Assistant Director

Position Summary

• Type: ASSISTANT MEMBER (long-term internship)

• Base: Nagoya Head Office

• Application deadline: None

• Compensation: Travel expenses covered; paid from your third session onwards if you take on real work

• Commitment: Long-term internship, at least two days a week for at least three months

Job Description

The Assistant Director internship is a long-term program in which you learn the work of a Director across a broad range of areas while taking part in real projects such as projection mapping, immersive art museums and immersive shows.

Mission: Experience the work of a Director on real project sites. Go through the whole flow of planning, creative direction and on-site operation, and build a professional perspective and practical skills.

• Supporting concept direction for projection mapping, immersive art museums and immersive shows

• Supporting the preparation of proposals, presentation materials and reports

• Researching and summarizing case studies in Japan and overseas

• Supporting the operation of events and exhibitions

• Supporting production scheduling and liaison with outsourcing partners

• Supporting the selection and editing of documentary photography and video

• Executing advertising and marketing strategy (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Google Ads)

• Attracting media coverage and distributing press releases

• Operating corporate social media (Instagram, Facebook)

• Website production and operation

• Improving operations through the use of AI and DX tools

Required Skills

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

• Standard PC skills, AI skills and communication skills

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

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

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

• Interest or experience in photography and video

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

Number of Openings

A small number of positions.

Application Requirements

• Currently enrolled at a university, graduate school, junior college or vocational school (aged 18 or over; high school students are not eligible)

• Able to take part at least two days a week, continuously for at least three months

• Interested in projection mapping, immersive art museums, immersive shows and the like

• Able to take part at the Nagoya Head Office, or able to take part remotely

How to Apply

You can apply either through our entry form or by sending your resume by email. Please choose whichever is more convenient for you.

Applying through the entry form

The details you enter in the form serve as your resume, so there is no need to prepare one separately. You are also welcome to attach a photograph, a portfolio, or a resume file you already have.

Go to the entry form

Applying by email

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

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

Deadline: none

Applications are screened in the order in which documents are submitted. Recruitment may close once participants have been decided.

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 three weeks)

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

• Participation confirmed

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

Travel costs for the interview are at your own expense.

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

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.

Terms of Participation

Type

ASSISTANT MEMBER (long-term internship). This internship is for students and assumes long-term participation of at least two days a week for at least three months. Some interns have gone on to join us as COMPANY MEMBER (Regular Staff) after graduating.

Pay and travel expenses

• Grade: from grade 1 (assistant grade)

• Travel expenses covered in full

• Your first two sessions are observation and training only, with travel expenses covered

• From your third session onwards, if you take on real work, you move to paid participation according to your grade

Participation conditions

• Days: at least two days a week

• Minimum period: at least three months

• Hours: negotiable within 10:00-19:00 (at least four hours a day)

Location

Nagoya Head Office. Remote participation can be discussed.