Resolved Help with a position title

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  1. Vemmy

    Vemmy Well-Known Member

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    廣告項目的負責人
    It directly translates to "The person in charge of the advertisement project" but I was wondering if there is a particular title for this position? I'm thinking "advertisement project manager" but not too sure if its correct >_<
     
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    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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    Project Director

    Chinese to English will always lack direct meaning as Chinese is a poetic language.
    when you encounter such moments think logically.
    In this case, if he is the head of the project he can only be the director the manager can be the head of a team, but never the head of the project.
     
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    Nyarlathotep The laziest and the King of Procrastination

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    My cousin did something similar and she was called something loosely translatable as social media manager
     
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    Vemmy Well-Known Member

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    But the thing is, he only makes like one appearance and serves only the purpose of introducing two characters to each other. I’m not sure if he’s only overseeing this one photo shoot session for an ad as a one time thing or what. I keep feeling like the role of a director would be more.....important? >_<
     
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    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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    While the role of director is important you have to make sure his role fits the context even if he is the director the company might have other directors he might be a passerby in the story, but his position can still be important and never mentioned again. If he is mentioned again and his position in the company is cleared up then you can fix it later.
     
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    hmm makes sense, I’ll read ahead and consider it again >_< thank you!
     
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    aegis062 Chaotic Demon Emperor

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    Good luck!
     
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    Marketing or Advertisement Executive
    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
    Marketing Director
    Marketing/Brand Manager
     
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    Vemmy Well-Known Member

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    thank you!