Ahrefs jobs – Community & Partnerships Marketing Manager, Japan

activities, engaging audiences on stage, on camera and in other public-facing settings. Develop recurring, commercially focused collaborations with partners, including events, webinars, customer sessions, YouTube appearances and interviews that drive product interest, lead generation and stronger customer relationships. Build and maintain relationships with relevant media and news outlets in Japan, and identify opportunities for Ahrefs to contribute to industry conversations. Support customer and prospect engagement around marketing activities, including communicating with attendees before and after events. Work closely with the Enterprise team where relevant, while keeping activities inclusive of Ahrefs users and customers across different plans and segments. Coordinate interviews, filming, photography and production logistics, and support the creation, localisation and reuse of case studies, event assets, presentations and other marketing content for the Japanese market. Collaborate with the Japan marketing team and relevant global teams so local activities support broader Ahrefs priorities. Travel occasionally within Japan for partner meetings, customer engagement, conferences and events. What you’ll need Around 4 to 6 years in marketing, partnerships, community, field marketing, business development or a related area. We’re flexible on exact experience for the right person. Native-level Japanese. Professional working proficiency in English. Strong relationship-building skills and the confidence to develop new connections from scratch. Experience managing external stakeholders such as customers, partners, media, speakers or industry communities. Comfort taking ownership and working independently, without a highly prescriptive playbook. Strong communication skills and the confidence to represent a company publicly. Comfort hosting events, facilitating discussions, appearing on camera and speaking in front of groups. Good commercial judgment, and an understanding of how marketing activities contribute to customer relationships, brand growth and lead generation. Strong organisational skills, and the ability to move between relationship building, planning, coordination and execution. A collaborative working style, working closely with both local and global teams. Able to commute to and work from the Ahrefs Tokyo office in Jingumae. Nice to have Experience in SEO, digital marketing, SaaS or B2B technology. Existing relationships within Japan’s SEO, digital marketing, SaaS, media or agency communities. Experience developing partnerships or ambassador programs. Experience with PR or media relations in Japan. Experience organising or hosting meetups, roundtables, workshops or industry events. Experience working closely with sales or Enterprise teams. Familiarity with Ahrefs and the wider SEO industry. Location: Tokyo (Jingumae). On-site. Ahrefs does not engage with agencies or third party recruitment solutions for the roles we hire for. If at any point we need help, we'll let you know! Join Ahrefs. Make an impact with a team that ships and cares. Apply for this Job Who we are We are Ahrefs, a company that builds awesome SEO tools and creates in-depth educational materials to help hundreds of thousands of digital marketing professionals around the globe succeed at their jobs. Our marketing team is small for a company our size, so you’ll be well-placed to make sizable contributions to the company’s success instead of being a small cog in a giant machine where your work hardly ever gets noticed. We most value marketers who have the ability to figure things out independently, do their own research, and enjoy running crazy experiments. Our motto is first do it, then do it right, then do it better Hear from our team Frontend Every day is a new day where I get to solve interesting problems, or make improvements that have a positive impact on thousands of users. Read Full Story → Bryan Chen , Frontend Developer Read Full Story → Marketing You have autonomy to make things happen. Despite the size of Ahrefs’ business, I’m part of a really lean team—cool things you