International Conference Service

Job Description

The International Conference Service role supports the planning and delivery of conferences, meetings, and corporate events at The Ritz-Carlton Osaka. Responsibilities may include coordinating event details with clients, preparing schedules and function arrangements, communicating with hotel departments, managing on-site requirements, and ensuring a polished guest experience. Candidates should have strong communication, organization, and customer-service skills, with hospitality, events, or conference experience preferred. Professional Japanese and English communication are likely important, particularly for international clients. The successful candidate is expected to be detail-oriented, calm under pressure, culturally aware, flexible with working hours, and committed to the Ritz-Carlton standards of luxury service.

Company Info

The Ritz-Carlton Osaka is a luxury hotel operated by Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Located in Osaka’s Umeda district, the hotel combines European-inspired design with Japanese hospitality and provides premium accommodation, restaurants, lounges, spa facilities, meeting rooms, and event services. Its guests include international travelers, corporate clients, and luxury leisure visitors. The Ritz-Carlton brand is known for personalized service, refined surroundings, and extensive employee training. Team members typically work in a multicultural environment and are expected to anticipate guest needs, maintain high professional standards, and cooperate closely across departments. Marriott also offers career mobility and development opportunities across its global hotel network, subject to local employment conditions and the employee’s qualifications.

Destination Guide

Japan is an archipelago with strong employment opportunities in hotels, restaurants, tourism, technology, manufacturing, education, and international business. Osaka offers a lively urban lifestyle, excellent public transport, diverse food, cultural attractions, and generally lower living costs than Tokyo, though central housing can still be expensive. Japanese workplaces value punctuality, teamwork, courtesy, and attention to detail. English is useful in international hotels, while Japanese greatly improves career prospects and daily life. Foreign workers normally need an employer-sponsored status of residence matching their role, such as Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services; requirements vary by nationality, education, and experience. Before relocating, arrange a valid passport, Certificate of Eligibility, visa, accommodation, health insurance, and residence registration. Learn basic Japanese, research local taxes and transport, and budget for deposits and moving costs. Japan has four seasons, efficient infrastructure, and a safe, highly organized environment.