日本と海外をつなぐクラウドソーシング

カツヤマキカイ株式会社 - Katsuyama Kikai, Ltd.

海外営業アシスタント、貿易実務担当 - International Business Assistant; Import/Export Coordinator

2008/04～ 2010/02

事業内容：機械卸商社、工業用機械の製造、輸出・輸入　等

国際部所属：海外営業アシスタント、貿易実務担当
・貿易実務（輸出入）
・回収管理（信用状取引、ファクタリング、前払い）
・海外取引先とのコレポン
・輸送コスト交渉
・海外支店経理サポート（請求書作成、入金管理など）
・クレーム対応
・翻訳（機械製品、広報など）
・通訳（会議、製品トレーニング通訳）
・海外取引先メーカー来客アテンド
・貿易実務トレーニング

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Industrial machinery supplier and manufacturer, Osaka, Japan

- Export & import operation; logistics
- Payment management (Advanced payment, L/C, factoring)
- Correspondence with overseas customers & distributors in US, EU, East Asia on shipment and accounting
- Negotiation of shipping costs
- Accounting operation
- Claim/complaint management
- Translation
- Management of international visitors
- On-the-job training of the junior

マナトレーディング株式会社 - Manas Trading, Inc.

Sales Promotion/Marketing Coordinator; Import/Export Coordinator

2010/03～ 2014/05

Interior textile trading Company, Tokyo, Japan

Marketing and Merchandising Coordinator
December 2011-May 2014 (2 years 6 months)
- Correspondence with overseas suppliers
- New products launch
- Presentation of new products/collections, original brands
- Product quality management in the Japanese standard
- Trend research at international & domestic exhibitions; product development
- Event coordinating and operation
- Sales promotion; delivering presentation of new products, producing brochures and catalogues
- Press release
- Proofreading with publishing companies such as ElleDecor among others
- Attending on international visitors
- Participation in publicity's events
- International tour conductor & translation
- Promotional video making

Import Coordinator
March 2010-December 2010 (1 year 10 months)
- Correspondence with overseas suppliers
- Management of daily orders, inquiries
- Import & export operation; logistics
- Claim/complaints operation and negotiation
- Quality control
- Shipping cost management

Improvement:
- Advancing the procedure of cost management of courier shipment from two weeks to a few days by creating an excel chart and working closely with a courier company.
- Leading one of the suppliers to increase sales by 20% by advancing delivery leadtime through improving shipping method.

Maharam Fabric Corp.

Country Manager; Sales Representative

2014/05～ 2015/07

Interior textile company based in New York, US

- Japan branch setup as an only employee in Japan
- Pricing operation
- Localisation
- Quotation and order management
- Quality control/product quality management in the Japanese standard
- Monthly sales report operation
- Sample management
- Import operation; logistics
- Expanding the business network with architect & design firms, manufacturers, and retailers
- Key/ account management
- Presentation
- Event coordinating and operation
- Business entertainment

> 1 award: Outstanding Sales Performance 2014/2015

North America's leading creator of textiles for commercial and residential interiors; in partnership with Herman Miller, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLHR) and Kvadrat

株式会社FLOOAT - Flooat, Inc.

International Business Manager; PR Assistant

2015/08～ 2016/03

Award-winning interior design firm based in Tokyo, Japan

- Sales promotion and marketing
- Assiting interior design product firms, mainly Scandinavian brands such as Carl Hansen & Søn among others.
- Press release (Japanese/English)
- Proofreading (Japanese/English)
- Translation
- Event coordinator/assistant
- Enhancing relationships and expanding business with publishing companies/online publishers such as Elle Decor, Frame Publisher (Netherland), among others.
- Account management
- New business development with overseas interior design companies such as Open Desk

マーベラス株式会社 - Marvelous, Inc.

Business Development Manager

2016/04～ 2017/11

Herman Miller (NASDAQ: MLHR), one of the largest American manufacturers of office furniture, equipment and home furnishings and USM Modular Furniture, Swiss manufacturer of modular furniture for the home and office

- Enhancing relationships with architects and interior designers from the previous career
- Expanding the business network with architect and design firms (A&Ds), manufacturers, and retailers
- Brokerage business between designers and international/domestic suppliers other than Herman Miller and USM
- Account management
- Project management
- Translation
- Introducing ergonomics and ergonomic office furniture
- Suggesting solution for working environmentbetter working
- Event coordinating and operation
- Business entertainment

* The best dealer of Herman Miller in APAC in 2015

イノベイジア株式会社 - Innovasia, K.K.

