following address.

To: recruit@hitohata.jp (HITOHATA, INC. Recruiting)

Deadline: Sunday, May 31, 2026, 23:59

Example items to include in your resume

• Full name (with reading), date of birth (and your age as of the date of writing), gender, photograph, current address

• Family home address (if you have a family home you can live in), and contact details (email address and mobile phone)

• Education, work history (if any), licenses (with date obtained), qualifications (with date obtained)

• Reason for applying, self-introduction, desired position, and any other personal requests (including circumstances requiring special consideration)

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Selection Process

• Entry (submission of resume)

• Notification of document screening result (by email, within about three weeks of the deadline)

• Aptitude test (SPI3), for candidates who pass document screening

• Interview, held in person at our Tokyo Office or Nagoya Head Office, for candidates who pass document screening

• Work experience or assignment (for example, hands-on work at our office or an event venue, or an assignment completed and submitted on a computer), for candidates who pass the interview

• Final interview

• Job offer

Emails may fail to reach us because of size limits or spam filtering. If you have not heard from us more than three weeks after the deadline, please contact us via the inquiry form.

Interviews are in principle held in person at our Tokyo Office or Nagoya Head Office. Online interviews are available only to candidates living outside the Kanto, Tokai and Kansai regions or outside Japan.

Details of the work experience or assignment will be explained to you according to the role and your circumstances.

Interviews, work experience and assignments may be held more than once depending on your experience, skills and abilities.

Travel costs for the first interview are at your own expense. Travel and accommodation costs for the work experience and final interview are covered by the company.

It can take up to about three months from the closing date or your entry until the final offer or rejection is communicated.

Interviews and communications about selection results are generally conducted in Japanese, although interviews can be conducted partly in English.

Inquiries About This Position

Please email recruit@hitohata.jp. Making an inquiry will not affect your selection either favorably or unfavorably, so please feel free to get in touch with any questions.

Compensation and Benefits

Employment type

COMPANY MEMBER (Regular Staff)

Salary, bonuses and allowances

• Base salary: from JPY 252,800 per month

• Fixed overtime allowance (for 30 hours): from JPY 59,250

• Total monthly salary: from JPY 312,050

• Grade: from Grade 3 (Professional Grade)

• The figures above assume a graduate of a four-year university in Japan, aged 22 at the time of joining

• Overtime beyond 30 hours in a month, together with holiday work and late-night work, is paid separately as an additional allowance calculated by the minute

• Bonuses twice a year (June and December)

• Base salary and grade review once a year (July)

• Housing allowance: JPY 10,000-30,000 depending on your residential area, paid where renting a property in your own name is recognized as necessary

• Commuting expenses covered in full

• Business trip per diem (tax exempt): JPY 2,500 per day, paid for overnight business trips or day trips of eight hours or more, on working days and holidays alike

• Relocation allowance of JPY 200,000 if relocation is required on joining. This applies to both new graduate and mid-career hires, including foreign nationals relocating to Japan from overseas; it is free to use as you wish with no receipts required, and is paid in principle in the month you join.

• Loan of a work PC you can take with you (a MacBook in principle)

Working hours, holidays and leave

• Working hours: 10:00-19:00 (one hour break, eight actual working hours), with a flextime system available

• Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and the year-end and New Year period (December 29 to January 3) in principle

• 123 days off per year

• Annual paid leave: 10 days granted in the first year, six months after joining, increasing by one to two days each subsequent year up to a maximum of 20 days per year

• Leave can be taken as full days, half days or by the hour

• Special leave: three days granted in the first year only, separate from annual paid leave, three months after joining

• Refresh leave: after five years of service, 10 consecutive days of paid leave separate from annual paid leave, granted at the start of the business year and available within that year, and granted again every five years thereafter

• Other leave systems, including maternity leave, childcare leave, family care leave and leave to care for sick children

Probation period

Six months. There is no reduction in salary or allowances during the probation period.

Primary work location

Nagoya Head Office. There is a possibility of future relocation, secondment or change of role within Japan.

Other benefits

• Full social insurance: employment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, health insurance, employees' pension insurance and nursing care insurance

• Regular health check-up once a year, with optional examination items designated by the company also covered by the company

• Subsidy for book purchases, training and study groups for skill development, where approved by the company and up to a set limit

• Outside activities such as lectures, writing and presenting your own work are permitted where approved by the company

• Further benefit programs are being introduced progressively

Training programs

A range of required and optional programs is available, including business etiquette training, logical thinking training, mentor training, communication training, time management training and leadership training.