Yoshikazu Kamata

Experience

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  TAITO CORPORATION

  Apr 1994 - Apr 2000

  Sound Engineer

  •Managed BGM sound recording for video games including scheduling, budget control, mastering direction (at Sony Music), and team coordination.•Directed and produced sound effects for video games including concept planning, programming, testing, and team coordination.•Managed music label recorded by Taito and published by Sony Music (music publisher).•Managed outsourcing production vendor for karaoke music data.

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  マイクロソフト

  Jan 2001 - Jun 2008

  Audio Director / Audio Team Manager

  Global Product Management ~ Sound Development ~ Management with Music Companies& Post Production•Managed sound development for Microsoft’s Xbox games from startup phase.•Supervised staff of 3 including hiring, headcount management, and performance appraisal.•Liaise with key music companies for buzz marketing and lead generation.•Interacted with creative production for producing TV CM with special focus on sound effects.•Produced promotion video for video game with post production company.•Planned and implemented workshops for key game developers on sound development tools.•Designed recording studio with construction company and managed studio operation.•Built and coordinated joint development environment with US head office’s Audio Team.•Directed outsourcing developers including due diligence, scheduling, contract negotiation, and budget control Show less

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  RAYZ INTERNATIONAL

  Sept 2008 - Feb 2010

  Vice President

  Independent Music Label Management ~ Key Partner Relationship~ Marketing & Sales Promotion•Managed business operation of independent record label with 15 artists including solo and band musicians.•Sold music contents through CD retail store and mobile download.•Managed artist’s contracts negotiation, contents registration to JASRAC, and profit sharing.•Directed master recording including concept design, recording, JAN code application, order management, printing, inventory control, and contract & documentation.•Planned and implemented retail sales promotion including magazine & newspaper ad, store sample distribution, web ad (YouTube, MySpace, net radio Weekly etc.), live streaming, and direct mail.•Managed booking for artist’s live events at Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Show less

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  INiS CORPORATION

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2013

  Sound Team Coordinator,General Manager Group

  Video Game Sound Development ~ Smart Phone & Game Console ~ Sales Promotion •Managed projects on consumer video games for video game consoles.•Directed game development including scheduling, budgeting, team management, and promotion to publishers.•Supervised Audio Team (staff of 9) including performance appraisal and career path management.•Liaised with movie team to create sales promotion video for publishers.

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  Freelance

  Sept 2013 - May 2017

  Audio Consultant

  Sound Design ~ Sound Consultant ~ Sound Development・Created sound effect for web movie, public space, with a research and development company.・Supervised audio development including quality, scheduling, budgeting, making a workflow.

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  CONSIS Corporation

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  Web Sales and Marketing

  ■I went back to my parents' house to take care of my parents.Web Sales ~ Marketing ~ Web design direction・Planned and implemented sales including website & SNS ad and built a good relationship with clients.・Analyzed and redesigned client’s websites including UI / UX by using Google analytics.

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  KEYWORDS International Co., Ltd.,

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2019

  Audio Engineer Lead,

  ・Audio localization from English to Japanese for games. (Voice recording, editing, delivery)・Coordinated scheduling, meeting, and preparing documents for new studio construction with other companies.・Managed audio engineer team, team schedule, and budget control.

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  Sennheiser

  Oct 2019 - now

  Business Communication Sales Manager