Kitajaya Collective is a group of experienced and independent freelance content creators who have banded together into a collaborative workforce, thus offering mutual support to our members as well as providing a more comprehensive range of services to our clients.

Clients have the flexibility to contact our creatives directly, or to work with Kitajaya Collective in the event their project requirements involve a combination of two or more services that our creatives provide.

The name is an amalgamation of the Bahasa Malaysia words “Kita” (“Us”, inclusive) and “Jaya” (“Success”), and signifies how the Collective moves in unison towards achieving success together.

Consultation

Branding Media Relations Public Relations Training

Graphic Design

Branding Infographics Layout & Design Posters

Photography & Videography

Video Production Photography Live Streaming Video Marketing

Transcription

Bahasa Malaysia English Mandarin

Translation & Interpretation

English-Bahasa Malaysia English-Mandarin English-Japanese Mandarin-Japanese

Writing & Editing

Advertising Copywriting Articles Interviews Reports Web Content

Events & Management

Emceeing (Events, Product Launches) Hosting (Conferences, Forums) Producing & Scripting for Broadcast Interviews Organising MICE events

Media Relations

Organising Press Conferences, Seminars Crafting & Disseminating Press Releases Thought Leadership Publishing Media Interviews

Stephanie Augustin

Co-Founder

Stephanie specialises in Writing and Editing, focusing on business, economics, sustainability, and venture capital. She has been published in the South China Morning Post, The Malay Mail, TechNode Global, and e27. Stephanie's clients include the United Nations Development Programme, Arup, Crowe, and InvestKL.

Ahmad Azrai

Co-Founder

Azrai specialises in Writing, Editing, Translation, and Consultancy which are offered through his own company, JernJern Enterprise. He worked in Advertising and Public Relations before joining the Malaysian newspaper industry for a decade, after which he established his own firm, JernJern Enterprise. Azrai's clients include Bank Negara Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), NCR Corporation, and The International Council of Design (ico-D).

Sharmila Ganapathy

Collective Creative

Sharmila specialises in writing and editing technical B2B content for technology and financial firms, including blog posts, case studies, whitepapers, tutorials, FAQs and documentation. She is a former journalist and is also an NFT poet and mandala artist. Her GitHub page can be found at https://github.com/sunnyseraph

Chuah Ai Jou

Collective Creative

Ai Jou specialises in Writing and Editing in the B2C sphere, particularly in the Lifestyle and Education fields. Her clients include AKPK, The Body Shop, Homevest Capital, L'Oreal Malaysia, Monash Malaysia, Nottingham University, Pearson, and UNIQLO. With her 17-year background in MarComm across various industries, she has a special knack in writing for marketing and lead generation campaigns.

Ushar Daniele

Collective Creative

Ushar Daniele is an independent journalist based out of Kuala Lumpur. She specialises in current affairs and investigative storytelling in Malaysia and across the wider region. Besides journalism, Ushar emcees and hosts for television and brands like Ford.

Jamie Lim

Collective Creative

Jamie specialises in Writing, Editing, and Proofreading content related to Lifestyle, Business, Tech, and Global Health Issues. They are currently the Chief Editor of ContentGrip, while heading Athena Communications and Research. Previously, Jamie was editor of Tech Wire Asia. They are competent in SEO, Google Workspace/ Analytics/ Trends/ Search Console, and various CMO platforms. Jamie also provides end-to-end website design, hosting, and deployment services.

Fathimath Nuha

Collective Creative

Fathimath specialises in Writing and Editing within the B2C and B2B sphere, preferably in Lifestyle, Health Tech and Investing. She also offers dedicated proofreading and consultation services for fiction and non-fiction creative writing. She has written for local Malaysia online news portals and regional online news and magazine portals. Fathimath also provides event emcee services and panel chair services for academic conferences.

Kris L.

Collective Creative

Kris specialises in Writing and Translating in both Mandarin and English, particularly on Business- and Economics-related topics. Previously, she worked as a business journalist at The Oriental Daily, The Busy Weekly, New Straits Times, and Focus Malaysia. Kris was also the Malaysian correspondent for Singapore-based Asian Agribiz - a provider of news, information, and market intelligence for the animal protein community throughout Asia.

