Affiliate Manager / Country Manager - Japan

The Affiliate Manager / Country Manager will be working to ensure that the company has a strong position in the Japanese market.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for customer acquisition, conversion and retention, with focus on revenue generation
Budgets, business plans, marketing plan and economic follow up for the country, together with any other reporting
Manage, plan and execute all marketing & sales activities for the Asian market, both online and offline, to maximize ROI on marketing and media budgets
Evaluate and follow-up on said deals and partnerships, ongoing and after campaigns
Responsible that material is delivered, implemented and updated
Market and competitor analyses
Be at all times informed about the current law and regulations regarding the gaming industry and other areas such as media landscape
Gather information on the local market for overall decisions taken by the management
Build the company’s selected brand/s in the Asian market, with local brand management (that the company's profile is maintained in a proper way on site, in press, marketing material etc)
Together with the central partner (affiliate) team, update and deliver useful information and content to partners/affiliates, as to promote the mutual interests of the partner and the company, and maximise the channel’s potential
Make sure editorial content, news and information on the local site, blogs, social media and other sources related to all products are always updated with the most relevant and sales driving content.
Make sure information and editorial content to partners are sent out, including content for sites, forums, newsletters, magazines and various campaigns and promotions.
Make sure translations for the site, newsletters, campaigns etc are made in a correct and timely manner.
Be responsible for editorial partnerships and liaise with press contacts and journalists
The position must be able to work closely with central functions e.g. in-house creative agency, CRM-function, Affiliate team etc, and has direct personnel responsibility of Content Coordinator/s for the local market

Requirements:

Fluent in English & Japanese
2+ years experience as an affiliate manager or marketing manager for the Japanese Market in the igaming industry
Experience in monitoring, evaluating and analysing campaign performance for campaign optimization
Previous experience of budget and reporting
Proven ability to deliver customers in line with CPA budgets
Experience of working with major media partners and negotiating competitive media deals
Able to work under pressure and flexible hours when needed
Very good organization and communication skills
High degree of responsibility and result orientation
Working attitude striving for thoroughness and perfection, with the aim to excel

to be discussed