Eiko Higashiyama

• Delivered 2.5 hours per week of classroom lectures, instructing over 6-12 students per semester in Japanese Language.
• Sourced optimal curricula and developed lesson plans to fully cover target material for each course.
• Immersed students in unfamiliar cultures by devising hands-on activities.
• Organized detailed list of resources to help students go beyond classroom environments and delve into topics of interest.
• Developed team communications and information for meetings.

• Sourced optimal curricula and developed lesson plans to fully cover target material for each course.
• Organized detailed list of resources to help students go beyond classroom environments and delve into topics of interest.
• Delivered 1-4 hours per week of classroom lectures, instructing over 10 students per semester.
• Immersed students in unfamiliar cultures by devising hands-on activities.
• Used Google Classroom to monitor and record student progress.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

• Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
• Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
• Completed precise translations of official documents with correct words and phrasing to meet legal standards.
• Stayed current on new expressions and cultural changes impacting language translation.
• Developed team communications and information for meetings.

Clients:

• Mark Kremer, Dutch curator & writer, 2019
• Setouchi Triennale, 2019
• Lotus Health Center, long-established acupuncture center in Amstelveen, 2017
• International Builders & Tattoo Industry Expo, 2017
• Kenji Shigehara, renowned Japanese tattoo artist, 2017

• Collaborated with team members to help expand marketing channels.
• Created proposals and organized pursuit documentation to support marketing staff.
• Performed office administrative duties to enhance team cohesiveness.
• Assisted in creating written, video and image content for marketing channels.
• Helped with planning and hosting of marketing events.
• Performed market analysis and researched latest trends.
• Researched competitor trends and interpreted findings, reporting conclusions to supervisor.

• Led team of 4 staff writers in production of content for Japanese dictionary
• Provided copy editing support to hit target dates for editorial and design productions with print and digital material.
• Organized material, determined area of emphasis and wrote according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
• Proofread manuscripts and other forms of copy for general grammatical correctness.
• Developed job aids and tools to support departmental need for quality processes.
• Drafted assignment forms and style guidelines for team of 5 reporters.