Comikey Media Inc.

Comikey Media Inc.

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As a Co-founder of Comikey Media Inc., I wore multiple hats across engineering, product, business development, marketing, and operations. The experience gave me deep insight into digital publishing, licensing, and audience growth in the manga and webtoon industry.

🛠 Engineering & Product Development

  • Built Comikey’s proprietary CMS using Nest.js and Next.js, enabling seamless content management and reducing manual effort.
  • Developed user segmentation models in Firebase and implemented Amazon Personalize, which improved reader engagement by 18%.
  • Led the development of interactive user gamification features, which increased platform revenue by 35%. Designed backend optimizations, improving database performance and scaling content delivery.
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📈 Business Development & Licensing

  • Negotiated partnerships with major Japanese publishers (Shueisha, Square Enix) to acquire exclusive digital rights for manga series.
  • Expanded Comikey into Brazil, securing deals with local publishers and making it the first legal digital manga platform in the country.
  • Worked closely with international stakeholders, managing relationships across Japan, Korea, and Brazil. Led contract negotiations for localization and distribution, ensuring smooth licensing agreements.
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📢 Marketing & Growth Strategy

  • Created data-driven marketing campaigns across Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and in-app promotions, improving user acquisition and retention.
  • Ran large-scale digital advertising campaigns to maximize reader engagement for new series launches.
  • Developed community engagement strategies, including interactive promotions, loyalty programs, and social media campaigns.
  • Hosted industry panels at major anime conventions (Anime NYC, Kumoricon) to promote newly acquired manga series.
Here are a few ad campaigns designed and run by me:
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🎨 Public Relations & Community Engagement

  • Managed Comikey’s public relations and announcements, including press releases and official statements.
  • Hosted panels at Anime NYC and Kumoricon, introducing Comikey’s newly acquired manga series to the anime/manga community.
  • Led community growth efforts, including fan engagement events, giveaways, and partnerships with influencers.
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🔧 Operations & Team Leadership

  • Managed cross-functional teams across engineering, design, localization, and marketing to ensure smooth content launches.
  • Defined Comikey’s product roadmap, aligning technology and business objectives.
  • Implemented A/B testing and analytics tracking to continuously refine product offerings.
  • Set up automated content pipelines to streamline localization workflows.