The COMM is a passion project run with the help of volunteers around the world who love Japanese fashion, culture, and translation! If you would like to join this passionate group of people and gain some experience working with exciting opportunities, send us an email!
Your hours of work will depend on business needs and the requirements of the tasks you are assigned.
Translator
Experienced German/Japanese translators wanted
Skills
- Native speaker of German/Japanese with fluency in English
- Translation experience necessary!
- Knowledge of Japanese street fashion or willing to learn
- Adaptable
- Good time management
- Able to meet deadlines
Website Manager
Responsible for website updates and maintenance. Responsible for uploading posts to the site.
Skills
- Experienced with WordPress
- Able to meet deadlines
Editor-in-Chief’s Assistant
Must be based in Tokyo. Will be in charge of organising editor in chiefs day to day scheduling, admin tasks, emailing, attend meetings etc
Skills
- Must be organised
- Admin experience
- Able to meet deadlines
- Punctual
- Keen note taker
Writer
In-house writers are asked to produce at least two assigned articles per issue, with the possibility to develop their own additional column eventually. All articles must be submitted in English.
Skills
- Native/fluent English speaker
- Advanced in writing and researching
- Able to write articles assigned from editor
- Able to meet deadlines
- Able to come up with own ideas
- Adaptable
- Proactive
Event Reporter
Love going to events? Love taking snaps of fabulous fashion? Become an official Event Reporter for The COMM!
At The COMM, we want to share your meetups, conventions, and fashion show events with The COMMunity! If you are planning to attend a:
- Fashion meetup
- Fashion show
- Fashion walk
- Fashion convention
—then we want to hear from you! Email contacthecomm@gmail.com (subject line: “Event Report”), for information on writing an event report, interviewing attendees, and taking pics! Please include in the body of the email which event you are attending. One-off reports welcome. Trusted contributors may eventually be able to apply for press passes on our behalf. We are currently accepting reports in English only.
Please note: all of these positions are currently unpaid. Send your CV or resumé to contactthecomm@gmail.com with the subject line “Recruitment” and the job title you are applying for. We will try to give a response to your application within 5-10 business days.