Thomas Rogge

Experience

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  Amazing Japan

  Jul 2013 - May 2015

  For the JAPAN DAY 2015 in Dusseldorf we invited guests such as famous cosplayer Reika from Japan or live-painting artist Kodama Kozue to attend the event, for which I supervised the planning process and helped with interpretation for our Japanese guests. For the Manga "Amazing Japan Stories: Ramen" project, which was initiated to spread the team's love for ramen, I supervised the product design, script and managed communications with the artist Mikiko Ponczeck. For the calendar project that combined the diversity of Japanese culture, expressed with each of the 12 months, and unique art styles, I was in charge of artist communication and supervised the design process of the final product.

  • Event Manager at JAPAN DAY 2015

    Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • Project Manager for the Amazing Japan Stories: Ramen Manga

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Project Manager for the Amazing Japan Illustration Calendar 2014

    Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
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  FROM JAPAN LTD

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2021

  Social Media Content Creator

  Contributed to sales and new user acquisition via product posts on the FROM JAPAN Facebook page, making use of my knowledge of seasonal and popular Anime, as well as Japanese pop culture in general.

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  Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy(JVTA) 日本映像翻訳アカデミー

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

  German Translator, Proofreader, Transcriber

  Made use of my language skills to translate, proofread and transcribe German video content used by Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy.

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  Edo Merchant

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

  Creative Writer, Translator

  Helped with product description translations for the EC site and wrote SEO articles for some of the products offered on Edo Merchant (formerly A-JANAIKA-JAPAN) like samurai armors.

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  KADOKAWA Corporation

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2025

  • Global Business Division Store Section Assistant Manager at BOOK☆WALKER (A KADOKAWA Company)

    Jun 2022 - Mar 2025

  • Sales & Marketing Specialist (BOOK☆WALKER Global)

    Nov 2019 - May 2022

  • Sales Representative (BOOK☆WALKER Global)

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2019

  • Assistant Sales Representative (BOOK☆WALKER Global)

    Dec 2016 - Mar 2017
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  BROs IN JAPAN

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2022

  Founder, Cameraman, Editor, Planning

  Created this channel with a friend to deliver travel content from Japan to a German audience, but also to have an excuse to actually travel trough Japan and keep the mind creative.

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  Dwango corp

  Apr 2025 - now

  Manager at BOOK☆WALKER Global (seconded to M12 Media LLC)

  【Responsibilities】•tracking sales and taking appropriate steps to ensure that monthly targets are met•conducting monthly store and inflow analysis•POC for team members to consult about work etc.•taking charge of new projects that are crucial to the growth of the global division and communicating tasks to members【Work Experience】《Sales》•execution of sales promotions based on a thorough understanding of anime, manga, light novels and the BOOK☆WALKER Global user base•making sure that there is a steady user base growth for new and young series on store《Marketing》 •newsletter PDCA for improving open rate, CTR and CVR•creation of engaging content for the BOOK☆WALKER Global Twitter account •working with V-Tubers to organize "live-readings" of manga and light novels as a means to increase new user inflow to the service《Store Operations》•genre tag management for eBooks to make searching content easier for users•updating various parts of the store front and proposing ideas for improvements of tools used for these kind of tasks《eBook Delivery》•ePub file adjustments and creating files from scratch•master data check for smooth upload on store《Project Management》 •English light novel and short story translation projects to increase exclusivity•negotiating the release of exclusive manga titles with publishers•introducing audiobooks as a new medium besides eBooks in collaboration with publishers and the internal development team《Time Management》 •taking into account schedule of all teams involved in a project and ensuring that deadlines are kept•coordinating project with partners in different time zones《Account Management》 •reaching out and working on the onboarding of new publishers to BOOK☆WALKER Global•publisher contact for promotions and deliveries《Team Management》 •making sure that team members work in a psychological safe environment and can voice concerns and questions casually by setting up regular meetings outside monthly 1on1s Show less