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Hello, I'm Mizuki
Results-driven Senior Creative Project Manager with over 19 years of experience leading cross-functional creative, marketing, and production teams in the video game and anime industry. Proven ability to manage large-scale projects from concept to completion, ensuring efficiency, budget alignment, and high-quality content delivery. Adept at fostering team collaboration, mentoring talent, and optimizing workflows.
Specialize in:
Project Management | Art Direction | Branding | Licensing | Post-Production | Creative Marketing | UI UX Design | Video Editing | Motion Design | Graphic Design | Japanese - English Bilingual
Professional Experience
Multimedia Producer / Editor
Freelance | July 2022 - Present
Multimedia Production Manager / Design Director
NIS America, Inc. | April 2006 - January 2025
PR & Marketing Manager (Concurrent Role)
NIS America, Inc. | July 2023 - March 2024
Video Editor / Multimedia Creator
Planet Vox | February 2004 - June 2004
Education
George Mason University
BFA in Digital Arts & Animation | Art and Visual Technology
Major GPA: 3.9 | Dean's List: 2002, 2003, 2004
Related Coursework: Digital Art, 2D animation, 3D animation, Graphic Design, Photography, Video Art, Digital Printmaking
Skills
Led the motion graphics & web departments. Additionally led the marketing department during a transition period.
Creative & Technical Expertise
Motion Graphics & Video Editing
Graphic & UI/UX Design Principles
Branding & Digital Marketing
Production & Project Management
Production Workflow Optimization
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Vendor & Partner Coordination
Budget & Resource Management
Localization & Publishing Workflows
Software
Motion
Design & Animation
Text Animation
Logo Animation
Key Art Animation
Transitions
Motion Tracking
Visual Effects
Plug-ins
Supervised motion graphics designers throughout the entire trailer production lifecycle while actively contributing as a hands-on designer.
Trailer
Creation
Created compelling narrative trailers entirely from original footage and voice acting.
Storyboarding
Art Direction & Visual Storytelling
Short-form Content Creation
Here is an example of one of the many trailers I made from scratch using the source material, based on the following concept we came up with:
Concept: Sawako's Misunderstood Nature | The Power of Friendship | Breaking Barriers | The Slow Burn Romance | Themes of Acceptance and Understanding.
Synopsis: Sawako Kuronuma has had a difficult time fitting in. Is it her long black hair, her hushed manner of speaking, or is it her name's similarity to Sadako, a character from a popular Japanese horror series? On her first day of high school, Sawako meets the one boy who treats her like a normal girl - Shota Kazehaya. Through his selfless aid, Sawako slowly learns to come out of her shell and even begins to make friends for the first time in her life. However, with a new social life come social pressures. Rumors begin to circulate about her, her friends, and even the kindhearted Kazehaya. As she grows into her new identity, Sawako must learn to deal with such pressures as well as start to understand the unfamiliar feelings inside of her, especially in regards to the boy who made her new start possible.
Web
Design
Corporate Homepage Development Direction
Project Planning & Strategy
UI UX
Mock-up Design
Landing Page Design
Storefront Design
Platform Page Design
Objective: This project aims to enhance the homepage by optimizing navigation, improving search functionality, and strengthening communication elements to create a more seamless, intuitive, and user-friendly experience.
Responsible for designing visual representations of website layouts and features, with a focus on creating mockups that convey the overall look, feel, and functionality.
Design Thinking Process
Empathize
Understand the target user
Define
Create user persona, identify the challenge, gather requirements
Ideate
Study successful websites, create wireframes
Prototype
Further design and develop content, share design and rationale with stakeholders
Test
Create checklist, test and debug
Landing
Page Design
Responsible for designing visual representations of landing page layouts, ensuring alignment with unified branding and sales objectives while adhering to platform regulations.
Social
Media
Social Media Asset Design
Brand Development & Activation
Digital Media Planning, Scheduling & Tracking
ROI Optimization
KPI Analysis
Campaign Reporting
Developed visually engaging social media graphics for event promotions and new title releases. Managed campaign schedules and calendars, and produced comprehensive campaign reports.
Branding
Brand Development & Identity Direction
Brand Design Supervision
Logo
Marketing Assets
Website
Video
Led the design team in creating a logo and brand identity based on the event concept, defining the theme and finalizing the brand guidelines. Successfully implemented the design across various platforms.
Video
Production
Creative Direction
Camera Operation
Audio Mixing
Voiceover Syncing
Color Grading, Correction
Video Enhancement
Pre-Production
Post-Production
Executed on-site filming, post-production video editing, and content publishing across various media platforms.
Cover & Logo
Design
Game Coversheet Design
Logo Design
Visual Concept
Style Guide
Collaborated with internal teams to create cohesive style guides for video game coversheet and logo design, supervising visual direction from concept to final production while remaining actively involved in the design work.
Package
Design
Art Book Design
Package Design
Disc Label Design
Creative Direction
Collaborated with internal teams to create cohesive style guides for anime packages, products and logo design, supervising visual direction from concept to final production while remaining actively involved in the design work.
Collaterals
Brochure Design
Business Card Design
Package Design
Store POP Design
Delivered a diverse range of design solutions based on project and stakeholder requests.
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