Ciara Schoenauer, Head of Business Development, North America, The Brandtech Group

Ciara Schoenauer is a marketing professional with a passion for growing brands and businesses through creativity and technology.Joining The Brandtech Group in 2023, Ciara is currently focused on growing the Group’s presence in North America, as the company continues to accelerate as an industry leader for using generative AI to power creativity at scale.

Ciara leads the Group’s marketing in North America and delivers finely tuned and comprehensive strategies for both short-term initiatives and long-term relationship building. With close ties to the ANA and the WFA among others, Ciara develops key stakeholder relationships that directly deliver growth.

Prior to joining The Brandtech Group, Ciara spent the last decade working at a range of companies across the spectrum of advertising services. From diving deep into creative agencies at independent shops like Translation and Mekainsm, to deepening her expertise in media working at Roku, Ciara’s broad experience allows her to understand the challenges clients and partners face and to create solutions for them.

An energetic and empathetic teammate, and first-class presenter, Ciara loves problem-solving for both colleagues and clients alike.

Outside of work, Ciara has volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sisters, even running the NYC Marathon in support of the charity. She is a proud Jersey-girl turned New Yorker, who can usually be found cheering for the NY Rangers, walking in Central Park, or attempting to re-create Nora Ephron movies uptown.

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