Malik Takahiro Faraj-Ishigaki
I bring experience across high street, premium, and luxury retail, excelling in personalised service, sales, and stock management. Skilled in styling, client advising, complaint handling, and maintaining smooth store operations, I adapt quickly and thrive in dynamic retail environments. Passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences.
Executed a 22.5% increase in weekly Gross Profit over a 3.5 month period. Led a team to beat previous year-on-year GR by 7.5%. Upheld and represented historical 'Pub Culture' in a fast changing industry landscape. Increased team cohesion and morale, leading to a healthier, more effective work environment.
Guided a creative development team in shaping story-arcs, world-building, and character design for a Netflix animated project (2026 Release), balancing market consistency, originality, and audience-ready outputs. Balanced the creative interests of the director with what the shareholders board wanted, utilised soft skills to ensure the quality of the work remained the central focus. Served as cross-cultural consultant for western anime markets, analysing tastes and trends to implement creative strategy. Served as recruitment agent, sourcing and onboarding foreign talent.
Self-Produced Music artist blending elements of Bedroom-Pop, DIY, Rap/Hip-Hop, EDM, R&B and Rock. Created and fortified a strong brand identity and artist persona from the ground up, which led to further collaborative work with peers in respective scenes both in London and Tokyo. Marketing, Strategy and Visuals. Audio Production, Mixing, Mastering, Tracking, Post-Production, Visual Creation and Editing. Strong understanding and observation of internet culture and Zeitgeist movements.
Event company and record label centred around Internet culture and trends. Fronted a grassroots partnership into a profitable enterprise generating a 200% revenue increase over a two year operational period through ticket sales, merchandising and sponsorships. Established a brand with a clear ethos in international underground music scenes through visual marketing and communicated an idea, establishing close ties with artists and freelancers, and staying up to date with current taste and market movements.
During the time that Malik worked at carpo, he was a reliable and positive member of the team, particularly in his role as a Barista. Malik demonstrated good product knowledge, worked well under pressure during busy periods, and maintained a professional and friendly approach with customers. He was generally punctual, cooperative with colleagues, and open to feedback. His calm manner and willingness to support the team were appreciated. I wish you all the best in your next steps Malik