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I am Junko Matsumoto, a Japanese graphic designer, web designer, and art instructor with 15 years living abroad (Australia, Austria). My career spans interior planning, marketing design, art education for junior high and high school, computer instruction, freelance design, and life support work. I have strong experience in B2B PR content creation and localization marketing, and I have collaborated with domestic manufacturers and foreign companies, creating manuals, presentations, catalogs, and training materials for experts. Since returning to Japan in 2023 for my eldest son's university admission, I am seeking freelance and project-based opportunities that combine graphic design, web design, and education. I am fluent in Japanese and English, comfortable with European and English-speaking cultures, and I enjoy hands-on, interactive work, generating ideas, and collaborating with clients and teams.…I am Junko Matsumoto, a Japanese graphic designer, web designer, and art instructor with 15 years living abroad (Australia, Austria). My career spans interior planning, marketing design, art education for junior high and high school, computer instruction, freelance design, and life support work. I have strong experience in B2B PR content creation and localization marketing, and I have collaborated with domestic manufacturers and foreign companies, creating manuals, presentations, catalogs, and training materials for experts. Since returning to Japan in 2023 for my eldest son's university admission, I am seeking freelance and project-based opportunities that combine graphic design, web design, and education. I am fluent in Japanese and English, comfortable with European and English-speaking cultures, and I enjoy hands-on, interactive work, generating ideas, and collaborating with clients and teams.

Junko Matsumoto

Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Illustrator, +2

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I am Junko Matsumoto, a Japanese graphic designer, web designer, and art instructor with 15 years living abroad (Australia, Austria). My career spans interior planning, marketing design, art education for junior high and high school, computer instruction, freelance design, and life support work. I have strong experience in B2B PR content creation and localization marketing, and I have collaborated with domestic manufacturers and foreign companies, creating manuals, presentations, catalogs, and training materials for experts. Since returning to Japan in 2023 for my eldest son's university admission, I am seeking freelance and project-based opportunities that combine graphic design, web design, and education. I am fluent in Japanese and English, comfortable with European and English-speaking cultures, and I enjoy hands-on, interactive work, generating ideas, and collaborating with clients and teams.…I am Junko Matsumoto, a Japanese graphic designer, web designer, and art instructor with 15 years living abroad (Australia, Austria). My career spans interior planning, marketing design, art education for junior high and high school, computer instruction, freelance design, and life support work. I have strong experience in B2B PR content creation and localization marketing, and I have collaborated with domestic manufacturers and foreign companies, creating manuals, presentations, catalogs, and training materials for experts. Since returning to Japan in 2023 for my eldest son's university admission, I am seeking freelance and project-based opportunities that combine graphic design, web design, and education. I am fluent in Japanese and English, comfortable with European and English-speaking cultures, and I enjoy hands-on, interactive work, generating ideas, and collaborating with clients and teams.

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I am Junko Matsumoto, a Japanese graphic designer, web designer, and art instructor with 15 years living abroad (Australia, Austria). My career spans interior planning, marketing design, art education for junior high and high school, computer instruction, freelance design, and life support work. I have strong experience in B2B PR content creation and localization marketing, and I have collaborated with domestic manufacturers and foreign companies, creating manuals, presentations, catalogs, and training materials for experts.

Since returning to Japan in 2023 for my eldest son’s university admission, I am seeking freelance and project-based opportunities that combine graphic design, web design, and education. I am fluent in Japanese and English, comfortable with European and English-speaking cultures, and I enjoy hands-on, interactive work, generating ideas, and collaborating with clients and teams.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Japanese

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Life Support Worker, B-type Continued Employment Support, Instructor (PC instruction for people with disabilities) at Hohoemi LLC

June 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024

Provided daytime support, activity guidance, and PC instruction for adults with disabilities; contributed to corporate PR and website design using Wix and WordPress; leveraged teaching license experience to assist with work assignments and daily activities. Demonstrated reliability and adaptability, overcoming gaps in work history related to childcare.

Marketing CEO Assistant at AMT Co., Ltd.

September 1, 2018 - December 1, 2019

Created English reports, compiled domestic competitive databases, coordinated overseas meetings, and planned B2B email marketing campaigns. Gained industry insights from CEO and engineers and supported sales trends research, contributing to a contract with a major Swiss company.

Full-time Instructor (Art) at Yamato Koriyama City Koriyama Junior High School

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006

Responsible for teaching art to 2nd and 3rd-year students; involved in exams, grading, and supervision of clubs.

Data Clerk at Career Consulting Personnel Dispatch | Sharp Corporation Document Systems Division

July 1, 2004 - December 1, 2004

Managed RoHS compliance and product logistics data analysis; maintained Excel relational databases for 20,000 product records; supported project needs with data management and reporting.

Graphic Designer at Medtronic Sofamor Danek Japan Co., Ltd.

January 1, 2000 - September 1, 2002

Content marketing support, medical image processing, product improvement tasks, manual translation/proofreading, and creation of campaigns and conference materials. Contributed to quality control databases and product development projects; processed 3,000 images in 3 months and earned an incentive bonus.

Part-time Instructor (Art) at Nara Women's University Junior High School

January 1, 1998 - March 1, 1998

Part-time art instruction for 2nd-year students; involved in curriculum delivery and supervision.

Part-time Instructor (Art) at Nishinokyo High School

April 1, 1997 - March 1, 1998

Part-time art instructor for 2nd-year students; contributed to class administration and student engagement.

Classroom Assistant at Kumon Australia

December 1, 1993 - December 1, 1994

Classroom assistant for Kumon-style classes, grading worksheets and assisting with instruction. Gained cross-cultural experience through English-Japanese instruction duties during relocation to Canberra.

Kitchen Planning & Design (Private Housing) / CAD CAM Drawings at TOTO Ltd. Osaka Branch Nara Showroom

March 1, 1991 - April 1, 1993

Design consulting, creation of installation diagrams, material ordering, and showroom support; performed integrated design and order management using in-house CAD/CAM systems; contributed to customer service improvements and showroom presentations.