Junior Project Manager

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Job Description

The Project Manager will be at the heart of RS’s operations, navigating complex projects with authority and precision. As a key player, you’ll manage timelines, balance priorities, and ensure seamless collaboration across creative, technical, and account teams. This role is ideal for someone who understands that project management is a creative and strategic challenge—not just a checklist.

Responsibilities

• Project Ownership: Oversee end-to-end project management from planning to execution, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Priority Management: Continuously evaluate and re-prioritize tasks to meet dynamic client and team needs.
• Communication Cadence: Maintain predictable and clear communication with all stakeholders (creative teams, clients, and account managers).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the glue between departments, ensuring smooth handoffs, conflict resolution, and effective resource allocation.
• Client Relationship: Work closely with account managers to manage client expectations and maintain satisfaction without over-promising or compromising team health.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure deliverables meet RS’s high standards while keeping profitability in check.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1-2 years of experience managing digital, creative, or technical projects in an agency or similar environment.
• Natural Authority: Demonstrated ability to lead and influence teams without the need of formal titles.
• Decisiveness: Quick decision-making under pressure, especially when sorting signals from noise.
• Self-Awareness: Recognize your strengths and weaknesses and seek continuous improvement.
• Agility: Experience in juggling shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• Technical/Tool Knowledge: Proficiency in project management tools (Notion, Asana, Trello, etc.) and communication platforms (Slack, Teams).
• Communication: Strong verbal and written skills in Japanese
• Native or Professional Japanese
• Casual English (interested in learning more!)

About the Company

At Rare Standard, we help global brands come alive in Japan.

We specialize in brand operations and creative execution that go beyond localization—crafting work that is on brand and resonates for the Japanese audience. From campaign design to cultural nuance, we partner with teams who care deeply about how their brand is experienced in Japan.

We’re a small, focused team that believes in clear expectations, good process, and creative work that actually works.

Why join RS? Because you are …

• Strategic: Be more than just a traffic manager—be a key decision-maker driving impactful creative projects.
• Love to Grow: Enjoy leadership opportunities within a supportive and evolving team culture.
• An Equalizer: Help foster a work environment that balances creative ambition with realistic project scopes, protecting team well-being.