Carl Gustaf Somp

Experience

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  Swedish Armed Forces

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2007

  Sergeant

  Signal intelligence and electronic warfare in the Royal Swedish Navy Conscript Service aboard HSwMs Visborg

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  Marindepan Skanstull Marin AB

  Feb 2007 - Aug 2007

  Harbour Captain & Sales Representative

  Marine Merchandiser and Marina

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  Mirage Media China

  Sept 2007 - Jan 2008

  Resident Photographer

  Photographing parties and events for brand image consulting company.

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  Provisual Shanghai

  Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

  Studio Assistant

  High-end fashion and advertising photography studio with affiliates in New York and Rome.

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  Rimagine

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2009

  Business Developer

  Rimagine is a photography, video & CGI production studio that has been helping Fortune 500 companies including BOSCH, PHILIPS, 3M Kohler, HUAWEI, and PepsiCo, to visualize their brands since 2004.

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  Lundbeck

  May 2010 - Feb 2011

  Student Assistant to Operations Manager

  Assisted the Operations Manager with updating presentation materials for international symposiums on neurodegenerative diseases.

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  Asger Juel Larsen

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Area Manager China, Business Development

  A part-time position parallel to my studies at Copenhagen Business School. Identified business development opportunities in the Chinese market for Danish fashion label. Successfully sold the current collection, built and maintained relationships with target retailers and Key Opinion Leaders. Organized a launch event in Shanghai with retail partners and Asger Juel Larsen.

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  Création + Production

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Agent / Artist Management

  A boutique creative agency start-up with a focus on the fashion and luxury industries. Artist Management representing international talent within fashion photography and styling for assignments in the Chinese market. - Identifying talent for representation, negotiation of contracts, and signing- Overseeing the development of presence in digital channels - Editing and updating artist's portfolios in WordPress platform- Business development

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  D'ELE MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2015

  Head of Creative Services

  D’ELE is a creative agency dedicated to artist management and full service production. The agency is based in Shanghai with partners in Milan and London.Hired to help in the process of renewing the image and visual identity of the agency identity towards an international standard. Responsible for the creation of a Fashion Department within the artist management branch, including strategy, identifying international talent for representation in the Chinese market, negotiation of contracts, selection of artists' portfolio presentations, and relationship management.Project management in consecutive campaigns for cosmetics brand Sephora in collaboration with ad agency BBH Shanghai. Project management in product launch campaign for consumer electronics giant Sony.Business development and building relationships with 4A ad agencies in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Show less

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  Somp Greener & Associates

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Creative Consultant

  I registered a company, a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE), to use as a platform for creative projects. Worked full time as a consultant for a Chinese production house within the film industry. Wardrobe design and styling for TV-series and feature films. On film sets in Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen.

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  Trustly

  Jun 2016 - now

  Testing products for banking integrations.

  • Product Account Manager Bank Integrations

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Product Test Analyst

    Jun 2016 - Aug 2021