Michael Christiansen Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, California, United States

All things Roku Sports and The Roku Sports Channel

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

● Focus on improving and enhancing clients’ production process and operations. Specialty is in production of digital products, marketing, and related content with extensive experience in video, web, mobile, set-top boxes, and SmartTV platforms.

Mountain View, California, United States

Product manager responsible for the daily workflows of Samsung video and audio streaming content, including Samsung Kids and Samsung TV Plus. Led improvements in product delivery systems, ranging from standardizing product streaming technologies to improving workflows and processes, resulting in a smooth omnichannel experience and greater efficiencies across the product and teams. Managed content scheduling and operation, product features and recommendations, authored documentation, secured legal compliance and ensured best practices were adhered to across multiple CFTs.◼ Managed omnichannel, streaming, and go-to-market strategies to align with business goals across features, content, product, and platform.◼ Successfully achieved product and feature launch through product vision, strategic programming, video on-demand (VOD), and transactional media for OTT and multiple audio & video formats. ◼ Analyzed and applied rigorous data analytics, user studies, live guest feedback, and customer experience (CE) metrics to develop an omnichannel experience through detailed user requirements, machine learning recommendations, and enhanced product & platform features. ◼ Implemented FAST and VOD standards and best practices, allowing teams to respond to real-time trends, improving product and content performance metrics.◼ Ensured transparency within the vetting and onboarding of publisher, streamer, advertiser, and internal partners by developing, maintaining, and documenting ingestion specifications and product standards for live-streaming, linear channels, and AVOD / VOD.◼ Streamlined existing product, CMS, and content ingestion workflows, resulting in improved partner communication, QA/QC compliant content streams, and product quality and performance.◼ Led campaign-driven editorial calendars and content slates allowing streamlined advanced planning and implementation of new product features and/or featuring content.

Mountain View, California, United States

Ensuring success in bringing the Samsung Kids subscription app and content to users. Duties include brainstorming, developing, implementing, and maintaining new & existing content and its distribution practices and channels. Additionally, the role entails managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring that the product's delivery & execution are seamless...and the product is FUN!

Glendale, Ca

Product Lead, Managing ProducerTutorIQ & Assessment - Asian & North American Markets Led core product cross functional teams (CFT) responsible for production, process, and support of TutorIQ - a custom, cross-platform online classroom with multiplayer functionality. Directly managed staff resources and created multiple teams across several countries and time zones to successfully deliver and launch products against deadlines and budgets. Managed the proposal, production, and QA of the entire product lifecycle from ideation, prototyping, and MVP to the creation, implementation, and maintenance of the product. ◼ Worked with senior stakeholders, strategic partners, and internal CFTs establishing go-to-market strategies and product vision + launch.◼ Implemented emerging technologies for audio + video conferencing that leveraged WebRTC, Surfly, TokBox, Tencent Cloud, and Photon Engine.◼ Additionally, managed products software development life cycle (SDLC) work with daily SCRUMs and multiple CFT participation, across domestic and international time zones.◼ Wrote user stories and requirements, tech guidelines and documentation for products and processes. ◼ Teams saw successful product launches in North America, China, Taiwan, and Japan.

5750 Wilshire Blvd

Digital Operations: New Media & ProductsProduct owner of E! Online (EOL) video portal, player, and corresponding workflows relating to ALL things ingestion, deployment, and guest consumption for Red Carpet Events, premiers, or general VOD consumption. Managed core and supporting CFTs, ensuring product maintenance, features, and analytics were all upgraded, deployed, and utilized regularly.◼ Created and oversaw digital products that managed video publishing, programming, syndication, and revenue. Work included analysis of data to ensure optimal workflow, content distribution, and performance for both employees and E! Online guests.◼ Developed and deployed a new video ingestion architecture to support faster workflow, management and publishing to successfully rival the video process and publishing times of the network’s “breaking news” competitors.◼ Daily tasks included creating wireframes, functional decks and creative mocks, maintaining healthy vendor and stakeholder relationships, working closely with sales and upper management to ensure my team’s adherence to business goals.◼ Successfully developed a strong holistic understanding of consumer consumption of video content across all industries and the resulting omnichannel strategy between set-top-box (STB) and over-the-top (OTT) devices.

North Hollywood

• Contributed and managed cross-platform and emerging digital platform products in cooperation with internal cross-platform Disney Junior teams including management, strategy, marketing, and broadcast. • Day-to-day responsibilities included product brainstorming, creative concepts, production oversight, and post-live maintenance of digital products from inception to delivery, including planning, project management, direct communication with partnered companies and Disney business units, scheduling and management of budget and resources, adherence to technical standards, QA, and launch of site property.• Successes included combining creative and business objectives to develop and scope new digital products, developing new games for web and mobile platforms, and developing strategies to reinvent existing digital content.

San Marcos, Ca

• Conducted technical analysis of systems and components, and performed implementation, modifications, enhancements, and maintenance of air-monitoring equipment in accordance with EPA and OSHA air-quality specifications. Gathered and analyzed field data from monitoring equipment to ensure that clients were adhering to regulations. • Responsibilities included direct client consultation and assistance in implementing new processes and procedures.

North Hollywood, Ca

• Responsible for digital product strategy and project management of high-profile initiatives for Disney’s Family Network, including multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns for Disney and its corporate and synergy partners. • Managed digital products alongside Disney business units and their legacy and emerging media platforms, and external sites and media distributors including such prominent partners as Yahoo!, ABC, Walmart, Target, and Microsoft. • Combined creative and business responsibilities to brainstorm new products against a business goal, developed specific executions from websites to mobile games, and created strategies to integrate relevant content into the Disney Family network. • Operational skills include updating and repurposing existing products to allow for a higher monetization yield, simplifying processes for more efficient workflow, creation of schedules and budgets, resource tracking, and analytics.

• Led production for Disney.com marketing and promotional websites, emails, IAB and rich media, print ads, PR statics and videos. • Creative responsibilities included brainstorming new marketing and sales solutions, developing site concepts, writing copy, and video scripting/editing for Disney-branded entertainment, marketing, and corporate tent-pole/high-traffic seasonal campaigns.

• Assisted in website production & game development. Included a range of duties, including creative support for game concepting, technical assistance in video editing, and organizing files and assets for pre-rolls, front/end slates, and interstitials.

• Included leadership role over 400 airmen. Independently founded base programs to aid the local community and environment.

• Principal photographer and editor for online and print optimization.• Self-marketed via the web/email, using skills with Photoshop, HTML, hosting and FTP servers, and HTML-based emails.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Mathematics

Activities and Societies: School of Engineering

Still Photography Program (Digital & Film)