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Alvin Lu is listed as CEO based in San Francisco, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at viz.com, phone signal with area code 415, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Alvin Lu.
Alvin Lu previously worked as General Manager at Kodansha Advanced Media and Creative and Digital Business Director at Toofar Media. Alvin Lu holds Mfa, Creative Writing from Brown University.
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Publisher of bestselling graphic novels Akira, Attack on Titan, Battle Angel Alita, The Ghost in the Shell, and Sailor Moon.
Listed skills include Publishing, Content Strategy, Digital Media, Magazines, and 23 others.
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San Francisco
Established new digital content publisher. 4 years accelerating growth rates for digital content and ebook sales. New business development. Design and project management of web and mobile product development.
San Francisco Bay Area
Mobile business strategy, product development (apps, web), social and event marketing, performance analytics. 5x mobile install rates.
San Francisco
North American graphic novel markets, digital publishing models, editorial.
San Francisco
Shared responsibility for total daily operations of global media company. Acquisitions-process and cost-structure improvements led to significant margin improvement in one year, leading to company turnaround. VIZ Media is the North American market leader for Japanese publishing and animation; properties include Pokémon and Naruto. Conducted shareholder communications and oversaw all licensing negotiations. Oversaw retail, distribution, and licensing partnerships in mass, trade, specialty, and online markets. Sole P/L responsibility for company’s largest revenue division (publishing) with distribution reach into North America, United Kingdom, and Australia. Supplanted revenue shortfalls with portfolio of successful new initiatives, including digital, international, and catalog repackaging.Launched Digital Publishing Department to become new million-dollar business with library of over 700 books in first full year, fastest growing business in the company. Developed proprietary digital publishing platform on web and mobile devices. Negotiated and secured difficult-to-obtain rights from Japanese license holders.
Tokyo
Negotiated international licensing deals for television broadcast and consumer products in Taiwan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian markets.
San Francisco
Initiated conversion from traditional to digital distribution of animation content. Designed business and production model for proprietary advertising-supported video streaming platform that was a multi-million-dollar business within 3 years.
San Francisco
As Editorial Director, oversaw 4x topline and productivity growth of graphic novel publishing business over 4-year period. Personally designed and implemented efficient new production processes that saved millions of dollars annually and pushed entire company into profitability.
San Francisco
EIC of the great PULP: The Manga Magazine.
San Francisco
Editor of arts section of Bay Area’s leading weekly newspaper. Wrote weekly Asian pop culture column.
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Alvin Lu is listed as CEO.
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @viz.com for Alvin Lu.
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Alvin Lu is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Alvin Lu has worked for Kodansha Advanced Media, Toofar Media, Consultant, Viz Media, and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions.
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Alvin Lu holds Mfa, Creative Writing from Brown University.
Alvin Lu is listed with skills including Publishing, Content Strategy, Digital Media, Magazines, Online Publishing, Editorial, Entertainment, and New Media.
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