Product Team Assistant - Transport products focus F/H

About Japan Experience

Since 1981, we've been a leading tourism company, specializing in offering a wide range of travel experiences in Japan.

Our mission is to become the leading brand for all Europeans who love Japan and want to travel there.

We offer a wide catalog of products to our travelers: individual and group tours, Rail Passes, activities, excursions, train tickets, accommodations, SIM cards, car rental, etc. For more information on our company and our products, visit our website in 5 languages: https://www.japan-experience.com/.

And discover our promotional video!

In 2022, Japan Experience managers launched Irasshai, an 800 m2 food store dedicated to Japan in central Paris (https://irasshai.co/).

In 2024, A new Japan Experience office opened in Milan, Italy, to better address the Italian market.

In March 2025, Japan Experience acquired FTC, top-leading group tours' DMC in Japan.

In December 2025, Japan Experience joined Marietton Group (Havas, Selectour, Austral Lagons, Akilanga, Vista, SPVA, Time Tours), the first leading French company for worldwide travel.

2026? Let's write it together...!

What do we expect from you?

Japan Experience offers a wide range of products for transportation in Japan, on Japan Experience website or on BtoB partner websites: train tickets, national and regional rail passes, driving licence translation, city subway passes, car rental inside tours.

Reporting to the Transportation & Internet product manager, you will be in charge of the following missions:

• Selection of new products for the brand. Pricing and accurate description,
• Selection of media, implementation of SEO recommendations,
• Product registration on the Japan Experience website, in 5 languages, or on partner websites,
• Creation & update of product databases,
• Participation in supplier meetings and negotiations, in Japanese / English,
• Creation of internal training materials,
• Competition benchmark.

Who you are:

• Passionate about Japanese culture, history, and traditions

• Currently living in Japan (or about to move to), with a valid visa (working holiday OK)

• Reliable, organized, and able to handle unexpected situations with calm

• Experience in a related tourism field is an asset

• Fluent in English (C1) and proficient in Japanese (N3 minimum)

• Proficiency in another language (French, German, Italian, or Spanish) is a plus

• Good command of computer tools (Word, Excel, Power Point, Canva) on a Mac.

• You can work between 25h to 40h a week, even occasionally on weekends

What we offer:

• Arubaito (アルバイト) contract, can lead to contract employee 契約社員 or even permanent contract 正社員 (with working visa sponsorship if needed) after a 6-12 month-probation period.

• A bilingual highly motivated international team of 30 people based in Tokyo, Kagurazaka (Shinjuku ward)

• Home office: 2 days / week after one month start
• Position available from July 2026, with a latest possible starting date of October 2026.
• Initial duration of 3 to 6 months, with the possibility of extension.

Our hiring process:

• One first 30min googlemeet interview with one product team member

• If successful, 2 x 45min interviews in a row, preferably face to face, with one product member and product director

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