Marketing Director  |  Open to Remote Roles — Available Immediately

I build marketing teams and scale growth.

10+ years growing audiences, leading creative teams, and turning strategy into revenue. Fintech, real estate, SaaS. Now scaling for your company.

0 Team Members Led across 4 organizations
0 Audience Built zero → 50K in 15 months
0 Revenue Campaign from a $5K budget
0 Organic Traffic Scaled monthly, across portfolio
The Growth Journey

From zero to scale.

Four markets. Four different problems. One playbook: build the system, grow the audience, drive revenue.

Shatel ISP · 2009–2011 · Tehran, Iran

How I learned to scale operations

Started as a technical support manager at Iran's largest ISP, leading a 20-person team managing customer support for hundreds of thousands of users. Built escalation protocols, trained teams, and learned what it takes to operate at scale.

Support operation for hundreds of thousands of ISP users.

Moje Shahr · 2018–2020 · Babol, Iran

When I learned SEO could scale businesses

Took three B2B SaaS companies from zero first-page visibility to page-one Google rankings across high-intent keywords. Grew organic traffic from 50–60K monthly to 200K+ for the portfolio.

پنل پیامکSMS Panel · 10–15K searches/mo ارسال پیامک انبوهBulk SMS · 8–10K searches/mo سامانه پیام کوتاهShort Message System · 5–8K searches/mo
50–60K/mo 200K+/mo

Domains ranked: payam-resan.com · sibsms.com · behinpayam.com

PN Real Estate · 2021–2023 · Istanbul, Turkey

The $4M campaign on a $5K budget

Designed a targeted lead-generation campaign for high-value real estate. Audience: medical professionals — doctors, nurses, treatment staff. Strategy: social media ads plus SMS/WhatsApp marketing to a 20K+ qualified list. Result: 20+ qualified leads for $250K+ properties in a single campaign.

0Qualified Leads
0Total Property Value
800:1Campaign ROI

Led a 5-person creative team: cameramen, editors, content writers, host/talent.

Opofinance · 2022–Present · Istanbul, Turkey

Where I'm building fintech growth infrastructure

Three systems, built in parallel — audience, production, and partnerships.

Audience Growth

  • Instagram: 0 → 50,000 followers in 15 months at 7–8% engagement — 5× industry average
  • YouTube: 0 → 15,000 subscribers in 12 months through structured editorial strategy
  • 200+ monthly content pieces managed

All organic — zero paid ads for audience growth

Content Systems & AI Production

  • Built a 15-person creative team: designers, videographers, editors, AI specialists
  • Integrated AI video production (Veo 3, Kling, ElevenLabs) into workflow
  • Production time down 60%, output up 3×

Cinematic financial content without traditional budgets

Partner & Affiliate Network

  • Onboarded and managed 50+ affiliate and IB partners directly
  • Individualized strategies and performance frameworks per partner
  • 85%+ partner retention through engagement and optimization

Onboarding time cut from 2 weeks → 3 days

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AI-generated content produced with Seedance, Veo 3 and Kling. More in Creative.

50+

One core framework → 50+ partners, each with an individualized growth plan.


Strategy Framework

How I think about growth

The approach that delivers results.

01 People First

Growth isn't about vanity metrics. It's about building systems people trust and want to participate in. Whether it's audience, partners, or teams — I invest in relationships first, scale second.

02 Data Drives Decisions

Every content piece, campaign, and partner is tracked to measurable outcomes. I don't guess. I test, measure, kill what doesn't work, and double down on what does.

03 Systems Scale Better Than People

I've led teams of 5, 15, and 20 people. The only way to scale is to build systems that don't require more headcount. Automation, processes, frameworks — these are force multipliers.


Skills & Expertise

What I bring to the table

Strategic Leadership

  • 40+ team members led across multiple organizations
  • Budget management and P&L responsibility
  • Go-to-market strategy and market entry planning
  • Multi-market expansion (MENA, Europe, Asia)

Growth & Marketing

  • Audience growth (organic social, SEO, content)
  • Affiliate and partner network management
  • Campaign strategy and execution
  • Paid and organic channel optimization

Technical & Creative

  • AI-assisted content production (Veo 3, Kling, ElevenLabs, ChatGPT)
  • Technical SEO and web architecture
  • Video production and studio management
  • Multi-language content strategy (English, Persian, Turkish)

Social Proof

What people say about working with me

The real estate campaign was successful. Nikan handled the strategy and execution. Results spoke for themselves.

Pooya Ebrahimi CEO, PN Real Estate

We brought in Nikan for SEO. The rankings improved and traffic grew. He knew what he was doing with technical optimization.

Ali Sepehri CEO, Moje Shahr

Nikan leads the content team. He's data-driven about what works and what doesn't. Clear expectations. Pushes for results.

Alireza Saeedi SMM, Opofinance

He understood what was needed from the support side. Communicated clearly with the team. Reliable.

Shayan Taghizadeh Sales Head, Shatel

Nikan worked with our team on automating systems. He was solid to work with and understood the technical side.

Mostafa Jalili Senior Developer, Moje Shahr
Next Step

Let's work together

I'm open to Marketing Director, Head of Growth, or VP Marketing roles at growth-stage companies. Remote or based — flexible. Let's talk about how I can scale your team and revenue.