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Yuanyuan Zheng

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Rights & Licensing Specialist at East Press Co., Ltd. who grew overseas licensing deals 3.6× and advanced a comic title across 10 languages.

Japan
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At East Press Co., Ltd., I manage overseas translation rights for comics, trade books, and children’s titles, from title pitches and licensing terms through approvals and royalties. I grew personally handled overseas licensing deals 3.6× and related receipts 3.8× versus my first year.

I also coordinate domestic adaptation and merchandising licenses, contributing around 70% of annual domestic licensing receipts since 2023. I coordinated an English-language publishing partnership with VIZ Media and advanced a two-volume comic title across 10 languages, securing offers or agreements in seven.

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Rights & Licensing Specialist

East Press Co., Ltd.

Jul 2022 - Present (4 years 4 months)

Manage overseas translation rights for comics, trade books, and children's titles, including licensing terms, contracts, and royalty administration. Grew personally handled overseas licensing deals 3.6x and receipts 3.8x versus the first year, contributing approximately 70% of annual domestic licensing receipts.

Education

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Waseda University logoWU

Waseda University

Master's degree, Journalism

Master's degree in Journalism from the Graduate School of Political Science, completed in 2020.

Osaka University logoOU

Osaka University

Non-degree Research Student, Medicine

2016 - 2018

Non-degree research student at the Graduate School of Medicine from 2016 to 2018.

DL

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

Bachelor's degree, Applied English

Bachelor's degree in Applied English, completed in 2016.

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