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Hi, I’m Oleg Burkov, a T-shaped digital marketer with 13 years of experience driving growth for enterprises and startups across different stages. I love collaborating across channels and teams to deliver incremental, data-driven results. I focus on growth marketing, market launches, and building scalable processes, with a track record in user acquisition, budget optimization, and leading creative production through partnerships with agencies. I’m currently leading Canva’s Growth Marketing efforts in Europe and expanding into new markets, while also accelerating growth in other regions through performance, brand, and influencer strategies.…Hi, I’m Oleg Burkov, a T-shaped digital marketer with 13 years of experience driving growth for enterprises and startups across different stages. I love collaborating across channels and teams to deliver incremental, data-driven results. I focus on growth marketing, market launches, and building scalable processes, with a track record in user acquisition, budget optimization, and leading creative production through partnerships with agencies. I’m currently leading Canva’s Growth Marketing efforts in Europe and expanding into new markets, while also accelerating growth in other regions through performance, brand, and influencer strategies.

Oleg Burkov

Growth Marketer, Marketing Strategist, Product Marketer, +1

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Hi, I’m Oleg Burkov, a T-shaped digital marketer with 13 years of experience driving growth for enterprises and startups across different stages. I love collaborating across channels and teams to deliver incremental, data-driven results. I focus on growth marketing, market launches, and building scalable processes, with a track record in user acquisition, budget optimization, and leading creative production through partnerships with agencies. I’m currently leading Canva’s Growth Marketing efforts in Europe and expanding into new markets, while also accelerating growth in other regions through performance, brand, and influencer strategies.…Hi, I’m Oleg Burkov, a T-shaped digital marketer with 13 years of experience driving growth for enterprises and startups across different stages. I love collaborating across channels and teams to deliver incremental, data-driven results. I focus on growth marketing, market launches, and building scalable processes, with a track record in user acquisition, budget optimization, and leading creative production through partnerships with agencies. I’m currently leading Canva’s Growth Marketing efforts in Europe and expanding into new markets, while also accelerating growth in other regions through performance, brand, and influencer strategies.

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Hi, I’m Oleg Burkov, a T-shaped digital marketer with 13 years of experience driving growth for enterprises and startups across different stages. I love collaborating across channels and teams to deliver incremental, data-driven results. I focus on growth marketing, market launches, and building scalable processes, with a track record in user acquisition, budget optimization, and leading creative production through partnerships with agencies. I’m currently leading Canva’s Growth Marketing efforts in Europe and expanding into new markets, while also accelerating growth in other regions through performance, brand, and influencer strategies.

Language

Russian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Polish

Advanced

French

Beginner

Work Experience

Growth Marketing Lead - Europe (remote) at Canva

January 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025

Leading end-to-end growth initiatives across multiple European markets, launching and scaling marketing operations in Poland, defining GTM strategy, activating performance, brand, and organic acquisition channels, and managing the full country marketing budget. Building and leading the local team, hiring and managing agencies, and establishing scalable operating processes. In parallel, driving growth marketing for the Netherlands and Turkey by developing performance marketing strategies, sourcing and testing creatives, and activating influencer marketing to accelerate acquisition and brand awareness.

Growth Marketing Lead - Europe (remote) at Canva

September 1, 2025 - Present

Lead in market entry and growth initiatives across multiple European markets; launching and scaling end-to-end marketing operations in Poland; defining GTM strategy; activating performance, brand, and organic acquisition channels; managing full country marketing budget; building and leading the local team, hiring and managing agencies; expanding growth marketing for the Netherlands and Turkey by developing performance marketing strategies, sourcing and testing creatives, and activating influencer marketing to accelerate acquisition and brand awareness.

Country Lead - Russia at Canva

January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2022

Accelerating growth in Russia, focusing on organic acquisition: managing a team of local contractors, overseeing SEO, content marketing, and cultivating product partnerships, including Canva API integrations.

Country Lead - Russia at Brainly

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2019

Leading the growth of Znanija.com – the top school education content website in Russian language (25M monthly visitors); MAU and revenue growth in Russia through SEO, community management, content marketing, and fostering local partnerships and monetisation.