Ken Ozeki

Director, Media Relations at Hotwire

Ken Ozeki has a diverse work experience spanning from 2007 to the present. Ken started their career as a Closed Captioning Editor at Current TV in 2007 and then worked as an Account Coordinator at SutherlandGold from 2010 to 2012, where they provided support for public relations campaigns for various technology clients.

From 2012 to 2013, Ken worked as a Communications Planner at Hollenbeck Associates and as a PR/Marketing Consultant at Sgrouples. In 2013, they became a B2B PR Account Manager at Influent Communications and a Media Strategist at TallGrass Public Relations.

In 2015, Ken joined Camp Mobile as a Public Relations Manager before moving on to Engage PR as an Account Executive. At Engage PR, they achieved success in turning around a client-agency relationship and securing media visibility for startups.

In 2016, Ken became a Senior Associate at Coderella, where they drove press engagement and achieved successful crowdfunding campaigns for scrappy startups. Ken'sefforts resulted in press coverage that netted clients over $2 million in crowdfunding and received nominations for prestigious awards.

Most recently, Ken has been working at Hotwire, starting as a Manager in Media Strategy from 2019 to 2021, then promoted to Senior Manager, and currently serving as the Director of Media Strategy since July 2022.

Ken Ozeki attended Seton Hall University from 2001 to 2005, where they earned a BA in Communications.

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Timeline

  • Director, Media Relations

    February 1, 2024 - present

  • Director, Media Strategy

    July, 2022

  • Senior Manager, Media Strategy

    April, 2021

  • Manager, Media Strategy

    June, 2019