Language Lyceum Diploma Liceo Linguistico Mario Pagano · Naples, Italy Italian, Russian, English, French, Spanish.
AKIGATO
Creative technologist — UX, brand and 3D
Research first, then the thing itself. I work across strategy, interface, 3D and writing rather than in one of them, because the problems I care about do not arrive in departments.
Open to art direction, creative technology and marketing strategy roles
Ready to relocate. The list of unavailable locations is disclosed upon contact.
- Nationality
- Italian
- Visa
- Working Holiday (Japan), Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- Japanese
- Beginner (A1 / around N5), studying
- English
- C1 — full working proficiency
Education 学歴
Bachelor's Degree — Digital Applications for Visual Art Istituto Pantheon · Rome, Italy Thesis: Gamification and Storytelling for Education and Mental Health. Its case studies were built, not described: Coill Hibiki, Cloudy Horizons, VALLAE.
Erasmus+ Exchange — Creative Technologies for Entrepreneurship Karel de Grote University · Antwerp, Belgium
Master's Degree — Marketing Strategy, Visual Design & AI Istituto Pantheon · Rome, Italy · graduated 6 October 2026 Thesis: An antifragile and sustainable marketing framework — Media Universe. Built as a dossier and as a working reader.
Neuroscience — ongoing study Underpins the 3S Method and the neuro-aesthetic work in the portfolio
Work history 職歴
Museum Guide & Cultural Educator Museo Duca di Martina · Naples, Italy School groups and international visitors; multilingual mediation.
Freelance Language Tutor & Multilingual Creative Italy / remote · clients in the United States, Greece, France and Russia
Luxury Fragrance Brand Promoter MATCH Agency, Milan · shop floors in the Rome area Premium and luxury perfume brands; client engagement and storytelling.
Master's Internship — Communication & Design Libellula Lab · a seven-person studio · Naples, Italy
Intern — Intern Group Internship Datailo Inc. · a two-person AI startup · Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo AI tools for MICE events: concierge, matching and digital maps for visitors, exhibitors and staff. I built the product UI site with Antigravity and Claude, routing the routine HTML to Gemini to keep the credit spend where it was worth spending.
Training & certification 研修・資格
Credit Certificate — Business financials · 20/20 Karel de Grote University · Antwerp · Business Studies · 4 credits
Erasmus+ GameComp — Educational Games for GreenComp Lascò · pilot phase
Erasmus+ Youth Training — Utopian Thinking Rakonto · Laroin, France
Erasmus+ Eco Wellness Recharge — research interview Lascò
Skills スキル
AI & tech
AI process optimization, AI design, prompt architecture, AI-optimized systems, AI web development.
Design & production
UX/UI, 3D (Blender, Unity, ZBrush, Maya), Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, video editing.
Strategy & research
Marketing strategy, neuropsychology for marketing, neuroethics, project management.
Teaching & facilitation
Gamification design, storytelling-based instruction, museum education, youth facilitation.
Languages 語学
Selected work 主な制作物
Datailo — AI tools for MICE events Live commercial product · a 480-hour internship on site in Minami-Aoyama
VALLAE — an escape room played in two realities Three months. Ten in the first year, five in the second after the course changed. My part: historical accuracy, 3D modelling, period aesthetics.
Coill Hibiki — a board game about your own head One month. Self-determination theory built into the mechanics.
Loghy — a Socratic thinking companion Argues with your idea instead of flattering it. Playable as a browser demo.
Media Universe — an antifragile information system Two months. Master's thesis, built as a dossier and a working reader.
Why Japan 志望動機
I worked in Tokyo through the summer of 2026 and it was the first place my ideas were tested rather than filed. I was given a wide range of work instead of one lane, and I was listened to. I would like to go back and do that properly, with the language and with time.
What I want to build has not changed since: tools that treat attention as something with biological limits, and design that earns its place rather than asking for it. I am studying Japanese and neuroscience alongside the work, and I intend to keep doing both.
Contact 連絡先
Aki Gato · curriculum vitae · Japan