Junmian Sun is the Managing Director of the Shorty Awards, responsible for two annual international competitions that define culture and creativity in the digital age – the Shorty Awards, celebrating excellence in digital and social media; and the Shorty Impact Awards, honoring purpose-driven work by brands, agencies, nonprofits and creators. Prior to that, she was the Director of Strategic Events at dentsu Americas, one of the largest integrated global networks of marketing and communications agencies. Her career in marketing, advertising and B2B media also include positions such as creative & tech Group Conference Director at Emerald Holding, Director of Events and Director of Operations at MediaPost. Aside from her corporate roles, Junmian has been an adjunct faculty member at New York University since 20214, where she teaches Operations Strategy and Capstone courses in the M.S. in Integrated Marketing program. She holds a Master’s degree in Graphic Communications Management from NYU, a BSc. in Computer Science, and studied M.A. in Creativity and Innovation at University of Malta. A great joy in her life is intellectual discourse, learning, sharing and growing knowledge for meaningful progress.
