Maya Nigana
About Maya Nigana
Maya Nigana is a Business Development Manager at Expedia Group, specializing in Media Solutions in Tokyo, Japan. She has extensive experience in market management and business development, with a background in liberal arts and international studies.
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Maya Nigana is the Business Development Manager - Media Solutions at Expedia Group. She has held this position since 2019, working in Tokyo, Japan.
Career at Expedia Group
Before becoming a Business Development Manager, Maya Nigana has held various roles at Expedia Group. She was an Associate Market Manager from 2017 to 2019, and a Market Associate from 2016 to 2017, both positions being based in Tokyo, Japan.
Previous Internships
Maya Nigana has diverse internship experience. She interned at Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc. Marie Claire Style from 2014 to 2016, in Tokyo. In 2015, she was a Sales & Marketing Intern at RBI Solar Inc. and a Summer Intern at C.A.I.R.O. International Planning Company Limited in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Additionally, she served as a Teaching Assistant in the Japanese Language Department at Kalamazoo College from 2013 to 2014.
Educational Background
Maya Nigana holds a Bachelor of International Liberal Studies from Waseda University, completed between 2012 and 2016. She also studied Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies as a Visiting International student at Kalamazoo College from 2013 to 2014. Furthermore, Maya attended Columbia University's Summer Program in Theatrical Collaboration in 2011.
Professional Skills and Activities
In her role at Expedia Group, Maya Nigana conducts online workshops and webinars to help hotel partners tailor their advertisements. She prepares and conducts business reviews to align marketing strategies with the goals of her partners. She also collaborates with internal stakeholders to optimize strategies and effectively manages her lead pipeline using Salesforce reporting tools.