Marketing Assistant

Summary

This position is assigned to Commander, Navy Region Japan, at the New Sanno Hotel. The position provides installation administrative support associated with planning, initiating, and implementing a comprehensive marketing program including public relations, advertising, research, and social media.

Open & closing dates 03/04/2026 to 03/17/2026

This job is open to

Military Spouses and Family of Overseas Employees

Clarification from the agency

Who May Apply: Applicants with SOFA Sponsorship only. This includes applicants with current Military Spouse Preference, Family member preference, and current Federal employees within a 50 mile radius.

Duties

• Assists in the administrative duties associated with planning, initiating, and implementing a comprehensive marketing program including public relations, advertising, research, and commercial sponsorship.
• Assists with the coordination of publicity through newsletters, newspapers, plans of the day, brochures, posters, and other medica sources.
• Prepares draft articles for newspapers and newsletters.
• Assists in researching and developing resources available to provide cost-effective and profitable programs, events, promotions, and activities.
• Assists in the preparation of brochures, flyers, posters, videos, newsletters, and other media sources.
• Ensures media distribution.
• Maintains calendar of command events to assist with coordination and promotion.
• Performs a variety of clerical assistant tasks such as controlling correspondence, preparing routine correspondence, responding to telephone inquiries, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Satisfactorily complete all background checks to include National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI/T1).
• Incumbent must be able to work varied work schedules to include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.
A qualified candidate possess the following:

• Minimum of one-year clerical experience
• Experience in marketing/advertising preferred

Education

• When education is a basic requirement for the position, or when substituting education for experience, applicants MUST submit a copy of high school transcripts, college transcript, or a list of courses, which includes grades earned, completion dates, and quarter, and/or semester hours earned as part of the application package.
• Foreign education must include evidence that it is comparable to education received at accredited educational institutions in the United States.
• Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered. Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency, which is a private U.S. organization.
• Credential evaluations are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.
• All substitutions of education for experience will be made in accordance with OPM approved qualification standards. To receive consideration for a non-related degree or eligibility based on a combination of education AND experience, a college transcript is required.
• All transcripts MUST show student s name and the name of the awarding university or educational institution, degree type, awarded/conferred date, and the field of study.
• *If your degree has not been awarded/conferred, you must provide a copy of your HS Diploma or equivalent along with transcript(s).Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience.
• For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

Additional information

Employees (and their family members) who require medical or dental care in Japan may experience severe limitations accessing medical care both on the military installation and the local economy, and also could incur costly medical expenses. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
Some positions have special requirements.

Selection may be tentative pending the completion of the satisfactory employment reference checks and receipt of proof of education (where applicable).
Participation in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer is required.
Non-US Citizen or Non-US Bona Fide Resident Alien (Non-Green Card Holder) applicants who are SOFA sponsored must provide a completed police record check with at least seven (7) years of history from the embassy/consulate of their country of citizenship upon receipt of a formal job offer.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be screened for the following minimum qualifications:

• Minimum 1-year clerical experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated for:

• Clerical experience
• Experience with marketing and advertising
• Experience in using office software and graphics programs

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Required Documents

The following documents are required at the time of application:

• Resume - limited to two pages
• If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority consideration: provide a copy of the notice of separation
• Proof of sponsorship: provide a copy of PCS orders and Family Entry Approval (Military) or Sponsor's Letter of Employment (Civilian)
• If claiming Family Member Preference: provide a copy of PCS orders and Family Entry Approval (Military) or Sponsor's Letter of Employment (Civilian)
• If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documentation (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)
• If you are a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50
• If required under "Qualifications Required" or "How you will be evaluated": provide proof of Education such as high school diploma/GED, clinical licensure, awarded/ conferred academic degree transcript(s) and/or *related coursework transcript(s) relevant to the position.
• Note: Applications missing any required document(s) will not be eligible for consideration.

Salary

$17.25 to - $17.25 per hour, Plus Non-Taxable Post Allowance, if eligible

Pay scale & grade

NF 2

Location

1 vacancy in the following location: Tokyo, Japan

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Not required

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Intermittent

Work schedule

Intermittent - FLEX: May work between 0-40 hours/week depending on facility needs.

Announcement number

FFR26-0163

Control number

859542800

Department of the Navy

Commander, Navy Installations Command

The New Sanno Hotel