// Open Role at Nex Playground
Join Nex Playground to manage social media and web content for the Japanese and Korean markets, driving engagement and building community for an award-winning active play system.
Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun (https://www.playthatmovesyou.com/p/have-fun) and Is Motion Gaming Back? (https://www.playthatmovesyou.com/p/is-motion-gaming-back), as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
Nex employees may be expected to collaborate with colleagues across different time zones. Depending on the role and location, occasional travel may also be required for company events, external meetings, and other business-related activities.
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Location: Japan
Type: 12-month fixed-term contract (renewable), with possibility of conversion to full-time permanent role
This contract role owns Nex's social media and web content. On social, you'll plan content, manage external agencies, and act as the frontline voice of the brand, engaging parents every day and growing our community for the Japanese market. On web, you'll localize our blog into Japanese and keep site information up to date for the Japanese market, and eventually Korean market as well. During game launches, IP partnerships and brand collaborations, you'll balance product education, partner messaging and brand voice to keep the experience clear and cohesive.
This is a foundational hire as Nex brings social in-house. You'll help shape how we engage families, support our biggest launches, and build an audience that grows with us. There is room for the role to evolve as the team scales.
Social Media (TikTok / X / Instagram / Facebook/ YouTube and more)
Web (Blog & Site Content)
Cross-Channel
Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
3-5 years of experience in social media, community management or engagement roles. Experience managing community engagement across multiple platforms. Strong understanding of modern parent and family audiences. Demonstrated ability to drive engagement, sentiment and conversation growth. Experience directing external agencies or production partners. Native-level Japanese writing and editing skills, with strong brand judgment. Business-level English (reading English articles, written and verbal communication with global teams). Experience working with web teams and engineers to scope requests and see them through to release. Experience escalating CX and product issues appropriately. Experience with social listening and management tools (e.g., Sprout Social) and platform analytics. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Self-starter who takes initiative and spots opportunities proactively.