This week we are sharing the New Year’s resolutions of our youngest Candlewick employees. The first is from Ms. Kimata, who will soon be entering her second year of working with us at Candlewick.

Coming from my previous career, which was totally different to PR, I spent most of last year trying to catch up with the other young members of the team. I started by working on magazine tie-ups, and have come to have experience in organising events, doing interviews, and planning restaurant fairs among many other things. But no matter what the task at hand is, I have discovered that in the end, who we communicate with are people. I learned that for succuessful design communication you must put yourself in the other person’s shoes at all times. You must imagine the situation and feelings.

This year, I want to make it a year where I’m careful about my communication.

Next is from Ms. Asano, who has been with us at Candlewick for three years now.

I joined the company in 2020, right as the pandemic was beginning to change our daily lives. I’ve been thinking about what kind of work I’ve done in PR world, despite the irregularities of working remotely early on in my career and the lack of offline events. Time really does seem to fly by since I started working… I can’t believe it’s already my third year here! Perhaps it’s a sign of working hard! (Haha) Since joining Candlewick, I’ve mainly worked on beauty brands, but since last year I’ve also been involved in travel and food brands, It’s been a year of learning more and expanding my horizons. I’m looking forward to experiencing many more new things this year and working hard to become a fully-fledged PR professional.

Last is from Ms. Shinmura, who is entering her second year with us.

It’s already been a year since I joined Candlewick. I have been able to work with a wide range of clients and it has been a very exciting year.
My goal is to gain more experience of working offline. Due to the pandemic, most of our meetings and events have been held online, and I haven’t had many opportunities to go to visit clients or events, I hope to have more offline opportunities this year!

I am looking for things I can do in my own way and will do my best this year!