APAC Marketing Operations Intern (Japanese required)

Description

Hi, we’re Back Market.

We’re here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new . We're a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower our collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.

Yep, you read that right. Turns out refurbished tech is way better for the planet than new. In fact, With every device purchased on Back Market, our positive impact on the planet grows. From our Customer Care representatives to our software engineer, every individual at Back Market cuts the planet — and consumers — a break. Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have.

Are you ready to join us?

The APAC Marketing Enablement Intern will help enable global marketing to be deployed for Japan and Australia.

You will bring greater visibility from You will build practical ways of working between central marketing teams and APAC, helping teams understand what is happening in each market, what needs to be adapted, and who is responsible for the next step. The role combines process design, planning, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.

This is not primarily a translation or task-execution role. Your goal will be to create repeatable systems that make collaboration with APAC easier and more effective.

YOUR MISSION (IF YOU ACCEPT IT):

Create and maintain shared calendars and documentation that give central and regional teams visibility on APAC activity, milestones, market adaptations, and open decisions.

Define a repeatable model for Australia to assess, adapt, and reuse relevant UK marketing initiatives.

Clarify what information, timelines, responsibilities, and decisions are needed before global initiatives can be rolled out in APAC.

Improve recurring request and handoff processes between central marketing teams and APAC.

Turn ambiguous information into clear workflows, templates, action plans, and operating documentation.

Work with Marketing Operations, the APAC marketing lead, and stakeholders across global marketing to ensure the agreed ways of working are adopted.

Requirements

• You have created or improved a process, workflow, tracker, calendar, template, or documentation system.
• You write clearly and can turn complex or incomplete information into structured next steps.
• You can recognize when a global idea may need adaptation for Japan or Australia, and explain why.
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable following through across multiple stakeholders.
• You ask useful clarifying questions, identify missing context, and raise risks constructively.
• You are interested in marketing operations, international collaboration, or improving how teams work together.
• Previous marketing experience is welcome but not essential. We are interested in transferable experience from studies, student organizations, internships, projects, or other environments where you have built processes and coordinated work.
• ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP:
• Start date: January 2027
• Duration : 6 months
• Full-time internship (35h/week)

Conditions

RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

Skill fit interview and live case study with a team member (45min)

Video-call Interview with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (30 min)

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? 🏼

At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — it’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2).

No matter your role and seniority level, you’ll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment — with benefits to match, like:

A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.

Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.

Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values.

We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.