Senior Creative Insights Researcher (Japanese Speaker)

About the Role

The Creative team at Getty Images offers customers original, culturally relevant, and contemporary visuals. Leveraging a unique blend of consumer research, proprietary data, and over 30 years of trend reporting, the team provides actionable insights that help clients select imagery that truly resonates. By closely collaborating with photographers, videographers, and illustrators globally, the team crafts market-leading, authentic, and distinct visual content.

Who You Are

You are fluent in both Japanese and English and have a passion for visual communication across various formats. Your interests span the creative and analytic realms equally; you enjoy research and effectively communicating your findings. Being highly organized and detail-oriented, you excel at managing multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines. You approach challenges creatively and independently, with an ability to quickly identify and solve issues. Staying current with new developments in art and culture, you willingly contribute insights to a multidisciplinary creative team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct qualitative research and analysis of diverse creative content, discerning patterns and themes to pinpoint content gaps and opportunities.
• Create subject-specific lightboxes using proprietary content management tools to facilitate content analysis.
• Analyze proprietary search and sales data to detect and forecast shifts in customer preferences and content demands.
• Collaborate with Sales and Research teams to gather and organize pertinent customer feedback on creative content.
• Source and catalog relevant marketing materials, advertisements, and industry publications for reference.
• Extract insights from external resources such as consumer research databases, global news, pop culture, advertising, and fine arts to help internal and external teams understand global shifts affecting creative content.
• Assist the wider Creative Insights group in compiling and presenting findings to various audiences.
• Partner with marketing teams worldwide to support business growth by delivering visual trend insights.
• Author thought-leadership articles showcasing Getty Images’ creative offerings as innovative and high-quality.
• Develop and present customer-oriented presentations centered on leveraging visual trends for compelling brand narratives.
• Design themed visual boards and compile data for marketing, public relations, and site merchandising activities year-round.
• Represent Getty Images at seminars, panels, and media interviews as needed.
• Provide context on visual trends to content development teams to aid in shoot planning.
• Prepare presentations to share trend insights with contributors both in person and virtually.

Required Qualifications

• Fluency in Japanese and English languages is mandatory.
• A minimum of four years’ relevant experience in fields such as advertising, marketing, research, photography, or videography.
• Basic visual literacy with a broad understanding of photography, popular culture trends (film, television, music, art), and global news; video and filmmaking knowledge is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• Excellent research and analytical abilities capable of synthesizing extensive qualitative and quantitative data.
• Proven experience managing multiple independent projects effectively.
• A positive, team-oriented mindset dedicated to creative excellence.
• Ability to balance empathy and collaboration with advocacy for data-driven decision-making.
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic creative environment.
• Proficiency with key software such as Microsoft PowerPoint (or Keynote) and Excel.

Company Values and Benefits

At Getty Images, we believe every image tells a story and harness the power of visuals to influence the world. As a leading content provider, our brands — Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash — deliver solutions tailored to a variety of customers, from small to large businesses, across sectors. Our culture emphasizes leadership principles fostering trust, transparency, care, and inclusivity, ensuring a supportive and collaborative workplace. We prioritize employee well-being, offering paid holidays, learning programs, mentoring, diversity training, and opportunities for community engagement. Employees may also benefit from a stock purchase plan with a 15% discount. We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and provide equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected status.