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Nate Casimiro

Marketing Operations Manager (Contractor) · OpenAI

Tucson, Arizona · ncasimiro10@gmail.com · LinkedIn ↗

I’m Nathen (Nate) Casimiro, a senior individual contributor specializing in marketing operations, governance, and AI enablement. I lead complex work independently, connecting marketing teams with practical systems and clear operating requirements. I support OpenAI as a Marketing Operations Manager (Contractor), operating as a senior individual contributor. I define role-based access and approval requirements for marketing teams, translating employee, contractor, and project-specific needs into IT requirements for group membership, provisioning, and exception handling.

Professional experience

OpenAI

2026–Present

Marketing Operations Manager (Contractor)

I support OpenAI as a Marketing Operations Manager (Contractor), operating as a senior individual contributor. I define role-based access and approval requirements for marketing teams, translating employee, contractor, and project-specific needs into IT requirements for group membership, provisioning, and exception handling.

Zillow Group

2021–2026

Marketing Operations Manager / Sr. Marketing Operations Specialist

Operated at senior manager level, building marketing operating models, lifecycle automation, and data enablement practices for StreetEasy and cross-functional marketing teams.

  • Standardized intake and project tracking in Jira, with documented planning, QA, and launch handoffs.
  • Optimized inferred-search email in 2024: 35% lower send volume and 3% more rental submissions, as reported in my manager’s annual evaluation.
  • Led a team that resolved nearly 600 Jira tickets in 2024; its paid email products generated nearly $800k that year.
  • Coordinated Databricks workspace and data access with Data Product and wrote self-service guidance for Marketing Ops.

Simpleview

2014–2021

Digital Marketing Strategist → Marketing Operations Manager

Connected marketing platforms and delivery workflows, consolidated web properties, and grew into operations leadership.

  • Worked on shared project planning and marketing workflows.
  • Featured in CoSchedule’s customer story about the team’s improved project delivery and stakeholder coordination.
  • Promoted twice, progressing from strategy into operations management.

Freelance Marketing & Web Development

2014–2020

Designed and delivered websites and marketing support for small businesses.

WICN Public Radio

2013–2014

Marketing Intern

Service & leadership

Arizona Army National Guard

2019–2025

Sergeant (E-5) · Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator

Network communications and team coordination. Three Army Achievement Medals; Army Cyber Center of Excellence Honor Graduate (2020).

City Year Los Angeles / AmeriCorps

2009–2010

Corps Member · 1,900+ service hours

Expertise

Marketing operations: Operating models, intake, prioritization, sprint planning, QA, and cross-functional delivery. Jira · Airtable · Monday.com

Lifecycle & automation: Customer journeys, segmentation, preference management, and repeatable campaign workflows. Iterable · HubSpot · Salesforce · Formstack

Data & connected systems: CRM and CDP integration, audience activation, data flows, reporting, and access practices. Databricks · Hightouch · Looker · Tableau

AI & governance: AI-native workflow patterns, taxonomy, documentation, platform ownership, and cross-functional decision-making. AI enablement · SaaS governance · Digital asset governance

Education & certification

B.A. Interactive Media, Becker College · 2010–2014
Concentration in Computer Application Design

Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification · 30+ hours of advanced UX training

Speaking & recognition

  • Speaker, Iterable Activate Summit 2022 — “Connect & Collect.”
  • StreetEasy team — 2021 Iterable Expie Award, Best Use of Data.
  • AAF Tucson ADDY Award, 2017.

Selected project outcomes are described in more detail in the portfolio case studies.