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ABOUT ME

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@Benjamin Kwan

Brazilian Japanese Comms Professional based in between Paris and Berlin with 10+ years of global experience across fashion, advertising and music industries.

Proven track record delivering integrated marketing campaigns, GTM strategies and revenue impact in close partnership with Creative, Production, Editorial and Commercial teams across EMEA, NAM, LAM and APAC.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

  • Brand partnerships

  • Social Media & Cultural Strategy

  • 360 Marketing Campaign development & management

  • Stakeholder management from creative, production, legal, finance to C-level

  • SoW, brief, timeline, budget and OKRs management

SELECTED PROJECTS

ADIDAS

BRAND COMMS & SEAMLESS RETAIL GLOBAL MANAGER

(2021 - 2025)

As part of the adidas global team, I´ve acted in two main departments: adidas Originals Statement developing Brand Comms Storytelling for fashion collabs such as Balenciaga, Wales Bonner, Palace Skateboards and Noah.

On the Sportswear Seamless Retai team, I´ve led Digital (.com & app) & Retail (DTC & WHS) Customer Journeys aligned with Membership strategy, Seamless Retail GTM toolkits and GTM bi-annual showrooms at the adidas HQ.

HIGHSNOBIETY

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

(2021)

Worked on the Client Services teams of Highsnobiety (Cartier and Moncler accounts) leading client comms and cross functional teams to ensure top-notch Editorial, Ecomm, PR, SoMe and Paid Media deliverables on EU and Global levels.

AKQA, MONKS, JELLYFISH

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

(2021 - 2026)

Worked on the Client Services team of AKQA (Nike Jordan & Google), Monks (BMW) and Jellyfish (Oura Ring) leading client comms and cross functional teams to ensure top-notch Editorial, Ecomm, PR, SoMe and Paid Media deliverables on EMEA and Global levels.

ADIDAS - WGSN - HIGHSNOBIETY - NIKE - ZALANDO - AKQA - MONKS - 90 ANTIOPE MAGAZINE

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WGSN

FASHION & CULTURE CORRESPONDENT

(2014 - 2016)

Fashion & Culture Correpondent for WGSN and “WGSN Insider” Blog.
My features covered Berlin Fashion Week, São Paulo City Guide, Brazilian KOL profiles, exhibitions and industry events.

CHAI BAND & 90ANTIOPE MAGAZINE

BRAND PARTNERSHIPS LEAD

(2021 & 2025)

For CHAI, a Japanese band represented by Sony Japan, I´ve developed an awareness strategy through brand collabs with Anna Sui and Stine Goya.

For 90antiope, a French indie magazine focused on Art and Fashion, I´ve developed a commercial partnership for the 2025 edition of “MATTER and SHAPE”, the annual Design Salon held in Paris.

RUBY PSEUDO

NIKE SPORTSWEAR LEAD RESEARCHER

(2014)

Lead researcher for the Nike Sportswear field research commissioned by the Nike London Office via Ruby Pseudo Consulting, in Brazil.

Gen Z was the research´s main cluster and interviews were held in two Brazilian key-cities: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Besides producing and conducting the interviews , I was responsible for resourcing: building and coordinating a local team of assistant, videographer and photographer.