Christina Ng

Collective Creative

Christina is an Accredited Translator who specialises in Translating and Interpreting in both English and Bahasa Malaysia for official and government documents as well as academic, marketing, and promotional materials. She also Writes and Proofreads academic, medical, business, and marketing content. She has worked as a translator and linguistic editor in various local and international projects for Lionbridge Technologies Inc and Geo Language Services, UK. Christina also takes AGM and EGM meeting minutes for high-rise residential properties in Mont’ Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling Jaya.

Andy H.

Collective Creative

Andy specialises in Writing and Editing, particularly in Business and Economics. He has worked as a sub-editor and writer for the economics desks of a local daily, as well as Malaysian online news portals and wire services.

Juli Murshidah Ahmad Munassor

Collective Creative

Juli has extensive experience in journalism, PR and communications. With excellent media contacts and networking across media platforms, she is adept at crafting press releases and organising media events. Juli writes for both the public and private sectors including speeches and forewords, website and social media content, articles, copywriting, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, and magazines. Juli is also a certified translator by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) and Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia (ITNM) for both English and Bahasa Malaysia.

NurLiyana Rosli

Collective Creative

Yana specialises in Graphic Design, Branding, and Marketing. She has over a decade of experience as a visual artist and graphic designer with premier agencies such as Leo Burnett and wellcom. Yana has also worked in the media space, as assistant head graphic artist at the Malay Mail. Today, she is a creative consultant under the Rakraksa Agency banner.

Shariff Saim

Collective Creative

Shariff specialises in graphics, product design, and customer experience. As a training provider with his very own digital design agency, he has almost two decades experience across various industries (including F&B, publication, digital design agencies, banking, and telecommunications), and has been a guest speaker at design leadership forums including Design Leadership KL, Think Tank, and Digital Transformation Conference. Shariff’s clients include The Edge, Focus Malaysia, i-Dac Asia, CIMB Bank, PCCW, and Grab.

Jonathan Loi Yuan

Collective Creative

Jonathan specialises in Videography and Photography, as well as Consulting on Brand Strategy, which are offered through the company he co-founded, Videntity. He enjoys sharing insights with fellow filmmakers around the world in discovering what's new in the industry, and his contributions have been acknowledged by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Jonathan has photographed Jimmy Choo, Malaysian government ministers, as well as regional events like the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition and the Defense Services Asia Exhibition.

Jamie Lim

Collective Creative

Jamie specialises in Writing, Editing, and Proofreading content related to Lifestyle, Business, Tech, and Global Health Issues. They are currently the Chief Editor of ContentGrip, while heading Athena Communications and Research. Previously, Jamie was editor of Tech Wire Asia. They are competent in SEO, Google Workspace/ Analytics/ Trends/ Search Console, and various CMO platforms. Jamie also provides end-to-end website design, hosting, and deployment services.

Chuah Ai Jou

Collective Creative

Ai Jou specialises in Writing and Editing in the B2C sphere, particularly in the Lifestyle and Education fields. Her clients include AKPK, The Body Shop, Homevest Capital, L'Oreal Malaysia, Monash Malaysia, Nottingham University, Pearson, and UNIQLO. With her 17-year background in MarComm across various industries, she has a special knack in writing for marketing and lead generation campaigns.

Amelia Wong

Collective Creative

Amelia specialises in freelance blog and content writing and SEO in niches such as Finance, Travel, and Social Media Marketing, with more than 3 years of experience under her belt.

Ahmad Azrai

Co-Founder

Azrai specialises in Writing, Editing, Translation, and Consultancy which are offered through his own company, JernJern Enterprise. He worked in Advertising and Public Relations before joining the Malaysian newspaper industry for a decade, after which he established his own firm, JernJern Enterprise. Azrai's clients include Bank Negara Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), NCR Corporation, and The International Council of Design (ico-D).

