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Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter
The newest addition to the division will be Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter (WBSTT), an indoor attraction that will invite visitors to step into the fascinating behind-the-scenes world of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World. The Studio Tour Tokyo will offer special features to enable visitors to deepen their understanding of how the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films were made. With iconic film sets to explore, costumes and props to discover and magical experiences to delight, the indoor attraction will invite visitors to enjoy scenes from the films first-hand and discover how the world's favorite book series was brought to life on screen.
Your New Role...
To assist and support efficient running of the office and day-to-day operational/clerical tasks under Retail Senior Director's supervision. Work primarily with Retail team and potentially with other teams in Tour as necessary, acting as a coordinator to add value to team performance, and enhance speed and efficiency. Proactively offer suggestions /make improvements that would enable Managers to work efficiently. Support the setup of processes and infrastructure during the pre-open phase of Harajuku (and other stores) and assist in the ongoing Retail operation once established.
Your Role Accountabilities...
- Provide support to the Retail Senior Director, including diary management, travel arrangements, and expense report and other processing.
- Take responsibility for office administration tasks, including but not limited to the following:
- Ensure office and other supplies are ordered, stocked and ready for use.
- Ensure meeting rooms are ready for use, handle booking requests when required.
- Maintain office systems ensuring that they operate correctly (recycling/ photocopiers/ Tour water cooler maintenance/ supply orders etc.)
- Report items when not working, ensure stock of items where required.
Qualifications & Experiences...
- Previous experience of working as a coordinator or secretary.
- IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including developing Powerpoint Presentations, excel/word templates, Outlook, excel spreadsheets (with formulas and formatting), documents.
- Native or near-native Japanese ability, Business level English reading skills and conversational ability (greater proficiency if possible).
- Experience working in a multinational company or multicultural workplace is plus.
- Experience of working within the leisure industry in either an attraction, Food & Beverage, museum or heritage site.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma; college education desirable.
BEHAVIOURS
- Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to deal with colleagues at all levels, ensuring the professional image of WBSTT is upheld.
- Proactive thinker with good problem-solving capabilities.
- Able to work alone as well as part of a team.
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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