# Brian M. Nam > Marketing Manager | Emerging Products & Consumer Experiences Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brianmnam I’m a product evangelist. My job is to keep my ears to the ground and stay culturally informed to help products succeed by making sure they’re understood, positioned, well-designed, and supported where people actually encounter them. My diverse experience and willingness to make the absolute most with any budget keeps me very busy! ## Work Experience ### Market Development Manager TCL Home Theater @ ActionLink Jan 2025 – Present Currently managing sales, displays, and trainings in a complicated market of over 100 locations selling TCL home theater products. ### Field Marketer - Beyond Beer Program @ Greenlight Marketing Jan 2025 – Present I handle field communication and onsite activations for stores and bars carrying any of Anheuser-Busch’s “Beyond Beer” products. This includes products like Cutwater canned cocktails, Nütrl, Skimmer’s Vodka Ice Tea. I help distribute marketing assets and work with vendors to better position products. ### User Experience Designer @ Picsplore Jan 2023 – Present Currently working on a ground up redesign of a product that is like if Calendly and SnapChat had a baby raised by a 2012 Facebook era Jamaican nanny. A social calendar to let friends know what you are up too, without having to individually text your plans to all your friends, a growing necessity as the first web2 era generation attempts to have social life outside of instagram. Product is currently in friends and family Beta, with an Alpha coming to app store by end of year 2026. ### Photographer / Digital Designer / "Production" Assistant For Hire @ Unknown Jan 2019 – Present supporting projects across concerts, weddings, corporate events, DIY concerts and large scale conferences. Extensive experience in film (representing brands like Toyota, Paramount Pictures, CNN, etc. ) and on set production, with the ability to step in where needed across creative, digital, and production teams to support execution and manage workload during high demand periods. ### Field Marketer @ Shasta Beverages, Inc. Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 Event and Field Marketing Lead II for Shasta, managing end to end execution across activations and events. Oversaw inventory, logistics, Footprint build out, and vehicle operations, managed and trained brand ambassadors, and ensured smooth on site execution while driving strong consumer engagement and brand visibility. ### Market Manager - Hisense Appliances @ T-ROC - The Revenue Optimization Companies Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 Bay Area territory leader supporting Hisense retail execution across 14 Bay Area locations. Helped introduce and educate retail teams on emerging display technology, including Mini LED, through in store activations, trainings, and merchandising initiatives. Partnered closely with store leadership to drive brand visibility, associate confidence, and sales performance in competitive environments. ### Founding User Experience Designer @ Spriteley Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Berkeley, CA Employee 3, Founding product and UX designer at an early stage startup, responsible for shaping the initial product experience from concept through execution. Partnered closely with stakeholders and incorporated marketing and user feedback to iteratively improve usability, clarity, and overall product direction. ### Joywell Foods - Field Marketing Manager @ Street Factory Media Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area -Managed event activations, product sampling, and experiential marketing campaigns to generate leads and increase brand affinity. -Recruited, trained, and managed brand ambassadors to ensure effective consumer interactions and messaging. -Built and maintained relationships with retail partners, distributors, and local businesses to optimize brand visibility and sales. ### Production Assistant @ Rebel Sun Lighting & Grip Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Cupertino, California, United States -Maintained schedules for various contractors on a film production. -Collaborated with showrunners to get the best possible gear/talent on various budgets. -Transported, operated, and maintained specialized film equipment. ### Web Designer @ Chargefon Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 -Worked closely with a team of developers researching optimizing their landing page experience. -Led site-wide redesign and developed original design guidelines for promotional material. -Modernized the business’s checkout experience, significantly reducing customer drop-off ### User Experience Designer @ Bridges to Prosperity Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 -maintained and updated designs -worked within brand guidelines to create new marketing content -assisted intern engineers build out their demo's. ### User Experience Designer @ The Q Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area -Designed and tested a song request flow in which event attendees can request a song to their DJs and vote on other requests. -Developed original design system and researched key user flow, and use case. -Coordinated with stakeholders and engineers to help define the product roadmap. ### Assistant Field Marketing Manager- Waze Carpool @ Street Factory Media Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area -Led field testing of new onboarding experience for Waze Carpool. -Collaborated with marketing teams, internal stakeholders, and external agencies and vendors. -Increased 2019 fourth-quarter new sign-ups by 18%. -Completed daily usability reports for UX designers and interaction designers. ### Field Marketing Manager @ Scoop Technologies, Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area -Led face-to-face marketing campaigns at various offices across the state. -Refined and tested new onboarding experiences with UX designers and researchers. -Maintained and organized usability reports for the data analyst team. ### Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience - Brand Ambassador @ TMA Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Jose -Provided early research prior to the release of Super Smash Bro's Ultimate in relation to how it was received amongst new and older gaming enthusiasts. -Provided daily feedback and event reporting to Nintendo game developers and marketing team. -Gave detailed demonstrations about the Nintendo Switch and promoted games to consumers and families based on interests provided. ### Odwalla - Tour Assistant Manager @ 160over90 Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ### Service Mechanic @ Newpark Auto Service Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 ### Retail Sales Representative @ MobileOne LLC Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Fremont, California, United States ### Ink Technician @ Cartridge World North America Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 ### Games Lead @ Cedar Fair Entertainment Company Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 ### Events & Parties Host @ FREMONT SPORTS, INC. DBA CLOVERLEAF FAMILY BOWL Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 | Fremont, California, United States ## Education ### Product Design BloomTech ### Cognitive Science University of California, Berkeley ### Associate's degree in Science Foothill College ### Associate's degree in Business Administration and Management, General Foothill College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/buildcoolstuff - Website: https://misterboy.net --- Source: https://flows.cv/brianmnam JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brianmnam/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08