Kevin E. Verwey

ALT / Translator / Social media strategist

kevin@verwey.me
+81(0)80-6996-8190

Profile

Creative and performance-driven Social Media Strategist with 5+ years of teaching English in Japanese elementary schools, Junior high schools and English conversation schools and 4+ years of Translation between the Japanese and English, Dutch languages.

Fluent in Dutch, English and Japanese. Skilled at developing relationships with students and their families.

Possesses a strong attention to detail, great analytical skills, and well-developed time management abilities. Capable of working successfully independently or in a team.

Work history

Assistant Language Teacher (ALT)

Iida city board of education (link)
April 2021 to present

  • Develop unique lessons and teaching materials to team teach with Japanese teachers

  • Engage student participation and interest in the English language.

    • Assisted students and teachers with compositions, reports, interview preparations, speeches, and college applications in English.

    • Fulfilled the role of a cultural ambassador, exchanging cultural and language differences with students, teachers, and the community.

  • Translation of Formal documents (graduation, enrollment, meeting documents), from Japanese to English and English to Japanese.

Social media marketing strategist

Zipangufy.com (link)
Winter 2023 - present

  • Conducting research on social media trends, audience demographics, and competitors

  • Helping to create social media content calendars for clients

  • Assisting in the management of social media accounts for clients, including posting, commenting, and engaging with users

  • Developed and implemented comprehensive social media strategies in order to increase brand awareness and website traffic.

  • Expanded client communities, established and grew Twitter/Instagram pages, and produced daily content, ensuring that the company's high standards were met.

  • Optimized SEO for the entire website, performed market research, and monitored the performance of all promotional campaigns.

B.A. in International Communications (Japanese language) and B.A. in Marketing

view diploma (.pdf)

Zuyd University of applied sciences, Maastricht, the Netherlands (link)
September 2011 to August 2016

Educational background

Japan studies Intensive exchange program

view certificate (.pdf)

Shinshuu University, Matsumoto city, Japan (link)
August 2012 to March 2013

ELT (English Language Teacher) & Eikaiwa teacher

AtoZ Corporation (link)
April 2018 - March 2021

  • Assist teachers with lesson plans, teaching tasks and promote team teaching.Increasing students' communication skills in English through engaging and interactive lessons.

  • Successfully improved student participation in the classroom through integration of creative, active exercises.

  • Focusing on conversational classes during the evening during Eikaiwa duty

Languages

Dutch

English

Japanese

German

French

Skills

  • Critical thinking

  • Patience

  • Organization

  • Communication

  • Self-motivation

  • Flexibility

Social Media Strategist (intern)

AngloInfo Tokyo (link)
May 2015 - September 2015

  • Conducting research on social media trends, audience demographics, and competitors

  • Helping to create social media content calendars for clients

  • Assisting in the management of social media accounts for clients, including posting, commenting, and engaging with users

  • Collaborating with the team to develop social media campaigns and promotions

  • Analyzing and reporting on the performance of social media campaigns

  • Staying current on the latest social media trends and best practices

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it's faced.“

– James Baldwin