Director (Candidate for Executive Producer)

Position Summary

• Employment type: COMPANY MEMBER (Regular Staff)

• Base: Nagoya Head Office

• Application deadline: Sunday, May 31, 2026

• Starting salary: From 312,050 yen per month (base salary 252,800 yen plus a fixed overtime allowance for 30 hours of 59,250 yen), plus an overtime allowance for actual hours worked beyond that

• 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 towards 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)

Please apply after agreeing to the HITOHATA, Inc. Privacy Policy, which sets out our rules on the handling of personal information.

Selection Process

• Entry (submission of resume)

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

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

• Interview, held at our office or online, for candidates who pass document screening

• Practical test, 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 two weeks after the deadline, please contact us via the inquiry form.

Interviews and selection tests 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 practical test and final interview are covered by the company.

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 252,800 yen per month

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

• Total starting salary: from 312,050 yen

• 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: 10,000-30,000 yen 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): 2,500 yen per day, paid for overnight business trips or day trips of eight hours or more, on working days and holidays alike

• New graduate relocation allowance of 200,000 yen where relocation is required on joining, for new graduates and those within three years of graduation

• 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 and nursing care leave

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.