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Join Maana — Where Craft, Culture, and Hospitality Meet

At Maana, we believe in creating spaces and experiences that feel timeless, warm, and deeply human. Our work celebrates Japanese craftsmanship, culture, and everyday simple moments. We're building a small team of curious minds and passionate storytellers. If you love shaping ideas into meaningful details that bring people together, we'd love to meet you.
Join us to build a world of inspiration and connection.
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Digital Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

Location: Kyoto, Japan
Type: Full time
About the Role
This role sits at the centre of Maana’s marketing: part strategist, part organizer, and deeply connected to performance. You will lead Meta advertising, use data to understand what is working, and help the team make smarter decisions about audiences, campaigns, and marketing spend.
You will bring Maana’s marketing to life across social media, the website, search, and content planning for Maana Homes, Maana Living, and Maana Atelier. You will work closely with the Communications Lead and Creative team to turn ideas into well-organized campaigns that go live on time and keep improving.
This is not a desk-only role. You will join photoshoots and events, spend time in our spaces, and get to know the people and experiences behind the numbers. The best insights often come from being there—and bringing what you learn back into the next campaign.
Responsibilities
Advertising & performance
  • • Manage Meta advertising across Maana Homes, Maana Living, and Maana Atelier—from campaign setup, audiences, and budgets to creative testing and day-to-day optimisation.
  • • Test new markets, audiences, messages, and creative; keep a clear record of what was tested, what happened, and what we should do next.
  • • Track performance across Maana’s digital channels—including ads, social media, website, search, and email—and connect it to bookings, retail sales, and workshop sign-ups.
  • • Maintain clear tracking and dashboards across Meta, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and website conversions. Share a short weekly update and a monthly report with results, learnings, and recommendations.
Website, search & customer journeys
  • • Keep website content and campaign landing pages up to date.
  • • Improve Maana’s visibility across Google and AI-powered search through clear website content, keyword research, on-page SEO, and regular search monitoring.
  • • Support CRM and email-marketing activity, with attention to repeat customers and returning guests.
Content, social media & collaboration
  • • Build a monthly content calendar with the Communications Lead and Creative team, making sure campaigns are planned and content is ready to go.
  • • Schedule and publish approved content on Maana’s social accounts.
  • • Monitor comments and direct messages, flagging questions, customer concerns, and opportunities for the Communications Lead to respond to. This role supports the flow of communication; it does not lead external communications.
  • • Coordinate briefs, captions, assets, formats, approvals, and deadlines—and share performance feedback with the Creative team.
On the ground
  • • Be present at photoshoots and events, helping with planning and on-the-day logistics.
  • • Spend time across Maana’s properties, retail, and workshops. Understanding the experience first-hand is an important part of making marketing that feels true to Maana.
Qualifications
  • • Required: Strong communication skills in English and Japanese at N2 level or above.
  • • Hands-on experience managing Meta ad campaigns, including audience setup, budget management, creative testing, and optimisation.
  • • Strong analytical skills: comfortable with spreadsheets, learning new skills quickly.
  • • Experience with Google Analytics (GA4) and Google Search Console.
  • • Experience using AI tools in marketing workflows.

Guest Experience Assistant Manager

Location: Kyoto, Japan
Type: Full Time
About the Role
At Maana, hospitality is more than just service. It's about warmth, care, and making people feel truly at home.
In this role, you'll be one of the faces of Maana—supporting our front desk, café, or retail spaces depending on your personal curiosities and passion. You'll welcome guests and customers, assist with daily operations, and help create a calm, thoughtful environment where people feel at ease.
This is a fun and dynamic role for someone with positive energy, a warm attitude, and a natural interest in people. If you enjoy engaging with others, working as part of a close team, and being surrounded by culture, design, and good hospitality, you'll feel at home here.
Responsibilities
  • • Own the full stay journey—from inquiry through departure—with thoughtful, clear communication.
  • • Lead and support a small team of two, coordinating schedules and day-to-day quality of service.
  • • Welcome and assist travelers with warmth, efficiency, and professionalism.
  • • Manage check-in and check-out, ensuring smooth arrivals and departures.
  • • Respond to inquiries—restaurant recommendations, transportation—with local insight.
  • • Coordinate with housekeeping and maintenance so rooms and needs are handled promptly.
  • • Handle reservations across phone, email, and online platforms, keeping accurate records.
  • • Assist with property management tasks as day-to-day operations require.
  • • Collaborate with retail, experiences, and dining teams with a proactive, helpful attitude.
Qualifications
  • • Required: English, Japanese N2+.
  • • Warm, friendly, reliable, and comfortable leading others.
  • • Comfortable communicating with people from different backgrounds.
  • • Able to stay calm and organized in a dynamic environment.
  • • Prior experience in hospitality, café, or retail preferred; supervisory experience a plus.

Cultural Workshop Teacher

Location: Kyoto, Japan
Type: Contract / Part-time
About the Role
This role is based at Maana Atelier—a space created for our community to come together, exchange ideas, and share heritage wisdom rooted in everyday life.
We are seeking Cultural Workshop Teachers who are passionate about learning, practicing, and thoughtfully sharing Japan's craft and cultural knowledge with an international audience. Workshops currently explore themes such as tea and indigo dye, fermentation, earthen wall construction, and botanical tea—each offering a lens into how traditional materials and practices continue to shape contemporary living.
This role is about more than instruction. It is about creating a shared moment of learning, where curiosity, presence, and conversation are as important as technique.
Responsibilities
  • • Lead in-person workshops at Maana Atelier, guiding hands-on learning experiences.
  • • Share heritage knowledge with care, accuracy, and respect for cultural context.
  • • Facilitate open conversations around how traditional practices can be understood and applied today.
  • • Adapt content for an international audience while maintaining depth and integrity.
  • • Collaborate with the Maana team to refine workshop flow, structure, and experience.
  • • Foster a welcoming, thoughtful environment that encourages participation and exchange.
  • • Explore new workshop ideas and continue to grow the department.
Qualifications
  • • Experience or deep interest in Japanese craft, materials, or cultural practices.
  • • Strong communication skills, with the ability to organize and share ideas in a clear, meaningful way.
  • • Curiosity, openness, and a reflective approach to sharing knowledge.
  • • Respect for tradition alongside a willingness to explore contemporary relevance.
  • • Required: Strong communication in English.