Thea is a planner, an organiser, a project manager - and she has a soft spot for design. stationery. technology. coffee & tea. animals. Japan.

Thea Ilona

📍 Sydney, NSW, AU

Throughout the years, I've had significant exposure to digital media, technology, creative, and lifestyle industries. I have a strong ownership to what I do and I'm quick to learn new things. Though I do like organisation and planning, I am able to fluidly adapt to changes to get the job done.

With my interest in design and technology since primary school years, and my skills in organising and coordinating, I am now looking to pursue a career that combines the two.

In my free time, these things pique my interest: dogs, cats, fries (chips), cooking, IKEA assembling, Studio Ghibli, embroidery, drawing, lettering, manga, film photography.

💻 Experiences

Digital Producer

Deputy

JUNE 2021 - present

As a Digital producer of the website team, the windowshop of the company, I collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders (engineers, designers, writers, and marketers). I initiate and lead projects, set designs ready for dev, write ticket requirements and documentation, contribute to design systems, create and collaborate on processes, and brainstorm ideas to improve website metrics and user experience.

Proofreader & Quality Control Editor

Tapas

JANUARY 2021 - present
  • Collaborate with translators, typesetters, other QCs, as well as Account Managers to ensure stories are accurately conveyed by balancing original creator intention and language localisation by delivering quality content through grammar, naturalisation of speech, and visual checks.
  • Craft briefs, blurbs, and scripts for series launches, special announcements, and prologues.
  • Proactively improve story accuracy by documenting story details and milestones, which was adopted by the company and rolled out to the team

Senior Partner Administrative Support

UNIQLO Australia

MARCH 2019 - present

Working in the retail industry is certainly a world on its own. This role gives me invaluable insight on working in a customer-facing role, implementing time-management and prioritisation skills in high-demand settings to efficiently complete multiple tasks.

Started in March 2019 as a regular Partner. Due to work ownership and quickly learning quite literally on my feet, I was offered promotions to Advanced Partner after 9 months, and to my current role after another 8 months.

As an administrator, my role has an added edge to provide support towards the store's daily operations. This gives me a deeper insight to the inner workings of a store which includes timecard management, payroll, and procurement.

Community Manager

Manual Jakarta (New Media Folder)

JANUARY 2016 - DECEMBER 2017

Based on my skillset, I was relocated from The Third Company to Manual Jakarta, a different business unit under the same company. My main responsibilities are to manage partnerships which include event productions and delivering branded projects, create proposals for the above, and the up-keep of media kit with the latest analytics.

Here I honed my skills in collaborating with a lean cross-functional team, specifically the editorial and design teams, to flesh out ideas, concepts, copywriting, and branding, from production to execution.

I highly enjoy the process of delivering personalised products to answer the brands' needs and relaying the message to our readers. All the while building and engaging in relationships with key partners, clients, and business owners of Jakarta's lifestyle and creative industry.

Account Executive

The Third Company (New Media Folder)

JULY 2015 - DECEMBER 2016

I managed projects, brand collaborations, advertisements, and media partnerships. As part of my role as project manager, I am familiar with liaising with the design team in the design as well as production processes. While building and maintaining relationships with clients and business owners alike, I've had the pleasure to get acquainted with Jakarta's lifestyle and creative industry.

💡 Projects

Blog & Recipe Box

In progress

I'm the kind of person who could sit at a cafe for hours, just observing her surroundings and other people. This blog is a space for me to write about my daily thoughts. I'm also setting up another one to document my cooking adventure, recipes from my mom to pass on, and internet-found recipes.

Japan favourites

In progress

My love for Japan and its culture brought me to the country a number of times. This is a list of favourites, tips, and tricks often asked by friends and family who will be travelling there.

Next Cities Unveiled

Manual Jakarta x Avolution

Project lead, producer, travel & logistics. Next Cities Unveiled is a microsite that serves as a concise guide to the lifestyle scene from seven selected cities in Indonesia: Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, Palembang, Balikpapan, Pekanbaru and Makassar.

Manual Print & Jakarta Coffee Manual

Manual Jakarta

Project lead and producer. Manual Print is an offline supplement to the website, featuring articles revolving around a specific theme. Jakarta Coffee Manual (2016 & 2017) is a guide highlighting Jakarta's best specialty coffee shops and features a stamp-hunting activity.

Next Level People

Manual Jakarta x Samsung Indonesia

Project lead. Created an Instazine on Instagram to promote the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S7. @NextLevelPeople consists of 10 interconnected Instagram accounts, creating a network of "pages" similar to that of a website.

Open Newsroom & City Tour

Manual Jakarta x BMW Indonesia

Project lead, event management. To introduce the launch of the all new BMW X1, in 2016 BMW collaborated with Manual Jakarta. We injected X1’s tagline “adventure is a mindset” into pre-existing events and hosted a series of Open Newsrooms and a City Tour to close off the series.

📚 Education

Graduate Certificate of Project Management

University of Sydney

2020 - 2022

Throughout the years of various roles in different industries, I realised the one aspect that I enjoy most. With that, I decided to switch to part-time work and pursue a Master degree towards equipping myself with what I am good at. Knowing enough of everything to get a general grasp and supporting specialists to deliver a project.

Bachelor of Engineering (Architecture)

BINUS University

SEPTEMBER 2014 - MAY 2015

My interest in both exact measurements and subjective arts pushed me towards studying Architecture. Though I decided not to pursue a career in the field, it serves as a starting point to discovering my interest in project management.

SuperHi.com Digital Project Management​

Google Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

3AW-EX8-LWE

Google Analytics Individual Qualification

2695-6404

🛠 My Toolbox

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Google Analytics

Google Data Studio

cPanel, FTP, self-hosting

Atom, SublimeText

WordPress, Grav CMS

MailChimp

Merlin Project, OmniPlan

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe inDesign

Embrilliance

Indonesian (native)

English (fluent)

Korean (elementary)

German (elementary)

Japanese (pre-intermediate)

HTML & CSS

📨 Let's connect.

If you'd like to get in touch, ping me on one of these two or feel free to drop me an email at hello@theailona.com.