Shogo Okuda

Personal Bio

Shogo Okuda is a bilingual creative producer, story developer, and production management specialist with over 7 years of enterprise project management experience at major consulting and advertising firms in Tokyo. Currently completing advanced coursework in Feature Film Screenwriting and Entertainment Business at UCLA Extension, he bridges corporate operational rigor with narrative architecture.

Professional Background & Operations:
Prior to relocating to Los Angeles, Shogo served as a management consultant at Hitachi Consulting and a brand strategist at Tokyu Agency. He led large-scale business process re-engineering (BPR), workflow optimization, and multi-stakeholder alignments for major corporate clients. This background gives him an exceptional operational foundation for physical and animated production, including schedule tracking, milestone management, and fast-paced problem-solving.

Development & Script Coverage:
At UCLA Extension, Shogo focuses on feature screenplay development, structural plot analysis, and commercial viability coverage. He regularly produces actionable script coverage, scene breakdowns, and marketability analyses, evaluating premises for emotional resonance and production feasibility. He also actively develops original feature screenplays exploring dynamic character arcs and grounded speculative concepts.

Technical Tools & International Coordination:
Highly proficient in advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling, Airtable, and production tracking workflows (familiar with ShotGrid), Shogo excels at organizing complex data and facilitating seamless communication between creative artists and executive leadership. Native in Japanese and fluent in English, he provides distinct advantages in cross-cultural coordination and international IP research.

Open to Opportunities:
Actively seeking assistant, coordinator, and intern positions in Story Development, Script Coverage / Reading, and Production Management (PA / Coordinator) across animated, feature, and episodic projects.