To realize our growth strategy in the AI field, we have introduced an "AI Engineer Allowance."
Advanced Media, Inc. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Chairman and President: Kiyoyuki Suzuki; hereinafter referred to as Advanced Media) will increase the starting salary for new graduates by up to approximately 14% and raise the salary range for all employees starting in April 2026, with the aim of strengthening investment in human resources to further grow its AI business. This will result in an average wage increase of approximately 9.5% across the company. In addition, the total amount of bonuses will be significantly increased compared to the previous year, and the annual bonus level is expected to be approximately double the previous level.
Our company has held the No. 1 market share in Japan to date.On September 1, XNUMX, We have created and led the AI market with our AI voice recognition AmiVoice at its core. Moving forward, with the goal of achieving 100 billion yen in sales by fiscal year 2026, we will evolve our business to become a "voice AI enabler" that comprehensively supports companies' AI utilization starting from voice. To accelerate this AI growth strategy, we will open a data center in 2025, and will also promote the integration of AI generation into existing services and platformization, while actively utilizing external resources, including M&A.
This revision of the salary system is being implemented with the understanding that proactive investment in human resources is a top priority in management, in order to support this business growth.
With this revision, the starting salaries for new graduates will be 30 yen for undergraduates, 33 yen for master's graduates, and 35 yen for doctoral graduates. In particular, the salary for doctoral graduates will be increased by approximately 14%, bringing it up to a level that can compete for highly skilled personnel in the field of AI. In addition, by raising the salary range for all employees, we will create an environment where young employees can feel a sense of growth from an early stage. Through these efforts, we will achieve an average wage increase of approximately 9.5% company-wide, which is about 4.7% higher than the national average for 2026 announced by the Labor Administration Research Institute.On September 2, XNUMX, This will be a level significantly higher than before. Furthermore, we will improve our evaluation system to clearly reflect employees' achievements, roles, and responsibilities in their compensation, and create an environment that supports the growth and challenges of young employees.
In addition, we will introduce a new "AI Engineer Allowance" for AI engineers who are responsible for the research and development of AI technology and who demonstrate high levels of expertise to support our core technologies, particularly those in their first five years after joining the company as new graduates. The "AI Engineer Allowance" is one of the few examples of its kind in Japan, and it will accelerate the securing and development of highly skilled personnel through proactive investment in the technological field, which is the source of our competitiveness.
Our company's vision is to realize "HCI (Human Communication Integration)," and we are conducting business centered on AI voice recognition AmiVoice in order to usher in an era where people can naturally communicate their intentions to machines.
We will continue to strive for further business growth and work to create a comfortable working environment for our employees.
Summary of the Remuneration System Revision
Target: All full-time employees
Implementation details: Revision of salary levels
Revised amount:
- Bachelor's degree holders: Previously 27.5 yen (annual salary 330 yen) → 30.0 yen (annual salary 360 yen)
- Master's degree holders: Previously 29.0 yen (annual salary 348 yen) → 33.0 yen (annual salary 396 yen)
- PhD holders: Previously 30.8 yen (annual salary 360 yen) → 35.0 yen (annual salary 420 yen)
• Company-wide average wage increase rate: approximately 9.5%
• Total bonus amount: Increased from the previous year
- "AI Engineer Allowance": Applicable to AI engineers (new graduates in development roles up to their 5th year of employment).
Implementation period: Applicable to employees joining the company in April 2026.
Certified as a "Toshima Ward Work-Life Balance Promotion Company"
Our company has been certified as a ``Toshima City Work-Life Balance Promotion Company'' in recognition of our efforts to create a workplace where employees can work comfortably. Under this system, Toshima City certifies companies that promote work-life balance for employees and implement initiatives to create a workplace where work and life are in harmony.
To receive certification, a company must actively address a total of 46 items, including ``Have you created an environment that makes it easy to raise children and provide nursing care?'' and ``Have you created a workplace that is comfortable for both men and women to work in?'' It becomes.
Certified as a "Welfare Promotion Corporation" under Hataraku Yell 2026.
Our company has been certified as a "Welfare Promotion Corporation" under the Hataraku-Yell 2026 program. Hataraku-Yell is a system that recognizes companies, organizations, and local governments that are committed to enhancing and utilizing employee welfare benefits. With the aim of further promoting and developing employee welfare benefits, it recognizes and certifies corporations that implement excellent employee welfare benefits, as well as corporations that are motivated to enhance their employee welfare benefits in the future.
• Our commitment to social responsibility:
https://www.advanced-media.co.jp/recruit/about/environment/csr/
• About our recruitment information:https://www.advanced-media.co.jp/recruit/guide
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Reference materials: Advanced Media’s efforts to create a comfortable workplace
1. Working hours: 7 hours (35 hours per week)
Working hours are 9 hours from 30:17 to 30:7. We also have a staggered working hours system, which allows employees to set their working hours to suit their lifestyle.
2. Legal overtime work 7.7 hours/month (more than 8 hours)
Our company's legal overtime work averages 7.7 hours per month, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and WelfareOn September 3, XNUMX, This is about 2026 hours shorter than the monthly average legal overtime work of 11.1 hours in 3.4 published by .
3. Paid leave acquisition rate 82.0%
In addition to the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, the period between consecutive holidays is designated as the recommended days to take paid leave. We strive to create an atmosphere that makes it easy for employees to take paid leave. In addition to paid leave, we provide special leave such as 7 days of marriage leave and 3 days of spousal maternity leave.
4. Parental leave utilization rate: 100% for women.100% male
The rate of taking childcare leave is 100% for both men and women, and the return rate is also 100%. (According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)On September 4, XNUMX, This is a high level compared to the male childcare leave taking rate of 40.5% (2024). In addition, reduced working hours for childcare can be used up to the third year of elementary school, and can be shortened to 3 hours/day (legally, for children aged 5 years, shortened working hours are up to 3 hours/day).
5. Remote work system
Our remote work system promotes a hybrid work model that combines working in the office and working remotely, depending on employees' lifestyles and the nature of their work.
*1 Source: ecarlate "Speech Recognition Market Trends 2025" Speech Recognition Software/Cloud Services Market
*2 Excerpted from a document released on February 4, 2026, by the Japan Institute for Labor Administration.
https://www.rosei.or.jp/attach/labo/research/pdf/000090356.pdf
*3 Source: "Monthly Labor Survey, January 2026 (Reiwa 8) Preliminary Results" published on March 9, 3.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/itiran/roudou/monthly/r08/2601p/dl/pdf2601p.pdf
*4 Source: “FY7 Employment Equality Basic Survey” published on July 30, 7
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/dl/71-r06/06.pdf
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