Open to senior marketing & growth roles

Marketing that ships its own software.

I'm a full-stack marketer who builds the tools too. Two SaaS platforms today, 5,000+ users between them, and a prior content portfolio past $1M in revenue. I turn data into demand, then automate the parts that scale.

Marketer & Builder/Franklin, MA

Shawn Burns, marketer & builder
Franklin, MAAvailable
  • 5,000+
    Users

    Across two live SaaS platforms

  • $1M+
    Revenue

    Annual, prior content portfolio

  • 250%
    Page views

    In 6 months, Prognos redesign

  • $20.5M
    Series C

    Decks I helped build, Prognos


Selected work

4 ventures · 2024 → 2016

What I'm building now, and the portfolio that came before it. Two live SaaS products plus the content business that funded the jump.

scrivy.co
The Scrivy marketing-tools dashboard for self-published authors
Founder/2024 — Present

Scrivy

A marketing suite for self-published authors selling on Amazon KDP. Listing optimization, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, and Advance Reader Copy distribution, on a split revenue model of ad-hoc review fees plus recurring author plans.

  • Tooling for listing optimization, keyword tracking, and competitor analysis
  • Paid and organic acquisition tuned for healthy ROAS at low capital exposure
  • Custom Claude Code agents run support, creative testing, onboarding, and email
  • A full digital-PR flow earning a steady drip of press mentions and backlinks
SaaSAmazon KDPSEOPaid MediaClaude CodeDigital PR
Visit scrivy.co
bookmarkbug.com
The BookmarkBug reader and feedback application
Founder/2024 — Present

BookmarkBug

The reader side of the platform, built and operated end to end with Claude Code. People review draft and published manuscripts submitted through Scrivy, get paid through Tremendous, and an AI compliance pass keeps quality high with little manual moderation.

  • Built and run entirely through Claude Code agents
  • Readers review draft and published manuscripts from Scrivy authors
  • Tremendous integration pays reviewers for their work
  • AI compliance overlays manuscript against review to verify accuracy
Two-sided SaaSClaude CodePaymentsAI Ops
Visit bookmarkbug.com
promptingpixels.com
Prompting Pixels, a site and YouTube channel for open-source AI image generation
Founder/2024 — Present

Prompting Pixels

A YouTube channel and site teaching AI image generation with open-source diffusion models, centered on ComfyUI, commercial use, and real creative workflows. Part audience-building experiment, part contribution to the open-source AI community.

  • Grew a YouTube and social brand around ComfyUI and open-source diffusion models
  • Produced and edited video in ScreenFlow and Final Cut Pro, tuned for watch time
  • A/B tested thumbnails, titles, and descriptions to lift CTR and average view duration
  • Monetized through affiliate deals and sponsored content with AI tool providers
YouTubeComfyUIOpen-source AIVideoContentAffiliate
Visit promptingpixels.com
Founder/2016 — 2023

Content & Affiliate Portfolio

Built and scaled five content-driven web properties to $1M+ in combined annual revenue through technical SEO, affiliate monetization, and audience development. Flagships ToolsOfMen.com and Createlet.com ranked among the largest in their niches. Adapted through major Google algorithm shifts, then wound the portfolio down on my terms.

SEOAffiliateContentPythonAnalytics
$1M+
Combined annual revenue
5
Web properties
500+
Long-form articles
25+
Affiliate partners

Where I've worked

2006 → now

Founder for the last decade, marketing leader before that. The throughline is range: I build the campaign and the system underneath it.

  1. 2024 — Now

    Founder

    Two-sided SaaS (Scrivy + BookmarkBug)·Franklin, MA
    • Operate two platforms serving 5,000+ users at minimal administrative overhead.
    • Run growth, product, and operations through a fleet of custom Claude Code agents.
  2. 2024 — Now

    Founder

    Prompting Pixels·Franklin, MA
    • Grew a YouTube and social brand teaching open-source AI image generation (ComfyUI, diffusion models).
    • Lifted CTR and watch time through A/B-tested thumbnails and titles; monetized via affiliates and sponsorships.
  3. 2016 — 2023

    Founder

    Content & Affiliate Media·New York, NY
    • Scaled five web properties, led by ToolsOfMen.com and Createlet.com, to $1M+ in combined annual revenue.
    • Produced 500+ articles and managed 25+ affiliate partnerships.
    • Built Python analytics for trend analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
  4. 2013 — 2016

    Senior Marketing Manager → Marketing Manager

    Prognos Health·New York, NY
    • Led a redesign and SEO program: +100% monthly visits and +250% page views in 6 months.
    • Built investor and client decks supporting a $20.5M Series C round with the CEO and CFO.
    • Stood up HubSpot automation, nurture campaigns, and CRM integration.
  5. 2010 — 2013

    Marketing Manager → Delegate Sales Manager

    CraigMichaels Inc.·New York, NY
    • Ran five-figure monthly Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook budgets to C-suite audiences; +500% CTR through A/B testing.
    • Launched 12 custom event websites with an external development firm.
    • Promoted from sales within a year on revenue contribution.
  6. 2006 — 2010

    Financial Aid Manager (Assistant → Counselor → Manager)

    University of South Florida·Tampa, FL
    • Promoted twice; trained regional campuses on complex financial-aid processes.

