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Satomi Arai
Craft Communications

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Born in 1975 in Saitama, Japan.
I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies in 1999.

I moved to the United States alone to pursue college degree after graduating from high school in Japan. After graduation and briefly at working at translation agency, I worked at Los Angeles newsroom of NHK Japan Broadcasting as a field producer, traveling across the US; then, served as sales manager and consultant in the Japanese sake business evangelizing the artisanal products.

After returning to Japan, I worked at Pernod Ricard Japan as brand manager, marketing craft wines and spirits, then as corporate communications manager, with focus on sustainability messaging; then at IKEA Japan as PR leader, publicizing opening of new Tokyo shops and sustainable life at home; and most recently, at Salesforce Japan as employee engagement manager for Japan and Korea, then as product PR manager, promoting cloud products.

In 2024, I decided to go freelance as a translator as well as part-time Japanese language instructor.

*Please see my LinkedIn page for the career milestones in details