Michael Pecoriello Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Overseeing the production and writing of several animated preschool series including “Get Rolling with Otis” now streaming on Apple TV+, “Dee & Friends in Oz” now streaming on Netflix, and an upcoming educational series for PBS Kids.

Greater New York City Area

• Created and Developed two animated series for Netflix (currently in development). -Created and Developed three animated series for Sesame Workshop (currently in development).
• Production and Development Consultant for King Features, collaborating with Netflix and The Jim Henson Company to produce and develop two series for kids and families.
• Partnered with Nickelodeon to write and produce an animated pilot for kids 6-11.
• Developed several live action and animated series for kids 5-9 based on GoNoodle IP.
• Collaborated with Konami Cross Media NY on the development of an animated series based on a classic Konami video game.
• Collaborated with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to develop an educational series for kids 6-11.

Greater New York City Area

• Led a team of over 100 artists, writers, and producers in the creation of “Welcome to the Wayne,” a 22-minute animated series, totaling 30 episodes running over two seasons.
• Oversaw all aspects of production including: story development, script writing, visual design, casting, voice recording, storyboarding, animation, sound design, music composition, and final mix.
• Partnered with Show Creator to develop each season’s serialized story arc, create characters, build the world, and deepen the mystery and show lore.
• Collaborated with Head Writer to lead the writers’ room in outlining stories, writing scripts, and punching up jokes.
• Interfaced with Nickelodeon Executives to ensure the show is on brand and meets network expectations.
• Partnered with Marketing, Promotions, Digital, Social, and Games teams in the creation of extra content to support the show.

New York, New York

• Oversaw the long-term development of Nickelodeon’s biggest live tent pole events, including: The Kids’ Choice Awards, Kids’ Choice Sports and The HALO Awards.
• Partnered with all creative and marketing teams (Digital, Social, On-Air Promos, Creative Advertising, Content Positioning, and Consumer Marketing) to ensure that all creative executions supporting live events were.
• Collaborated with Integrated Marketing and outside partners on the creative ideation and execution of sponsorship integrations.
• Stayed current on all qualitative and quantitative event research and synthesized findings to make actionable for the Live Events Television production and writing teams.

New York City

Partnered with all creative and marketing teams to ensure that editorial, copy, ideation, content and experiences reflect the most up-to-date brand vision and all expressions are consistent across all lines of business, including: On-Air Creative, Digital, Marketing, Advertising, Nick Radio, Live Events Television, Consumer Products and Recreation.

• Maintained the voice and brand identity of Nickelodeon for all on-air promotions, image work, pro-social initiatives, live packaging, network branding, show launches, digital content and tent pole priorities.
• Oversaw a team of writer/producers in the conception, development and scripting of award-winning on-air and off-air promotion and short-form content for Nickelodeon and Nick@Nite.
• Conceived and created promotional campaigns, which have resulted in record-breaking ratings for the network, including: the highest-rated Nickelodeon telecast of all time, iCarly: iSaved Your Life and the highest-rated.
• Oversaw editorial for Nickelodeon’s newest platforms: the Nick App and Nick Radio.
• Collaborated with the Nick digital team to create short-form web content including: short comedy bits, behind-the-scenes videos, talent-based webisodes and music videos.
• Collaborated with advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to update Nickelodeon’s brand architecture and develop a brand campaign including: off-air television spots, digital & social media content, and.

Greater New York City Area

• Led a team of writers, producers, directors, composers and editors to create 250 episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh!, the top-rated animated series on Kids’ WB! and Cartoon Network.
• Managed and approved all aspects of the creative process including: graphic animation, script writing, video editing, voice direction, sound design, music composition and final show mix.
• Co-produced and co-wrote the feature film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, released in theaters internationally in June 2004.
• Re-conceived and adapted 48 episodes of the Japanese live-action series Ultraman Tiga, part of the Fox Saturday morning line-up in 2002.

• Created and maintained the overall look and voice of ABCNews4Kids, a news website for kids ages 8-12.
• Researched, wrote and produced weekly interactive Flash-animated news stories.
• Managed relationships with partner websites: Disney.com, MSN.com and Britannica.com.
• Collaborated with Ad Sales and Business Development teams on sponsorship opportunities, brand promotion and marketing for the ABCNews4Kids product.

Created, wrote and developed a television news program for tweens.

• Part of a small team that created the look, voice, mission and overall brand of Noggin, Nickelodeon’s first educational and convergent on-air/online network, which grew from 15M homes to 70M homes in just two years.
• Wrote and produced brand IDs, image spots, on-air promotions and short-form interstitials.
• Wrote and produced The Phred On Your Head Show, Noggin’s award-winning, animated, interactive show for kids 2-11.
• Served as Development Executive on Noggin’s first pre-school production, OOBI, which grew from an interstitial series to a Parents’ Choice Award-winning long-form series.

Stamford, CT

• Assisted producers in the creation of on-air promotions for live events, cable programming and Pay-per-view specials for the WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation), the global leader in wrestling entertainment.
• Served as Commercial AD for the live weekly series, LiveWire.

Ba, Television, Radio & Film Production / Marketing

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