What people say

From LinkedIn recommendations
Shawn was colloquially referred to as “Shawnie Everythings” — our resident digital Renaissance man. A thoughtful visionary with a great instinct for visually compelling design, but what really differentiates him is his ability to interpret data, his understanding of user experience, and his knowledge of application development.
Jeffrey Olsen
Co-Founder, 7 Grain Army
Worked with Shawn at CMI
He surprises the entire company every time with his creativity over marketing and social media. His readiness to help on short notice and still deliver visually appealing work is commendable, and he does it with minimal to no budget.
Niyati Parikh
VP, Product Readiness, Norstella
Worked alongside Shawn
One of the most reliable and professional people I have worked with. He never ceases to amaze me with his knowledge and speed across all things technology and marketing, with an acute business sense that would make an immediate impact in any organization.
Amber McCullough, MBA
Insights Strategist & VP
Worked with Shawn at CraigMichaels
His initiatives with operational technology, mobile event sites, and web design helped propel the company's image in a very short period. A team player who is quick on his feet and quick to lend a hand to anyone about anything.
Annisa Teich
Entrepreneur, HBJ 40 Under 40
Worked alongside Shawn
His attention to detail and respect and knowledge of the process is stellar. I have total faith in Shawn's ability to manage digital projects with hard deadlines and never miss.
Mark Hutchins
Page One.5 Digital
Print & production partner
A motivated, ambitious, and dedicated team player who learns new and difficult information rapidly with an uncompromised attention to detail. Always going above and beyond to improve the organization.
Cynthia McCormack
Direct manager, USF
Supervised Shawn

About

MBA · Marketing

I built my first websites as a teenager on GeoCities, fan pages for Dragon Ball Z and Gundam Wing that pulled hundreds of thousands of visits. When Apple’s App Store first opened I shipped a batch of apps to test it, and one called Hire Me reached the top of the Business category. Two decades later the job is the same: build an audience, then build the software that serves it.

Versatility is the throughline: I’d ship the campaign, build the event app, and fix the server in the same week. Today that looks like two SaaS platforms run by a fleet of Claude Code agents. Before it, a content portfolio scaled past $1M and a health-data startup carried through a $20.5M Series C.

2007 — 2008MBAUniversity of South Florida
2002 — 2006BS, MarketingUniversity of South Florida
What I do

Growth

  • Technical & content SEO
  • Paid media (Google, Meta, LinkedIn)
  • Lifecycle & email
  • Digital PR
  • Affiliate & partnerships

Build

  • Full-stack web (Next.js)
  • Claude Code agent systems
  • Analytics engineering (Python)
  • Conversion & UX

Brand

  • Visual & web design
  • Messaging & copy
  • Video & social
  • Investor & sales decks

Tools I reach for

platforms & stack

A working list of the platforms and stack I use day to day. I pick up new ones fast when the job needs it.

Ads & lifecycle
  • Google Ads
  • Meta Ads
  • LinkedIn Ads
  • HubSpot
  • Mailchimp
  • Beehiiv
  • Resend
SEO & analytics
  • Ahrefs
  • Screaming Frog
  • Surfer SEO
  • Search Console
  • Google Analytics
  • Core Web Vitals
Build & data
  • Next.js
  • Vercel
  • Cloudflare
  • Python
  • WordPress
  • LEMP stack
  • Claude Code
AI & video
  • ComfyUI
  • Diffusion models
  • ScreenFlow
  • Final Cut Pro
Commerce & affiliate
  • Stripe
  • Amazon KDP
  • Tremendous
  • Amazon Associates
  • Impact
  • Rakuten
  • ShareASale
  • CJ
  • Skimlinks

Off the clock

A marketer and builder the rest of the time, too. What I'm into when I'm not shipping.

Dad of two

The most important job

Bills & Sabres

Buffalo sports, for life

Marathon

Training for a race this fall

Open to senior marketing & growth roles

Let’s build something.

If you’re hiring for marketing or growth, or want a builder who can run the whole funnel and the software behind it, I’d love to talk.