KANAE CLAR - RESUME -


1. QUALIFICATIONS| 2. EXPERIENCE | 3. SKILLS | 4. EDUCATION | 5. WORK HISTORY

1. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • Solid experience in interactive marketing, design ; concentrated in the areas of concept development, strategic planning of media strategies, execution and follow through of all aspects of digital marketing communications.

  • Pursuance of Master’s Degree in Professional Study (Interactive Telecommunications) providing a solid foundation of system design, interactive creative development, digital marketing, and project management.

  • Professional level experience in project coordination, including management of prototype development, site architecture, system applications, and user interface design.

  • Team-oriented, approachable, focused, and effective; ability to assess business needs, provide key project support, and highly motivated to develop the latest marketing methodology.

2. AREAS OF EXPERIENCE and ACADEMIC PREPARATION

  • Interactive Design & Development
  • Project Management
  • Marketing Research
  • Multitask Management
  • Team Environment
  • Consumer Dynamics
  • Needs Assessment
  • Online / Digital Marketing
  • Branding Design
  • Design Methodology
  • Creative Problem-Solving
  • Information Architect
  • Demand Generation (CRM)
  • Troubleshooting, Testing

3. COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: PC, Macintosh

Software:
MS Office, Macromedia Director, Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Premier, Digital sound protocols, Sound Forge etc

Programming: HTML, ActionScript, Lingo, MySQL, Basic, JavaScript, XML etc

4. EDUCATION

  • B.A. Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
    Kobe College, Hyogo, Japan

    Thesis: The theory of "Consumption Society and Information Age"

    Other research topics: The theory of "consumption society", "Information Revolution", "Media transfigurations and Electronic culture."

 

5.1 WORK HISTORY - Full Time -

  • R/GA, New York USA
    September 2006 – March 2007
    Interaction Designer

    R/GA is one of the world's leading interactive agency that specializes in delivering award-winning creative, advanced global strategies and complex software development across multiple marketing channels.

    Clients - Fidelity, L'Oreal

    Responsibilities
    • Working with clients to understand and refine their strategy and developing content and functionality to achieve their goals.
    • Collaborating with Designers and Programmers to develop a project's overall interactive structure and information architecture.
    • Developing with Art Directors and Designers a project's user interface.
    • Creating proposals, design documents and supplementary materials such as flow charts, interface schematics, and usability prototypes.

Senior Specialist of Interactive Marketing

OgilvyOne, the direct response division of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, is the world leader in CRM and interactive services. OgilvyOne helps clients attract and retain customers through direct mailings, telemarketing and online marketing, among other services. The company's full range of offerings includes consulting, creative services, strategic planning, database management, lead generation, and customer care.

Clients - B2B; IBM, SAP and KDDI / B2C; Fiat Japan / Beauty in Japan Project

Responsibilities

    • Project-manage online campaign lifecycle from concept, through list creation, creative, technical development, quality assurance, testing, launch, tracking and performance measurement.
    • Provide creative direction and concept for all online communications that support company branding and product promotional efforts. This responsibility includes copywriting, design and production coordination for projects such as newsletters, emails, banner ads, landing pages, review proofs and approve for production.
    • Create and manage offline and online marketing campaigns with a primary focus on email marketing and marketing within the brand websites.
    • Evaluate web and online capabilities and results. Use market research and data to analyze important statistics and trends. Track and analyze the competitive landscape. Make recommendations that will drive results including campaign response, click-throughs, leads and sales.
    • Collaborate with creative, production and internal business units to develop overall offline (BTL) and online marketing strategies.
    • Develop new online and email marketing programs to drive website usage and email database growth.
    • Maintain expertise and keep informed of developments and trends in email management as well as the online marketing industry. Monitor and contribute to the company competitive edge by developing and executing best in class marketing strategies and tactics.
    • Manage overall content development, maintenance, and approval of client’s websites.
    Axess International Network, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
    April 1996 – July 2001

Project Manger - Information Technology, System Solution (1999 – 2001)
Project Coordinator – Agency System, System Solution (1996 – 1999)

AXESS
is committed to continue to support airline industry as well as travel industry by the latest IT as a leading CRS(Computer Reservation System)company in Japan.

