TOKYO – Aika Miyake has been promoted to editor at Cutters Tokyo (http://cutters.com). Born in Japan, the bilingual Miyake studied and worked as a filmmaker in America before returning to Tokyo in 2006.
The Tokyo studio opened in 2012, and Miyake has been working as an assistant editor, supporting film editor/managing director Ryan McGuire. One of her first major commercial projects was the Nike Baseball The Pledge spot for Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo. Over time, the relationships with W+K, Beacon Communications and other agencies and directors have grown exponentially in Japan, Shanghai and well beyond.
Last year, Miyake joined McGuire to co-edit W+K Tokyo's Facebook campaign – the brand's first major advertising campaign in Japan. More recently, she has worked on projects for Uniqlo, Nike and Pampers.
"Aika is a force," says McGuire. "I had my eyes on her since Cutters Tokyo was a doodle on the back of a napkin. She was then, and is even more now, a challenging, relentless, creative mind. Aika's clients are taken with her because she's all in. And of course, because she's awesome."
"As a creative editor, I have learned how to wrap my head around projects and find amazing ways to tell stories," says Miyake. "It was a discovery of self when I found out how much I love weaving emotions and feelings into storylines and moving pictures. Cutters has helped me re-discover my love of film editing."