# Rui Saito

> Product designer @ Tradecraft

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rui

I am a Product Designer in San Francisco working with early-stage startups to enhance user experience. I like using design as a tool to be emotive/trigger emotion in the user.  
I like drinking Chinese tea, ballroom dance and playing the ukulele.

## Work Experience
### Product designer @ Tradecraft
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Tradecraft is a full-time product design apprenticeship program that prepares individuals to excel at high high growth startups through a combination of hands-on project work for startups, curriculum, and mentorship from industy practitioners.

### Japanese calligrapher @ Freelance Art Director/Designer/Creative Director
Jan 2009 – Present | Japan and United states
My works were exhibited multiple times at famous Japanese museums.
One of them resulted in one of the most prestigious calligraphy awards in Japan.
As an evangelist of Japanese traditional culture, I have also organized Japanese stamp and new year card workshops in both Japan and United States.

### Marketing Specialist @ Swartwood prep
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area
- Provided a series of market research reports and made marketing materials.
- Led a seminar at UCLA, attracting more than 100 participants.
- Supported events at college, which resulted in increasing the number of new students for prep school.

### Full-time Associate Producer @ NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area
- Conducted research and fact-checking on latest trends in international relationship, education, technology and culture.
- Helped come up with news topics, some of which resulted in actual TV news.
- Arranged interviews. My networks in art, technology, and education greatly contributes to the success of several TV programs including NHK world.

### Freelance Marketing Analyst and Advisor @ Japanese Radio company
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Tokyo, Japan
I worked for the second largest radio company in Japan, J-wave, where new trends of fashion and culture are broadcasted.
- Provided market research reports and wrote some columns on fashion, culture, and life style for web magazines and radio programs.

### Marketing and Communication Intern @ Guangzhou AOM Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Translated between Chinese and Japanese for negotiations on fabric material production.
- Led and organized a fabric business exhibition in Shenzhen, helping the company attract new customers.

### Marketing and Communication Specialist @ Sonorite Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Tokyo, Japan
- Developed a marketing strategy for selling technical support services for Microsoft Office 365 to large companies.
- Was in charge of one of the largest robot exhibitions in Japan, managing the venue reservation, company invitation, and sales negotiations.
- Led a company seminar about Microsoft SharePoint, yielding more than 100 visitors. Contributed to a major part of the company’s sales.

### Marketing Team Lead @ Techno-Alliance Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Tokyo, Japan
Developed a marketing strategy for selling Microsoft Office 365


## Education
### bachelor of Chinese literature in Chinese Language and Literature
Kokugakuin University

### Chinese Language and Literature
Shanghai International Studies University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rui-saito

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Last updated: 2026-02-23