Creativity with purpose
I strive to become great at everything I do, love a challenge and aim for creative results every time.
I focus on localising foreign brands for the Japanese market and internationalising Japanese brands. If you have a project, please get in touch.
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International
Born in Britian, based in Tokyo
Design
Custom and original
Marketing
Strategic and universal
Portfolio
A selection of my creative work dating back to 2001. Please get in touch if you have any questions or want to buy any of the art .
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Profile
Find me on LinkedInStrategic marketing and design professional, with proven track record to attract some of the world's most recognized brands. Expert in concept and corporate brand identities, international product launches, package and web design. Ability to work under tight deadlines, restrained budgets, and communicate in advanced-level Japanese to bring international projects to fruition.
Experience
Art Director
KLab Games Inc. ( ~ Present)
Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Design & Marketing Operations Executive
Dagmusic Ltd., Hotteeze Heat Pads Pty Ltd.( ~ )
Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Was responsible for all creative development, directing and coordinating all activities that involved casting & auditions, events, import, export and sales of manufactured products. Analysed global sales data and market research to determine potential business growth areas.
- Revolutionized the company's brand identity to attract some the world's biggest game clients such as Konami, Capcom, Nintendo, Square Enix and Bandai Namco Games.
- Effectively coordinated casting and auditions for Japanese super stars including Matsumoto Hitoshi, Katou Miliya, Ohguro Maki and was assistant director for an international BBC Radio Drama "A Tokyo Murder".
- Liaised with major Japanese production and advertising agencies to fulfil their client's project requirements. Clients included Kirin, Panasonic, NTT DoCoMo and The Tokyo Olympic Committee.
- Managed live entertainment for corporate events at some of the most prestigious hotels in Tokyo including The Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt Tokyo and Ritz Carlton.
- Between 2007~2010 took the company from selling 677,126 pads in 5 countries to selling over 2,000,000 pads in 19 countries with a gross profit of over 183 million yen.
- Developed innovative advertising campaigns and package designs that were influential in securing deals with Lotus Brands Inc. (USA), Mister Mint (Australia) and Coles – Australia's largest supermarket chain.
Artist, Graphic & Web Designer
Freelance ( ~ )
Shropshire, United Kingdom and Tokyo.
Worked with European and Japanese clients to successfully take projects through from initial brief to completion including research, concept design, sourcing of images, client liaison and artwork creation. Created over 30 works for group and solo exhibitions.
Education
B.A., Fine Art
Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
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Specialised in Contemporary Painting & Sculpture
Technical Skills
- Software: Adobe Acrobat Professional, Bridge, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Sound Studio, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Development and administration of content management systems: WordPress, Shopify, RSS
- Web application development languages: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP
- Web server administration, deployment, and maintenance: MAC OSX Server, Amazon Web Services (S3), MAMP
Interests
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2
- Art & Design, Swimming, Snowboarding, Travelling, DJ'ing
Contact
I love working with great people. Get in touch to level up your business or just shoot me an email [email protected] to say hello
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