Jamie Lim

Collective Creative

Jamie specialises in Writing, Editing, and Proofreading content related to Lifestyle, Business, Tech, and Global Health Issues. They are currently the Chief Editor of ContentGrip, while heading Athena Communications and Research. Previously, Jamie was editor of Tech Wire Asia. They are competent in SEO, Google Workspace/ Analytics/ Trends/ Search Console, and various CMO platforms. Jamie also provides end-to-end website design, hosting, and deployment services.

Cheong Chen Wai

Collective Creative

Cheong is a Translator who specialises in Translation and Interpretation in Japanese and English/Mandarin. He has done translation and interpretation work over more than twenty years for both the public sector and the private sector. Cheong’s clients regularly include Panasonic R&D Centre Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Deloitte SEA Services Sdn. Bhd.; Epson Precision Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Fujitsu Systems Global Solutions Sdn. Bhd.; Rakuten Trade Sdn. Bhd.; Renesas Semiconductor (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Christina Ng

Collective Creative

Christina is an Accredited Translator who specialises in Translating and Interpreting in both English and Bahasa Malaysia for official and government documents as well as academic, marketing, and promotional materials. She also Writes and Proofreads academic, medical, business, and marketing content. She has worked as a translator and linguistic editor in various local and international projects for Lionbridge Technologies Inc and Geo Language Services, UK. Christina also takes AGM and EGM meeting minutes for high-rise residential properties in Mont’ Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling Jaya.

Jun Faredda Jabar

Collective Creative

Jun is an accredited Translator (The Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books) who specialises in Translation and Interpretation in Bahasa Malaysia and English. She holds both a BA in Finance, Accounting and Management from Nottingham University (UK), as well as an MA in Political Economy from The University of Sydney. Jun’s clients include the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), the Malaysian Ministries of Economics and of Education, and UNICEF Malaysia.

Kris L.

Collective Creative

Kris specialises in Writing and Translating in both Mandarin and English, particularly on Business- and Economics-related topics. Previously, she worked as a business journalist at The Oriental Daily, The Busy Weekly, New Straits Times, and Focus Malaysia. Kris was also the Malaysian correspondent for Singapore-based Asian Agribiz - a provider of news, information, and market intelligence for the animal protein community throughout Asia.

Lim Yii Shin

Collective Creative

Yii Shin specialises in Business Writing, and Translation in English and Mandarin.

Juli Murshidah Ahmad Munassor

Collective Creative

Juli has extensive experience in journalism, PR and communications. With excellent media contacts and networking across media platforms, she is adept at crafting press releases and organising media events. Juli writes for both the public and private sectors including speeches and forewords, website and social media content, articles, copywriting, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, and magazines. Juli is also a certified translator by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) and Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia (ITNM) for both English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Ushar Daniele

Collective Creative

Ushar Daniele is an independent journalist based out of Kuala Lumpur. She specialises in current affairs and investigative storytelling in Malaysia and across the wider region. Besides journalism, Ushar emcees and hosts for television and brands like Ford.

Fathimath Nuha

Collective Creative

Fathimath specialises in Writing and Editing within the B2C and B2B sphere, preferably in Lifestyle, Health Tech and Investing. She also offers dedicated proofreading and consultation services for fiction and non-fiction creative writing. She has written for local Malaysia online news portals and regional online news and magazine portals. Fathimath also provides event emcee services and panel chair services for academic conferences.

Juli Murshidah Ahmad Munassor

Collective Creative

Juli has extensive experience in journalism, PR and communications. With excellent media contacts and networking across media platforms, she is adept at crafting press releases and organising media events. Juli writes for both the public and private sectors including speeches and forewords, website and social media content, articles, copywriting, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, and magazines. Juli is also a certified translator by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) and Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia (ITNM) for both English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Shariff Saim

Collective Creative

Shariff specialises in graphics, product design, and customer experience. As a training provider with his very own digital design agency, he has almost two decades experience across various industries (including F&B, publication, digital design agencies, banking, and telecommunications), and has been a geust speaker at design leadership forums including Design Leadership KL, Think Tank, and Digital Transformation Conference. Shariff’s clients include The Edge, Focus Malaysia, i-Dac Asia, CIMB Bank, PCCW, and Grab.

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