Our Roles
Operations, Technology, Design, Planning, Marketing, and Corporate Activities, with Functionality that Expands Each Day
Together with the growth of LINE and Yahoo! JAPAN-related services, the role and functionality of LY Communications changes every day.
While our main functionalities are service operation, development, design, and corporate activities, we are a location that is responsible for everything from service ideation to post-release operation. Our 1,800+ current employees are challenging themselves to create value on a global scale in each of their respective departments.
Operations
We are aiming to collaborate with other domestic and international locations to cultivate better services. In addition to utilizing cutting-edge technology such as AI, our operations cover a wide variety of highly specialized fields, such as customer care that reflects the voices of our customers, monitoring and reviews to maintain proper services, and translation by native speakers.
【Examples】
Review of accounts, stickers, and advertisements; translation, interpretation, and localization; operation direction and support of LINE Games; unification management of global LY Corporation Group tools and systems
Technology
LY Communications handles everything from designing product quality assurance tests to analyzing service data and more. We have assembled engineers from all over the world who are specialists in their respective fields to support the speed and scope of our services.
【Examples】
quality assurance; data analysis and system building; service testing
Design
LY Communications designs the UI/UX for LY Corporation Group services, stickers, illustrations, and the necessary creatives for marketing promotions. The members we have brought together have a variety of experience in fields such as web design and video creation. We also analyze data and work to solve issues through design.
【Examples】
UI design; graphic design; illustration; video creation
Planning and Marketing
LY Communications plans and carries out projects to create new value, including the LINE SMART CITY FOR FUKUOKA project. We also do planning, marketing, and operation consulting to increase the value of existing services such as LINE NEWS.
【Examples】
Smart City project planning, marketing, and PR; LINE Games marketing; LINE NEWS media editing and planning; operation consulting aimed at corporations
Corporate Activities
LY Communications corporate activities are handled by specialists in the HR and administrative department, a recruiting department that does everything from marketing to promotions, and an IT department that manages our in-house system infrastructure and creates tools to streamline work. We strive to increase the value of the LY Corporation Group as a whole, as well as create an environment that lets every employee fully utilize their abilities.
【Examples】
Operation and improvement of internal systems, including human resources; administration; accounting; recruitment; and public relations