Koji Sakakura

Japan Country Manager @ Almedia | Digital Advertising, Team Leadership

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

About

As Japan Country Manager at Almedia since December 2025, my focus has been on expanding the reach of the FREECASH platform, enabling users to earn rewards through innovative monetization opportunities. My role emphasizes digital advertising, team leadership, and cultivating impactful partnerships to drive user engagement and business growth. With over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, including leadership roles at ByteDance, Unruly, Meta, and Recruit Co., I have honed expertise in platform monetization, scalable growth strategies, and building high-performing teams. Committed to empowering organizations to thrive in competitive markets, I prioritize collaboration and strategic solutions to deliver meaningful results.

Experience

  • Japan Country Manager at Almedia
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Freecash is a platform where users can earn money and rewards by completing tasks, surveys, and offers, with quick payout options like gift cards and PayPal. Link is a monetisation product from Almedia. You embed a placement in your game - a button, popup, or reward hub - that invites players to connect their Freecash account. When they do, Almedia pays you a CPA for every verified connection. Players earn real-money rewards on Freecash for milestones they hit inside your game, giving them a financial reason to keep playing. You get a new revenue line. They get a reason to stay.

  • Executive Officer, Sales Director, Head of Client Partnerships at ByteDance (TikTok)
    Apr 2020 - Nov 2025 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Dynamic and results-driven sales and marketing executive with 20+ years of experience in digital advertising, platform monetization, and team leadership. At TikTok Japan, spearheaded 10x revenue growth by designing and executing a “Walk–Run–Fly” Go-To-Market strategy and launching localized full-funnel solutions. Proven track record in driving scalable growth, building high-performing teams, and forging strong partnerships with both global and local enterprise clients across FMCG, F&B, Retail, E-commerce, Tech, Telco, Media, Entertainment, Gaming, Comics, Travel, Recruiting, Real estate and Finance industries.

  • Sales Director at Unruly
    2017 - 2020 · 3 yrs

  • Client Partner Manager at Meta
    2013 - 2016 · 3 yrs

  • Sales Team Lead at RECRUIT Co.,Ltd
    2005 - 2011 · 6 yrs