Public Relations Manager (Japanese Speaking

Position: Public Relations Manager (Japanese Speaking)
Location: Canary Wharf

Public Relations Manager (Japanese Speaking)
London

About Us

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world's preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company, we're dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world's preferred choice.

We are now looking for a Public Relations Manager (Japanese Speaking) to join our Corporate Branding & Communications Group in London on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £60,000 - £70,000 DOE
- Up to 10% bonus
- Permanent Health Insurance (40% salary cover)
- 6% matched pension contribution
- Comprehensive private family healthcare
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Five days' paid Volunteer Leave
- Opportunity for unpaid leave
- Up to 10 days' international remote working
* - Critical Illness Cover
- Mental Health First Aiders
- My Strength Wellbeing App
- Free online fitness platform, including Pilates, Yoga and mindfulness resources
- Employee benefits package, including free eye tests*, discounted gym membership and high street vouchers
- Free 24/7 online GP, mental health support, Life Events Counselling and Care Concierge Service
- Tailored development and career opportunities

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Japanese speaking PR, project management, or marcomms professional to join our globally recognised organisation.

You'll have the chance to play a key role in shaping our global reputation whilst developing your skills on the international stage and broadening your expertise across communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement and crisis management.

What's more, you’ll discover a huge array of benefits, perks and rewards that will support you in and out of work, reinforcing our commitment to our people-focused culture and ongoing support for you.

So, if you want to make a genuine impact on a global organisation whilst continuing to develop your communications career, read on and apply today.

The Role

As a Public Relations Manager, you will strengthen our global reputation and support our long-term business objectives, with a particular focus on the Japanese market.

Specifically, you will develop and deliver strategic communications, PR strategies, and campaigns, secure media opportunities, and strengthen relationships with journalists, agencies and key stakeholders.

You will also lead our press relations activity, producing high-quality communications, supporting executive media engagement and identifying opportunities to raise the company profile. Working closely with colleagues across multiple functions and international regions, you will build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring our communications remain consistent, effective and aligned with our global objectives.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop and implement crisis communication plans and responses
- Support reputation management during business-critical issues
- Monitor media coverage and evaluate campaign performance
- Produce reports and insights to measure communications effectiveness
- Identify opportunities to optimise future PR and communications activity

About You

To be considered as our Public Relations Manager (Japanese Speaking), you will need:

- Previous public relations, project management or marketing communications experience, gained within an agency, in-house environment or both
- Experience developing PR strategies for a global organisation
- Experience securing premium media coverage and building strong media relationships
- Experience delivering multi-channel communications campaigns
- Experience in crisis communications and issues management
- Experience using media monitoring and analytics platforms to evaluate campaign performance
- Fluency in Japanese, both speaking and writing, in addition to English
- Strong creative, analytical and organisational skills
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple…