David Saint Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Responsible for the P&L for Funny Or Die's digital platforms, including connected devices, web, social, and VOD/AVOD/SVOD/FAST. Manage overall day-to-day operations of digital business, monetization, strategy & business development, and data science & analytics. Oversee FOD's presence on 3rd party platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Snap, Instagram, as well as OTT and connected TV partnerships. But wait: I oversee a mean artichoke dip and know my way around a dope gin and tonic.

Los Angeles, California, Us

New York City, Ny, Us

New York City, Ny, Us

• Managed the strategic planning process for and execution of individual show launches on digital platforms, in addition to product marketing for the NBC app on mobile and connected devices. Show properties include The Voice, Blindspot, and American Ninja Warrior.• Developed, distributed, and executed the summer and fall promotion of the NBC app. By targeting NBC show fans and new viewers with concise and cohesive messaging, maximizing all available NBC marketing touch points, and using compelling promotions to create urgency, generated significant results: NBC app downloads up until early December were on a streak not seen since records began in 2011, and we helped drive 2x mobile app downloads vs. the previous Fall 2014.• Extended the distribution reach of the NBC app by leveraging partner channels with on- and off-device marketing opportunities, assisted in driving significant installs and views, generated an additional 3M+ installs on connected devices Xbox, Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.• Created a partnership with the #1 GIF keyboard Riffsy for a first first-to-market content distribution program for pre- premiere, post-premiere, and leading into live shows for The Voice. The partnership generated press, and outperformed other Riffsy partnerships at the time by 2x, gaining over 30M+ views and 300K+ shares.• Promotional viral video helped conceived, developed, and executed for Marry Me — Bret’s Cafe Lip Dub Proposal (featured in Mashable, Variety and USA Today) — awarded for Key Art Clio in Long-Form Content category.

Playa Vista, California, Us

• Team lead for development of overall marketing strategy and planning for platform optimization and content strategy on NBC Entertainment properties on YouTube (more than 25 shows comprised of 6M+ subscribers)• Oversaw the strategic deployment and optimization of 100 to 200 digital assets a week, including pre-premiere priority trailers, show highlights, and brand and sponsorship integrations; measured and tracked performance of NBC assets and maximized view growth, search traffic, and subscriber growth.• Managed relationships across the NBC Entertainment territory — including show producers and web producers while working across Content, Video Operations, Marketing, Digital and Business Strategy, Media, Research, and Public Relations teams at NBC; collaborated with studio vendors and large sponsors on priority integrations, facilitated delivery of assets for press and outside agencies for exclusive windows and worldwide release of priority content.• Built promotional systems and streamlined operations, including monetization policy management, account security, content delivery, reporting, and internal infrastructure; saved over 25 hours a week across Operations team to improve turnaround.• Proactively developed new strategies and ideas to make NBC successful; took lead on special projects to improve operations and client relationships (comprehensive 30-page operations guide, VOD special projects, workflow enhancements in the digital supply chain).• Fullscreen’s point during NBC Video Operations deployment of syndication delivery platform Anvato, including platform setup, ingestion protocols, and final delivery. Coordinated with YouTube Partner Operations and Engineering teams to troubleshoot Aspera Dropbox.

Playa Vista, California, Us

Fullscreen is a next-generation media company building a global network of YouTube channels with content creators and brands. The Fullscreen Network generates over 2 billion monthly video views and reaches over 90 million subscribers, making Fullscreen a Top 5 YouTube Partner. Fullscreen provides a full suite of end-to-end YouTube tools and services to many of the world's leading brands and media companies. Led by an experienced team of online video thought-leaders, Fullscreen was founded in January 2011 and is based in Culver City, California.

Clients and Results...Center Theatre Group- Developed, produced, and launched promotional video content for Center Theatre Group, California’s largest theatre company. Led concept development, production, and postproduction, saving CTG thousands of dollars. Created video concept to launch to tens of thousands of users with double-digit growth via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and FunnyOrDie.Intersection Capital & PitchAnything.com- Managed marketing strategies, including opt-in, retention, back-end automation, live video events, strategic deals and PR for Intersection Capital (investment bank with more than $2B in raised capital) and its content division Pitch Anything (featured in Inc. and Advertising Age).- Directly responsible for rapid growth in traffic, opt-ins, leads, and customers. Optimized conversion to the Pitch Anything site, improving design, user flow, and CPA; managed technical team to deliver hundreds of digital assets, saving thousands of dollars.- Maintained production calendar of video content, digital products, and investor pitch decks—managed key creative teams to deliver all financial, video, and digital assets on-time.Mixergy.com- Managed video content marketing strategies for Mixergy.com — an Internet show for entrepreneurs with a subscriber business model — including viral social media promotions, user flow, e-commerce infrastructure, and guest bookings. Grew traffic, opt-ins, and doubled revenue.- Designed cutting-edge business curricula with top CEOs, CMOs, and Founders; managed production calendar for all digital assets, including video content, supplemental materials, and audience-facing web pages; managed core team of associates, interns, and developers.More below...

AppSumo.com- Created video content marketing strategy for AppSumo.com — a digital product company founded by Facebook and Mint.com executives; created over 400 minutes of video courses including SEO, copywriting, Google Analytics, and startup traction.- Managed post-production for all digital assets; designed, coded, and wrote the copy for sales and delivery pages launched to thousands of visitors with viral growth. Called “New Sales Page” by New York Times-bestselling author Chris Brogan (chrisbrogan.com/the-new-sales-page).IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com- Supported the marketing department of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com — a finance site featured by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ABC and CNN — during two six-figure digital product launches; oversaw technical and creative aspects of live video events, video marketing collateral, television appearances, sales page design and development, and digital product delivery.Bankers Healthcare Group- Produced dozens of direct advertising campaigns (print, web, and direct mail) for Bankers Healthcare Group, an Inc. 500 medical finance company. Managed the design and copy for print ads and direct mail collateral to hundreds of thousands of leads; art directed and wrote the copy for multiple email marketing campaigns and doubled response rates and CTR.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Professional Writing For Stage And Screen

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics