Leiah Kimura

Lead the planning and delivery of brand projects, live events and activations from briefing to post-event reporting. Translate brand objectives into coherent audience experiences, ensuring consistency across environments, materials, messaging and key touchpoints. Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including sponsors, artists, designers, production teams and suppliers. Manage timelines, priorities, budgets, contracts and operational workflows to keep projects feasible, organized and on track. Create executive presentations, proposal decks, scripts and support materials for pitches, internal alignment and sponsor communication. Prepare reports that connect creative execution to deliverables, performance and business outcomes.

Managed social media planning, editorial calendars, formats and brand storytelling for Art Battle and related projects. Created key visuals, layouts and communication assets for digital campaigns, presentations and institutional materials. Supported paid media initiatives on Meta and Google, monitoring basic performance metrics and adjusting communication when needed. Contributed to integrated communication efforts across online and offline channels according to each project's goals.

Sourced, selected and onboarded artists according to project briefs, creative direction and delivery requirements. Managed end-to-end communication with artists, aligning expectations, timelines, references and final outputs. Bridged internal teams and creative talent to maintain quality, timing and consistency across projects. Organized portfolios, institutional materials and presentations to support project development and client conversations.