Junmian Sun

Junmian Sun is the Managing Director of the Shorty Awards, an international competition honoring the most innovative work in digital and social media by brands, agencies, nonprofits and creators. Prior to that, she was the Director of Strategic Events at dentsu Americas, a top holding company and integrated global network of marketing and communications agencies. She started her career at MediaPost, a leading trade publisher in media, advertising and marketing.

Aside from her corporate roles, Junmian is an adjunct faculty member at New York University, 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 firm believer in the value of education, technology and innovation, one of her biggest joys in life is constant learning, sharing and growing knowledge