Head of Social, Japan

Posted:
2/3/2026, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Tokyo, Japan

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Growth & Marketing

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!


 

Adobe is a place where exceptional people work – don’t just take our word for it, our employees have recently voted us and Adobe Japan has been ranked 13th, for Great Place to Work. 

 

We’re proud to offer market competitive employee benefits designed to suit you and your lifestyle. Some of the great benefits include health insurance, global days off, wellness fund, parental leave, access to our Employee Stock Purchase Program and programs designed to help you continue to build your career. To learn more, please visit https://benefits.adobe.com/jp 
 
We also proudly empower our employees to get involved with corporate social responsibility and offer a broad range of opportunities to enable you to make a bigger impact through philanthropy, employee, and community engagement.    

 

We know that people are the differentiator in our business, and that's why we want to meet you!  

About the Role

Adobe Japan is looking for a Head of Social Japan to lead and scale our social media strategy across channels, audiences, and the full customer lifecycle. Reporting into senior marketing leadership, this role owns the strategic direction and execution of social as a core marketing and customer engagement function in Japan.

As a Head of Social Japan, you will manage a high-impact team and agency partners to deliver comprehensive social strategies that drive brand relevance, customer success, and business growth. This role spans proprietary social platforms, influencer communities, customer support on social, social listening, and newsroom-style operations. The scope is not limited to specific products, but supports Adobe’s broader portfolio and ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

  • Define and implement a complete social strategy across all owned social channels, aligned with business goals and the end-to-end customer journey

  • Own the strategy, planning, and optimization of in-house social media platforms, with deep expertise in YouTube as a flagship channel for storytelling, education, and community engagement

  • Lead social initiatives across awareness, adoption, retention, and customer support use cases

  • Establish frameworks for social listening and translate insights into marketing, communications, and product strategy

  • Oversee customer support on social channels in close partnership with Customer Support and PR teams

  • Build and scale influencer and creator communities to drive advocacy and long-term value

  • Build and operate a social newsroom model, enabling timely, insight-driven engagement

  • Lead, coach, and develop team members; manage agencies and external partners

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with PR, Product Marketing, Brand, Customer marketing, Analytics, and Global teams
     

What You Need to Succeed

  • Proven experience leading owned social channels end-to-end, including strategy, operations, and performance optimization

  • Strong hands-on experience managing YouTube as part of a broader owned social ecosystem

  • Experience designing social strategies grounded in customer journey and lifecycle thinking

  • Demonstrated expertise in social listening, insights generation, and newsroom-style operations

  • Experience delivering customer support via social channels

  • Proven success in influencer and community building

  • People management experience with the ability to mentor and grow talent

  • Strong communication skills in both English and Japanese (business-level proficiency in both required)

Adobe for All 

Adobe strives to create an environment where our employees can do their best work and drive their career growth and development based on their personal goals. From fair-pay practices to Employee Networks and programs designed to make everyone feel included, we're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. 

 

Take the plunge and jump in 

Likwhat you have read and keen to jump in? Think you might not have all the skills we are looking for? Just take the plunge and apply – we know that by bringing together a diverse group of people, we are so much better together. We'd love to see where we can help drive Creativity for All together.  

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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Adobe

Website: https://www.adobe.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1982

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Venture - Series Unknown

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