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Warner Bros. Discovery Senior Digital Marketing Manager in Tokyo, Japan
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Warner Bros. Discovery is a powerful portfolio of iconic entertainment, news, and sports brands. We bring people, technology, and the world's best storytellers together to drive culture and meaningful connection. We believe the enduring power of stories can open our eyes to the world, to each other, and to new and different perspectives.
Join us. Shape your story here.
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF POSITION
This is the lead position of Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter’s digital marketing Team. Senior digital marketing manager will lead the digital marketing performance and be responsible for developing the Studio Tour’s digital marketing strategies, consumer digital journey design, SEO/SEM with key focus to drive ticket sale and data-driven email marketing / social campaigns aiding to increase Studio Tour’s awareness and drive consumer engagement. The ideal candidate will leverage data analysis to fill in opportunity gaps across all funnels and optimize strategies to achieve the Studio Tour’s long term business growth.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: TOTAL 100%
50%
Oversee digital marketing strategies and planning
Lead the development of comprehensive digital marketing strategies for consumer direct channels, to be aligned with overall marketing plan with key focus to drive ticket sales for Studio Tour for long term business growth
Lead the holistic digital media strategies and planning with agencies to manage and optimize online advertising channels, including PPC, social media and display campaigns etc
Manage and drive effective digital campaigns across SEO, PPC, social media, display, CRM and partnerships ensuring campaign tracking is in place and results monitored
Build a framework to optimize and measure campaign strategies across all marketing channels, provide suggestion for future success
Run high-impact campaigns and experiments from idea to execution and post-campaign analysis
Manage the consumer marketing database, implementing data-growth strategies to ensure quality subscribers and data is cleansed regularly in line with best practice recommendations
Utilize data-driven insights to identify opportunities and develop holistic digital marketing approach for audience expansion and engagement
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure a competitive edge
Continuously optimize the user journey and website experience to enhance conversion rates
Identify threats and opportunity gaps to be addressed and suggest solutions
Identify, cultivate and monitor the most lean-forward audiences for Studio Tour’s brands, with a strategic approach toward the right audiences to develop and acquire
20%:
Reporting and analysis
Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) of paid media and provide regular performance reports
Analyze digital media and campaigns performance to ensure constant ROI maximization
Forecast, measure, analyse, and report trends in data to obtain marketing insights on consumer behaviour and leverage the insights to drive growth
Own analytics initiatives to measure the impact of all marketing activities on digital platform
Implement A/B testing and other experimentation methodologies to refine digital marketing approaches
Build digestible reports that prove results and surface new insights for stakeholders’ business review
Conduct regular website/ webstore performance audit and uncover areas for growth
20%
Team management and collaboration
Manage a small team to ensure the team efforts and focus are aligned with Studio Tour’s business goals
Setting up team objectives, tracking KPIs, establishing processes and prioritizing team projects according to the impact that they have on the business/results
Work collaboratively with brand marketing and agencies, use data to supply insight for developing impactful and targeted digital content
Collaborate with other WBD teams including Warner Bros. Studio Tour London’s marketing team and Japan’s franchise/ digital team for synergy
Develop effective relationship with internal teams including IT, Finance, Operations, Events and Commercial teams for cross teams collaborations
10%
Work well with the team
Promote teamwork and synergy through effective communications and involvement in appropriate industry and team functions
Support any internal activities when needed
JOB-RELATED QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS
Education
Bachelor’s degree
Work Experience & Qualifications
Proven experience in digital marketing, specializing on paid media management and digital marketing strategies
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools and marketing analytics platforms
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Google Analytics, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
In-depth knowledge of various digital marketing channels and best practices
Experience managing and optimizing paid advertising campaigns across platforms
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment with multiple stakeholders
Results-driven mindset with a track record of achieving and exceeding performance targets
Familiarity with the attractions, entertainment industry or E-commerce is a plus
Skills & characters
Proficiency in both English and Japanese languages is essential
Excellent business sense with a result-driven mindset and commercially astute
Excellent analytical skills
Solid project management skills to lead and collaborate with cross-functional partners, prioritize high impact activities and keep complex projects moving forward
Capability to handle uncertainty and take initiative to work on projects with least guidance
Proactive and self-motivated, a great team player
Resourceful, proactive, creative mind
Ability to cope in a fast pace and challenging environment and cope with tight deadlines
REMARKS: Management has the right to add or change duties and job requirements at anytime. In addition, the employer may consider whether the individual applying for or holding the position is qualified. There are two steps involved in this determination. The first concerns whether the applicant or current employee satisfies the prerequisites for the position. The second step involves whether the person can perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) for instructions to submit your request.