Responsibilities

    • Assisted with project management by identifying company needs and business priorities.
    • Provided ongoing support and feedback for IT business projects; evaluated project results to ensure business objectives were met.
    • Researched usability, interaction design methodology and CRM system.
    • Worked closely with field engineers in design of web and networking; designed prototypes and created test models to verify and ensure full functionality of product.
    • Executed test plans on all product areas, troubleshot and reported defects.
    • Developed new business solutions for support of travel agencies; improved efficiency of operations resulted in strengthened relationship management with customer and performance of sales analysis.
    • Collaborated with product teams to prioritize usability issues, design solutions and customer needs for improvement and enhancement.
    • Designed user interface and software feature specifications by determining optimal usability methods.


5.2 WORK HISTORY - Freelance / Internship Jobs -

  • Freelance Designer, New York, NY
    2003 - 2007

    Specialized Technical Contractors, Dubai Nov 2007 – Current

    • Development and Design of entire website for Construction Company in Dubai

     

    Japanese Railways Group, New York www.JapanRail.com Jan 2007 – Current
    • Maintain, updated, design, and translate content for international English site for national railway company.

    • TV Asahi America, Inc, New York www.tv-asahi.net Jan 2007 – Current
      • Maintain and update design for Japanese TV Company.
      • Develop and design blog system for News & Information Page.
    • Delta Lighting Solutions, Dubai www.DeltaLightingDesign.com April 2007 – Aug 2007
      • Optimize and update flash website for lighting design company.
    • James Clar & Associates, New York www.JamesClar.com Aug 2003 – April 2007
      • Develop, design, and code entire website for lighting designer.
    • Unique Standards Co ltd, Japan www.UniqueStandards.com June 2004 – July 2006
      • Renew Interface Design and increase online functionality and presence for high-end design store.
    • Charter Management, New York www.charter-management.com March 2004 – May 2004
      • Develop secure website for Hedge Funds Company including secure database and client logins with clear interface for financial data.
    • H.I.S. International, New York www.his-usa.com May 2004
      • Redevelop and optimize interface design for travel agency.
    • Formavision, New York www.formavision.info Jan 2004 – Feb 2004
      • Design and create entire website for trendy art/design curating agency.
    • Val Emmich, New York Nov 2003
      • Design and Develop an interactive promotional CD-ROM for major label rock musician.
    • Yigal Azouel, New York www.yigal-azrouel.com Oct 2003
      • Create entire website for fashion designer that fits the sleek and minimal designs of the clothes.

  • Studio D r o r, New York, NY 
    Fall 2003
    Account Executive for acclaimed New York designer

    Responsibilities
  • Kognito Solutions LLC., New York, NY
    July 2003 – September 2003
    Graphical User Interface Designer and Flash Developer

    Responsibilities
    • Creating New Interface Solutions for Pedagogical E-learning System.
    • Developing an Educational Workshop for Baruch College (baruch.cuny.edu) using Macromedia Flash MX/XML
  • MSS – New York, Inc., New York, NY 
    September 2002 – May 2003
    Assistant Director

    Responsibilities
    • Developed educational web site for Japanese Broadcasting Company using Macromedia Flash
    • Created presentation video for NTT Network Innovation Laboratories using Adobe Aftereffects and Premier
  • CIA, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
    Summer 2002
    Project Coordinator, Visual Merchandise, & Researcher at this architecture & retail design company.

    Responsibilities
    • Coordinate effectively with Japanese clients to meet client standards and needs.
    • Researcher in “Market, DELI ,Café and Restaurant / Natural ,Healthy, Organic, and Raw Food in NY”
    • Researcher in the area of “Retail Environments and Interactivity”
    • Assessed business visual communication needs for client brands.

1. QUALIFICATIONS| 2. EXPERIENCE | 3. SKILLS | 4. EDUCATION | 5. WORK HISTORY