Marketing & Sales Manager

2017/11～ 2019/08

American-owned interior textile trading company Japan branch

- Sales
- Project management
- Sales promotion, product launch, press release
- Event planning, organising, operation and hosting
- Market research
- Localisation
- Translation

Freelance

Translator & Interpreter

2008/04～

Translation, Proofreading, Copywriting, Transcription, Content Creation
English <-> Japanese, German -> Japanese

- Press release
- Presentation
- SNS post caption
- Film subtitles
- Product description
- Brochure
- Website Contents
- Publication
- Contributed articles
- Announcement letter
- Business E-Mail Messages

Project Portfolio >> https://www.aoinishino.com/projects

Freelance

Japanese & English Language Instructor

2015/07～

Corporate & Private Japanese lesson

- Face-to-face; Online
- Weekly lesson: N1/advanced level, intermediate level, beginner's level
- Approaching from speaking/reading/writing/listening
- Focusing on words, phrases, and grammar that are practical and frequently used/needed
- Pronunciation and intonation
- Pencil calligraphy
- Business and casual situation

*2016-2017: Contract teacher for an IT firm in Tokyo, Japan, with BBi Communication, Sweden

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Corporate/group & Private English lesson
* Licenced English teacher in Japan

- Face-to-face; Online
- Weekly conversation lesson: Immediate level, beginner's level
- Focusing on words, phrases, and grammar that are practical and frequently used/needed
- Pronunciation and intonation
- Business and casual situation

Freelance

International Business & Localisation Consultant

2015/07～

Freelance international Business and PR & sales promotion consultant, supporting architect & interior design firms, home/lifestyle & fashion brands, IT companies, and language schools in Japan, UK, Europe, Scandinavia and US for sales promotion and business development.

- Int'l Business, Sales Promotion & PR
- Marketing Research
- Translation
- Agent for international brands
- Public Speaking
- Presentation Training
- Language Teaching

VistaPrint, Cimpress plc

Freelance Linguist/Translator

2020/09～

米国シンプレス社及びグループ、VistaPrint (Vista)、Promotique、National Pen、VistaCreate、99designs
事業内容：マーケティング・販促ツール、印刷、eコマース、グラフィック制作、プラットフォーム　等

フリーランス日本語翻訳担当
・翻訳（ホームページ、社内外広報・案内、動画字幕など）
・編集＆ローカライゼーション（子会社ホームページコンテンツなど）
・校正
・社内プレゼンテーションPPT資料の翻訳、編集
・日本市場リサーチ（環境保護など）
・SEO研修参加

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Following tasks for American Cimpress group (NASDAQ: CMPR): VistaPrint (a.k.a. Vista), Promotique, National Pen, VistaCreate, 99designs
- Translation: Website contents; internal and official announcements, Subtitles
- Review & Localisation: Subsidiaries' website contents
- Proofreading
- Editing PowerPoint Presentation
- Research for the Japanese market
- Receiving SEO training

Quill Content Limited (now Jellyfish)

Freelance Linguist/Translator

2021/07～

- Translation
- Proofreading
- Editing

Client: PlayStation, Sony

Featured: Creator Spotlight: Meet Aoi
>> https://jellyfishnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4635564239773-Creator-Spotlight-Meet-Aoi

Ondarreta

Agent for Japan

2019/06～

Spanish manufacturer of high-end contract furniture

- Project Management
- Account Management: Dealers/Distributors, A&D, End-clients
- Developing business partners
- Supporting sales
- Localisation
- Translation EN<>JP

株式会社ドラフト - DRAFT, Inc.

Vice President International Business Management and Development & International Liaison Manager

2021/07～

Award-winning architecture & interior design firm (A&D) in Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth: 5070);
Launching a new brand, DAFT about DRAFT, and its concept store in Tokyo in August 2022.

- Global marketing
- Marketing analysis
- International sales
- Developing business partners
- Project management
- Planning & executing a business and marketing strategy
- Negotiation
- Account management
- Sales promotion
- Localisation
- Translation
- Import/Export
- Logistics
- OJT Training

Brand's Website: https://daft-about-draft.com/