Bi-lingual Assistant at Imagine (Adventure Company) – Year-round, long term position

This role combines office work, remote work and outdoor activity work in Hokkaido. You will be assisting an established entrepreneur to continue to grow and manage adventure companies around Asia. Your main manager will be Pete Tupper, the founder of the Imagine brand, which does business in the outdoor education and travel industries in Hokkaido, Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam etc.

You will play important parts in the development of the business while making the day-to-day management more efficient and effective.

Responsibilities

(These are just some examples. Your exact roles will be adjusted over time).

  • Communication with customers
  • Process sign-up forms, invoices, payments, receipts, records
  • Booking transport, hotels, restaurants and rentals for activities
  • Translations and Japanese language emails, marketing text, etc.
  • Assistant instructor on outdoor activities such as summer camps, school trips and team-building events
  • Shopping for equipment
  • Organizing and maintaining equipment storage
  • Some personal admin tasks in Japanese for the manager (forms, phone calls, etc)
  • Handling visa applications and other government processes
  • Driving and other errands

Requirements

  • Native or near-native Japanese (spoken and written, business level)
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written, business level)
  • Bachelor’s degree or similar
  • 2-8 years work experience in similar roles
  • Driving license and own car
  • Already living in Hokkaido (the closer to Kimobetsu, the better)
  • Very efficient at using a variety of computer software
  • Have own laptop
  • Hardworking, productive, focused
  • Good at adapting between office, remote work and outdoor work
  • Able to think independently to find ways to get things done

Not necessary but even better if you also have:

  • Outdoor education experience
  • Bookkeeping experience
  • Video editing skills
  • Wordpress skills

or

  • Chinese language skills

Arrangements

Main place of work is currently in Kimobetsu (25 mins from Kutchan).

Work is sometimes in the office, sometimes remote (from home), sometimes outdoors on activities, and sometimes driving around to do tasks. Sometimes you may also work in another office in Niseko. It varies every week.

Approx 40 hours per week

1 year contract with expectation to extend to long term

 

Benefits

  • 250,000 JPY/month (210,000 JPY/month for first 3 months trial period)
  • Possible further pay rises in future
  • 20 days annual paid holidays + public holidays + 2 days off per week
  • Participate in fun outdoor experiences
  • Gain experience in a wide range of new areas
  • Learn lots about outdoor education and business

 

How to apply

Please email your CV to Pete Tupper at [email protected] with a short personal introduction in English by 8th November 2024. Thanks!