Saren Sakurai

About

With a BA in Liberal Arts (Creative Writing) from Sarah Lawrence College, this professional has a rich background in digital marketing and creative services. They have held leadership roles at prominent companies, including Qwiet AI, BlackBerry, and Cylance Inc., where they directed growth marketing, digital strategies, and demand generation efforts. Their expertise extends to user experience, client service, and performance marketing, as demonstrated during their tenure at Perficient Digital, Juxt Interactive, and AKQA, Inc. Their career journey also includes consulting for a stealth startup and managing key accounts at Trigger LLC. With a track record of driving growth and overseeing diverse marketing initiatives, this individual brings a wealth of experience in digital marketing, web strategies, and creative services.

Experience

• Head of Growth Marketing · Qwiet AI07-01-2023 – 12-01-2023

  Led growth marketing initiatives at Qwiet AI.

• Performance Marketing Consultant · Stealth Startup02-01-2023 – 05-01-2023

  Consulted on performance marketing strategies at a stealth startup.

• Senior Director, Digital Marketing & Web · BlackBerry11-01-2020 – 01-01-2023

  Directed digital marketing and web strategies at BlackBerry.

• Director of Marketing, Demand Generation & Web · Cylance Inc.07-01-2017 – 10-01-2020

  Led marketing and demand generation efforts at Cylance Inc.

• Group Account Director, User Experience & Digital Marketing · Perficient Digital09-01-2012 – 07-01-2017

  Oversaw user experience and digital marketing at Perficient Digital.

• Director of Client Service, Digital Marketing & Creative Services · Juxt Interactive09-01-2011 – 07-01-2012

  Managed client service, digital marketing, and creative services at Juxt Interactive.

• Senior Account Director, Creative Services · Juxt Interactive03-01-2010 – 09-01-2011

  Directed creative services at Juxt Interactive.

• Management Supervisor, Client Service · AKQA, Inc.10-01-2007 – 02-01-2010

  Supervised client service at AKQA, Inc.

• Senior Account Manager · Trigger LLC01-01-2007 – 10-01-2007

  Managed key accounts at Trigger LLC.

• Senior Digital Producer · Trigger LLC10-01-2004 – 01-01-2007

  Oversaw digital production at Trigger LLC.

• Fractional CMO · Wethos AI11-01-2023

  Establishing a marketing department for a pre-seed start-up that recently graduated from NumberOne AI's incubator program. They currently have 5,000 customers and are expanding from B2B into B2C. I am hiring the team, managing all the digital agencies, and building the Growth Marketing and Brand Marketing functions in house.

Education

• Sarah Lawrence CollegeBA, Liberal Arts (Creative Writing)

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