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Kyoto, Japan

Negotiated development schedules and budgets with partners such as Sony and Meta.Spearheaded the planning and execution of logistics for 5+ major gaming conventions including Tokyo Game Show, GamesCom, and Game Developers Conference.Created and presented pitch decks for unannounced projects. Produced monthly KPT reports for management and the marketing team.Organized schedules for the marketing team to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of assets.Communicated with Japanese staff and redefined project scope and schedules.Localized the voice-over script for RUINSMAGUS, ensuring accuracy and maintaining creative intent

Kyoto, Japan

Worked with influencers, publishing partners, and other stakeholders to launch RUINSMAGUS on various platforms.Organized international and local events

Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Led the charge to redesign the website in time for the 20th Anniversary. Increasing web traffic and brand recognition.Planned and executed social media campaigns across multiple platforms including Twitter, Discord, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. Created branding guidelines in order to improve team coordination. Provided translation (Japanese to English) for meetings between staff. Used Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator to create compelling content for social media and for the company's website.Organized translation efforts for a biweekly newsletter consisting of 14 languages.

Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Translated interviews and articles from Japanese into English.Produced video content using Adobe Suite for the main YouTube channel.Proofread and fact-checked content.Coordinated with other content creators on projects.Conducted interviews and research with/ on game developers.

Collaborated with news outlets to provide breaking news.Conducted in-depth research in Japanese and English on a variety of topics.Provided translations (Japanese -> English) relating to video game news.Proofread articles and translations.Appeared on live streams and podcasts to discuss news and topics relating to video games. Co-founded a podcast that discusses niche aspects of the video game industry. Organized a contest with various video game companies.Optimized YouTube and Twitter promotion strategy.Grew my own personal account to over 35,000 followers, and the Source Gaming Twitter account to 25,000.Organized timed content using TweetDeck.Used analytics to discover best practices (optimal tweeting time, etc) to drive more engagement.Organized contests to promote social media presence.Worked with other influencers to increase reach on social media.

The Internet

Founded the website, and served as the webmaster/ editor in chief for over 4 years.Managed a team of over 15 volunteers.Hosted live streams with over a hundred of concurrent viewers.Provided translations (Japanese -> English) on breaking news.Edited articles and videos.Conducted interviews with people involved in the video game industry.SG's content has been featured on IGN, Shoryuken, Gamasutra, Destructoid, Siliconera, SmashBoards, GoNintendo and more!

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Japanese Double Major

Activities and Societies: Japanese Club, Dialogues for Peace, The Crampus (Joke Newspaper).Deans List (Fall 2009, Fall/Spring 2010).

Certification Of Attendance, Japanese Study

Study abroad: Cultural immersion at the university level. Lived with a Japanese suite-mate. Focused on Japanese politics and translation.