Kai Andersen Email & Phone Number

San Juan, Puerto Rico

- Develop communications and marketing strategies and materials for Puerto Rico’s premier French cultural institution and its premier event, delivering high impact on streamlined budget and resources - Create and execute sponsorship program in conjunction with PREFF executive team, helping secure over $200,000 funding from corporate, diplomatic and institutional sponsors, as well as media support from in-kind partners- Develop and execute communications and marketing plan in conjunction with AFPR and PREFF executive directors and team- Create and direct digital marketing campaigns for AFPR language courses, educational initiatives, and cultural programs - Direct visual rebranding for film festival, including new logo and graphic identity

San Juan, Puerto Rico

* Deliver succinct copy for various projects for clients and agencies, including press releases, bio statements and websites* Create engaging editorial content for targeted markets* Execute targeted market research and provide advice on branding and specific projects* Clients have included Modern Luxury (U.S. National), Punahou Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), Language of the Birds (U.S.) and Oi Agency (Honolulu, HI).

Remote/Freelance

* Asked by national editorial director to continue remotely as freelance editor-at-large following departure from Hawai‘i in 2015 and consequently directed and contributed to several issues* Directed, planned and produced multiple issues of sophisticated luxury lifestyle publication during corporate search for new editor-in-chief* Developed detailed lineups and coordinated key editorial with national teams in New York and Atlanta * Trained and mentored key incoming editorial staff, from lineup development and story planning to top editing and production* Top edited issues at all levels of content production, for both copy editing and factual checking* Coordinated cover and editorial photo shoots* Penned articles on a variety of topics on the luxury lifestyle

Honolulu, Hawai'I

* Directed, planned and produced multiple issues of sophisticated luxury lifestyle publication with a distribution of 50,000 issues, all within the constraints of lean budgets and small staff* Developed detailed lineups and coordinated key editorial with national teams in New York and Atlanta * Oversaw expansion of print editorial content from quarterly to bimonthly circulation* Launched debut issue of luxury visitor’s market publication, Hawai‘i’s Insider’s Guide* Developed and groomed an on-the-ground network of freelance writers and photographers to capture sophisticated editorial vision and meet rigorous company standards* Honed connections with public relations and marketing directors and cultural/social insiders to get the inside scoop and craft out-of-the-box story angles* Penned various articles on the luxury lifestyle, including architecture, art (Honolulu Museum of Art), celebrity profiles (Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden), cuisine, fashion (Dior, Louis Vuitton and Harry Winston), Hawaiian culture and travel (Andaz, Four Seasons)* Art directed multiple personality and lifestyle photoshoots at upscale locations* Top edited issues at all levels of content production, for both copy editing and factual checking

Honolulu, Hi

*Penned various articles in lifestyle and the arts for Modern Luxury Hawai‘i and other projects.* Executed various public relations and copywriting projects clients in various fields, including cuisine (Matcha Source), wellness and nonprofits (Alliance Française Hawaii)

Honolulu, Hawaii

* Independently taught university‐level French courses during graduate studies* Rated excellent/superior by faculty and students* Developed lessons plans and designed creative, project‐based curriculum tools

* Developed new products and promotions for top Zagat-rated Madison Ave. retail/restaurant flagship that received coverage in city publications like New York Times and Hamptons magazine* Co-managed retail operations for flagship store that grossed over $1 million annually, including 200% increase in sales during FY 2005-06* Created new content for revamped corporate and retail websites* Gave presentations at various special events (Consulate General of Japan, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Merrill Lynch, and Asia Society) and offered corporate trainings* Noted for expertise in tea field by media (Martha Stewart Living Radio and New York magazine), gourmet insiders (Karen and Andrew Dornenberg’s What to Drink with What You Eat) and industry

Ma, French

Activities and Societies: * M.A. exam completed with High Honors and earned certificate in Hawaiian Language * Research focused.

Ba, French Literature, Dance

Activities and Societies: President, APICAD (Asian/Pacific Islander student association); Dance Performance, American College Dance.