Miyano (Mia) Motoki

Boston, MA | Contact: miyanom@bu.edu | LinkedIn | Portfolio

EDUCATION

Boston University College of Communication, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Class of 2025

Honors: Dean's List Spring 2023; Fall 2023; Spring 2023; Spring 2022

Activities:AdLab; Japanese Student Association (JSA); London Study Abroad Social Committee (LIP)

London Internship Program (LIP)

LIP is Boston University’s semester-long study abroad and internship program offering students major-related courses in UK & European contexts and internship experiences at London-based agencies

WORK EXPERIENCE

AdLab, Boston, MA

• AdLab is a student-run advertising agency at Boston University that serves real-world clients while developing students’ professional skills and expertise that are essential in the advertising industry
• As co-head of the department, I supervise a team of 30 strategy students and provide guidance/feedback on their outputs, while also mentoring 3 directors
• Fall 2024 semester clients include Capital One, National Geographic, Boston University School of Hospitality Management Administration

VML & Ogilvy Japan (VOJ), Tokyo, Japan

• VML & Ogilvy Japan is a combined office of WPP companies VML and Ogilvy, headquartered in the UK
• As a summer internship, I worked on a global beverage company to create and deliver a mockup campaign targeting GenZ in Japan’s market
• Scope of Work: creative brief, primary/secondary research, strategy, creative executions, and presentation

Aperture Comms, London, England

• Aperture Comms is a London-based social media marketing agency with 20-25 clients across hospitality, leisure, retsil sectors
• Assisted a London-based digital marketing startup agency in serving clients across the hospitality, retail, leisure, and beauty sectors
• Contributed to market and target research, competitor analysis, shot-list planning, social media planning and strategy, content creation, graphic design, blog writing, photo/videographer outreach, website development, etc.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

1. AdLab Executive Board (E-Board), Vice President of Strategy (Boston, MA)
2. George Sherman Union (GSU) Starbucks, Barista Trainer (Boston, MA)
3. Starbucks Japan, Customer Service Student Leader (Tokyo, Japan)

Skills