About us
Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.
English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to speak a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually converse with someone.
Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation, without needing a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.
We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.
Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 40 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, and as of December 2024, we've reached a $1B valuation with our Series C round, through key partners like Accel, OpenAI, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and more. We’re a team of more than 90 based throughout San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
スピークジャパンのチームは、謙虚さを大切にしながら、お互いを尊重し合い、協力して前に進む文化です。フラットで風通しの良い組織の中で、役職に関係なく率直に意見を交わし、良いアイデアはすぐに試してみるスピード感と柔軟さがあります。メンバーは自律的に動きながらもプロフェッショナル意識と高い成長意欲を持ち、少人数で大きな成果を目指しています。
スピークのマーケターは、単に数字を追いかけるだけの存在ではありません。数値に表れないユーザーの感情、ブランドへの愛着、行動パターンまで捉え、最適なマーケティング戦略を描いています。
クリエイティブ面でも、ブランドマネージャーやパフォーマンスマーケティングなど職種に関係なく、ターゲットやブランドへの深い理解をもとに、高い効果を発揮するマーケティングを実現しています。そして何より、プロダクトに強い愛情と誇りを持っています。
「言語学習から学び方の変革を導く」というミッションに共感し、自ら考え、行動に移せる方。スピード感があり、自由度の高いスタートアップ環境で、大きな挑戦に取り組みたい方、ぜひご応募ください。
About This Role
Speak is looking for a Brand & PR Manager to help shape our identity and expand our reach in Japan. This role is both strategic and hands-on - you’ll define the roadmap for how we earn attention and trust in one of our most important markets.
We’re not looking for someone to "coordinate." We're looking for someone to own the outcome: to lead, execute, and share back what we’re learning — so we get better, faster, together.
What you'll be doing
Own and evolve Speak’s brand in Japan
Build trust and awareness through Brand, PR/Media, and Owned Social
Define clear messaging and creative direction
Research, evaluate, and test channels with a data-first approach (e.g., TVCM, OOH, Digital)
Engage media, journalists, and a PR agency to earn exposure
Analyze brand performance and campaign impact using both qualitative and quantitative data
Plan and test localized, high-impact social content
Share findings and updates clearly with internal stakeholders
What we're looking for
Minimum requirements
5+ years of experience in brand marketing / PR, with a proven track record of delivering measurable impact
Exceptional storytelling skills to shape brand narratives across multiple channels
Strong data fluency to evaluate brand investments and extract actionable insights
Demonstrated ability to manage media relationships and secure earned coverage
Strong capabilities in content planning
Operates independently, with urgency and ownership
Native Japanese & Business English is mandatory
Nice to haves
Start-up experience is strongly preferred
App marketing experience
Why work at Speak
Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
