Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

Rakuten Advertising provides advertising technology and consumer insights to the world’s leading brands and retailers. Working with agencies and brands around the world, Rakuten Advertising unites technology, client strategy and consumer insights to deliver advertising experiences that drive increased brand awareness and marketing performance. With access to Rakuten’s diverse media properties and audiences, combined with an award-winning performance network and proprietary consumer research, Rakuten Advertising creates the right conditions to reach new customers and sustain long-lasting loyalty.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for relationship management with an assigned portfolio of clients. You will serve as a client liaison throughout the delivery of client service engagements or outsourced solutions. You will be strategically focused and responsible for maintaining client satisfaction by ensuring consistent and proactive communications with clients while completing tasks that support the overall management of client relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

Manages communications with internal and external stakeholders (phone & email) acting as liaison between clients and account team.Administers operations for client programs in support of client satisfaction and revenue goals.Audits creative and placements as mandated by account team/client, updating client promotions and creative as needed.Reviews partnered affiliate websites to identify optimization opportunities for clients.Supports client and partner outreach to develop new business opportunities.Supporting 8-15 Accounts lead by Account Managers and Sr. Managers alike across our retail accountsTimely and satisfactory execution of administration of client programs, contributing to client satisfaction and the achievement of client and Rakuten Marketing revenue goals.Learning and understanding how to use our technologyManaging internal resources using them effectively and helping Account Managers provide a high level of service for the client

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical

Entry level candidates welcome. Preferred experience could include 1-2 years active marketing or administrative experienceComfortable using ExcelAbility to learn PowerPoint and Rakuten Marketing tools and processes

Personal effectiveness

Highly organisedProactive - continually looking to improve own role and that of your clientsInquisitive approach to continuously learning on the jobResponsiveness - getting back to clients within 24 hours

Communication

Excellent written and verbal communicationStrong interpersonal skills

Results focus

Detail-orientatedProof that you can work towards a deadline

Teamwork

Ability to work well as a team and prioritise your workload based on company’s goalsBe able to share progress and updates on tasks with Account Managers and Managers

Understanding of business

Basic understanding of the online (and more specifically affiliate) marketing sector

Minimum Requirements:

0-2 years relevant work experience PreferredBachelor's Degree Required

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team