Sales Manager

KazuYoshi Akimoto

**** ********** *****, **** *, Schaumburg, IL 60193

Tel: 414-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

Career Statement

As a resourceful English-Japanese bilingual editor/writer with more than 17 years of experience,

I produced and supervised many books, magazines, and newspapers. My communication and

coordination skills will be an asset for effectively working as a Japanese Bilingual Music

Enthusiast.

Work Experience

Angle Press, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL 2013.8-2014.11

Editorial Manager

Supervised all aspects of production, including budgeting and sales activities for Japanese

media with the largest circulation in the Midwest and South regions.

-Created a productive atmosphere by starting and leading brainstorming sessions.

-Maintained the quality of the media (weekly free paper and free maps) to leverage

advertisement sales.

Freelance English-Japanese Translator 2012.12-2013.7

Translated and arranged a book into Japanese for a targeted readers.

-Translated a masterpiece written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Published in December 2013.

-Arranged the content as a juvenile novel called “light novel” in Japanese.

Okaya U.S.A. Inc, Arlington Heights, IL 2012.8-2012.11

Assistant Sales Manager

Joined a new project to examine the feasibility of building a factory.

-Gathered information from state economic development agencies and consulting companies.

Made reports and arranged the site tour for the feasibility study of a new factory.

K.K. Scale, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 2011.1-2012.3

Account Executive

Conducted business-to-business services for global corporations and sports organizations,

such as Sony and Japan Anti-Doping Agency, including budgeting. Through communication

with the clients, offered the best solutions with effective tools bilingual pamphlets, research

analysis, web pages, SNS presence, and other digital content.

-Produced English-Japanese bilingual pamphlets and leaflets.

-Made research reports. Gathered information and prepared reports, and wrote analysis for the

Japan Olympic Committee project.

K.K. Deporte, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 2002.4-2011.1

Managing Editor/Writer

As managing editor/writer of a sports editing production company, engaged in planning, editing,

and writing magazines and books, including budgeting. Sold many projects to major publishers

such as Yomiuri-Shimbun, Kodansha, Gakken, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Soshisha, and Aspect.

-Performed both editing and writing. Was the supervising editor for four baseball magazines and

authored three baseball books.

-Made books with support from corporations. Successfully produced books made in close

cooperation with major Japanese corporations, such as Bathclin (an official JOC partner).

K.K. Golf Digest, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1999.4-2001.8

Editor at Weekly Magazine

As a member of the division that produced special feature articles and black-and-white photo

pages, planned and submitted articles weekly. Also, simultaneously handled one to two series.

-Was a member of the division that was awarded the 1st Executive Director Award, December

1999.

-Made important articles such as black-and-white pages for the 1500th anniversary issue and

the interview of three-major tournament winner Vijay Singh.

-Advised on acquiring rights to translation. Read an American golf novel and wrote a report for

deciding whether to buy the translation rights.

Reuters Japan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1997.5-1999.1

Assistant Producer in Reuters Financial TV

To make twice daily financial news broadcasts for banks and security companies, edited news

sources for producers, translated English statements into Japanese, and did voiceovers.

Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd., Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 1996.4-1997.4

Sales Representative in the Overseas Sales Department

Conducted sales activities of machine tool company with sales representatives in the U.S.

Arranged shipments by negotiating with the factory manager.

Skills

Fluent in Japanese and English

Computer skills (Windows, Mac, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Social media user (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter)

Education

Seijo University, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 1992.4-1996.3

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications

Graduation Thesis: discriminatory expressions in Japanese dictionaries.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1994.8-1995.5

Exchange Student Program

Took a variety of courses in psychology, African-American studies, Chinese, and

communications to broaden my cultural point-of-view.

References

Available upon Request

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