Ai Noguchi

Product development support for licensees

Helping licensees (30-40 companies) to plan and develop their products.

-Provide guidance to licensees (brand, creative and editorial guidelines, use of various systems, etc.).

-Issue Disney IDs, set up and manage accounts to enable licensees to use Disney sites and systems.

-Researching assets (art pools, storybooks, etc.) developed by the global publishing team and licensed products developed in other countries and introducing them to Japanese licensees to inspire their new projects.

-Suggest and provide assets to licensees that are appropriate for the products they are developing.

-Assisting licensees in the product registration and approval process.

Product Approval Project Manager

Manage product approvals for all publishing licensees (approximately 100 products/month). By ensuring proper product approvals, I have helped to create high quality products that do not undermine the value of the Disney brand.

I have also managed the timeline appropriately to ensure that products are released on time for the on shelf date.

Brand and Product Management (BPM) Analyst

Review/correct and approve registration information (contract information/product category/market/property, etc.) of registered products (300 products/quarter).

Technical Support

Provide technical support in the use of Disney Publishing's unique website and system.

Team Assistant
-Expense reimbursement and management
-Business Travel Arrangement
-Arranging meetings
-Preparation for employee transfers (PC/mobile equipment arrangements, telephone installation, seating arrangements, business card arrangements, etc.)

Business investment management support
-Procedures for capital increase, transfer of funds
-Assist with the closing of accounts for business investments.

Receive and liaise with clients for internal rating requests on behalf of the Risk Management Division of Mitsui & Co.
-Receive requests for credit checks and internal ratings of client companies.
-Reviewing submitted financial information and entering it into the system.
-Coordinate incomplete applications.

Manage the progress of ad placements
Coordinates the quarterly ad placement schedule and manages progress.

Translation
Translate reports, pitch materials, etc. for the client's head office in Italy (Japanese to English).

Reception and secretarial services
-Receptionist at serviced office
-Secretarial work for serviced office users

Back office administration

-Reimbursement of expenses, petty cash management
-Issuing invoices
-Preparation and submission of internal application forms

Team assistant in the business development team

-Expense reimbursement

-Business travel arrangements

-Preparation of documents/minutes

-translation of documents (English to Japanese