MetaFilter Jobs posts tagged with japan

Copywriting gig in Tokyo

QueSeraSera — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:04:44 -0800

A Tokyo-based graphic arts firm is seeking a copywriter to write English language advertisements and marketing collateral for overseas use. Experienced writers preferred; translators and technical writers welcome. This is a great opportunity if you are studying Japanese and want some real Japanese business experience. You'll get to practice speaking, listening, and reading Japanese in a relaxed environment, while doing your actual work in English. You'll also get to go on-site and meet with clients, who include some of the most famous names in electronics manufacturing. Bonus for tech lovers, you get to play with pre-release products!! Requirements: • Must currently reside in Japan. (Firm on this one. Sorry, overseas folks!) • Native English speaker or have close to "perfect" English speaking ability. • Conversational Japanese ability. • Proficiency with MS Office applications, including PowerPoint. Additional notes: • Full-time from sometime around August. • 3-month introductory period, followed by 'seishain' status (permanent, not a yearly contract). • Visa sponsorship is available. • Application deadline is 7/4/2008. I'm not the final decision maker, but I will be selecting the candidates. Feel free to ask me any questions! Send resumes, questions, writing samples to tokyowritinggig@gmail.com (not my MeFi mail, please).

Service Engineer

whatzit — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:35:16 -0800

Service Engineer Position Japan Machinery Company is a multinational engineering import/export firm dealing in process equipment, automation, measuring and control systems. The company services prominent firms in various industrial fields for over half a century. At present one hundred eighty people (including salesman, clerical, engineering, design etc.) make up one strong team coming from eight countries. Qualifications: Higher Technical education in Electronic Automation and Control Systems Some working experience in process control and automation Field Equipment skills Software development Knowledge of General Safety and Electrical Safety Rules Good English Responsibilities: Control Systems Technical Support Quality and Technical Control, Test and Site Acceptance Test Supervise field installation and test onsite control systems

Unix Administrator

mexican — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:37:10 -0800

Experienced UN*X administrator sought. Responsible for administration of; production/development/administrative UN*X systems, user account management, system monitoring, OS/web server/DB server configuration, performance evaluation, and scale planning; development and maintenance of system standards, system tools/scripts, and backup processes; management of outside vendor relationships. Also responsible for working with application team members and outside resources in order to develop and maintain MySQL database environments. Familiar with the following System/Software packages:

Redhat/CentOS Linux
Apache Web Server
MySQL
Shell scripting
Perl
PHP
Cricket

Verbal and written communication sills in both Japanese and English are also required.

Senior Web Developer (Tokyo)

mexican — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:40:12 -0800

Looking for a senior-level web applications developer with extensive LAMP experience. Will be expected to design applications, develop specifications for use by outside vendors, delegate tasks to internal and external resources, manage code quality, and own the application code base. Both Japanese and English language skills are required.

Technical Support Specialist

ejoey — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:04:27 -0800

[Job Description] *Provide technical support and basic sales/billing related information to English speaking Corporate and Personal customers by phone/e-mail/fax *Provide assistance in the preparation of technical/sales documentation [Required Skills] *Experience/proficiency/genuine interest in Internet related technologies as well as PC/Mac software and hardware *Professional and calm phone/communication skills *Good troubleshooting/problem solving skills (PC, Mac, Internet related) *Experience in small to mid-scale networking/routing *Proficiency in the FreeBSD operating language and Apache web server *Experience with web creation and related technologies (PHP, Perl, MySQL) *Must be a Japanese national or foreign resident with valid working visa *Must be a native English speaker or perfect bilingual Japanese *Must be able to work effectively, efficiently and professionally with people to fulfill both team and individual objectives/responsibilities [Preferred Traits] *Willing to invest in a career as a Customer Support Professional *Total time in Japan should be at least 2 years *Between the ages of 26 and 30 *Currently living in Tokyo or surrounding areas *Intermediate Japanese conversation/reading proficiency. [Hours] *9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday - Friday [Vacation] *Weekends, National Holidays, Paid Holidays, New Years, Special Holidays, etc. [Salary and Benefits] *Annual salary system (based on experience and abilities), Commutation allowance, Health Insurance, Employees' Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Industrial Injury Insurance [Employment Status] *Renewable non-tenured contract (initially) Japanese ability is not required, but you must already be residing in Japan, hopefully Tokyo. If you have any questions you can Skype me at: josephatwork