Overview
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Tomoko Kuwabara

Yokohama, Kanagawa

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Account Manager

Kitchen & Company Ltd.
06.2022 - 02.2024
  • Defined and set deliverables and scope of services with a defined timeline.
  • Created the direction based on the client’s needs and budget.
  • Operated as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to accounts (Tiffany&Co., BoConcept, Victorinox, Teijin).
  • Liaised with cross-functional internal teams.
  • Created and presented a brief document to internal teams or outsourced persons or agencies.
  • Time tracking and project management.


Roles not limited to the above but also;

Tiffany&Co. : Led influencer marketing for Tiffany Ginza opening.

BoConcept : Actively involved in the creative ideation and Meta ads management.

Victorinox : Actively involved in the creative ideation and typography of messages.

Teijin : Heavily involved in the Material BU unification strategy development and created/presented a proposal.

Assistant Manager

Konica Minolta, Inc.
04.2014 - 06.2022

Belonged to Marketing Communications Dept., DX Brand Communications Dept. and Corporate Communications Dept.


【Brand Communication】

  • Led a brand communication framework project internationally as the center of its global development.
  • Created a communication framework brand guidelines.
  • Created and disseminated brand communication assets.
  • Managed the CI/VI manual and redefined contents.
  • Did the Brand governance.
  • Managed the global Brand/Marketing members as a lead of its group.


【Event Control】

  • Acted as an APAC event representative for an international press preview and worked cross-functionally to deliver the right messages and promotion assets.
  • Planned and managed internal global product launch events.
  • Developed and managed global internalization activities/campaigns.


【Digital】

  • Set KPI and used GA to visualize the usage of marketing collaterals.
  • Worked with an agency to renew a Marketing/Sales assets sharing platform from UX/UI perspectives.
  • Led Mopria's Japan market brand awareness campaign by leveraging digital ads.


【Creatives and Others】

  • Wrote a product promotion video script in English based on its Japanese.
  • Wrote a script for a radio CM (J-WAVE).
  • Liaised with the in-house UK creative agency to produce Brand/Marketing communication assets.
  • Issued global internal newsletters.
  • Built a global communication coordinator network.
  • Acted as a company representative for the Marketing Working Group of Mopria Alliance.

Regional Sales and Marketing Manager

The Travel Gateway Ltd.
06.2012 - 02.2014
  • Attended monthly sales and marketing manager meetings and reported the monthly sales and activities.
  • Used CMS to establish the Japanese website for the company.
  • Translated required documents and web materials from English to Japanese and vice versa.
  • Searched and contacted potential affiliate companies.
  • Made a booking widget and/or page for affiliate companies, for example for HIS.
  • Supported the booking department and vice president who is in charge of the Asian market.
  • Used a unique system to amend, cancel, and refund tickets.

Temporary-worker

The Adecco Group
07.2010 - 01.2012

Worked at Hamanas Ltd. / Maspro Ltd. / Nippon Express Ltd. (International Freight)


Temporary-worker, Sales Assistant

Persol Tempstaff Co., Ltd.
07.2007 - 07.2008

Worked at A&S Ltd. (agete).

Part-timer, Sales Assistant

Cynthia Express Ltd.
05.2003 - 01.2005

Education

Professional Photo, Film, TV & Personal Stylist

British College of Professional Styling
Online
01.2014

Diploma in International Business

Grafton College Management Sciences
London
08.2009

General English

The London Skills Institute
London
04.2007

General English

The Golders Green School of English
London
01.2006

English Literature

Sophia Junior College (Jouchi Junior College)
Kanagawa
03.2003

Skills

  • Project management

Certification

TOEC 935

Timeline

Account Manager

Kitchen & Company Ltd.
06.2022 - 02.2024

TOEC 935

04-2017

Assistant Manager

Konica Minolta, Inc.
04.2014 - 06.2022

Regional Sales and Marketing Manager

The Travel Gateway Ltd.
06.2012 - 02.2014

Temporary-worker

The Adecco Group
07.2010 - 01.2012

Temporary-worker, Sales Assistant

Persol Tempstaff Co., Ltd.
07.2007 - 07.2008

Part-timer, Sales Assistant

Cynthia Express Ltd.
05.2003 - 01.2005

Professional Photo, Film, TV & Personal Stylist

British College of Professional Styling

Diploma in International Business

Grafton College Management Sciences

General English

The London Skills Institute

General English

The Golders Green School of English

English Literature

Sophia Junior College (Jouchi Junior College)
Tomoko Kuwabara