Web Media, Content Development and Strategy, Entertainment Brand Prod

Jeffrey Lengyel

*********@***.*** 310-***-****

PROFILE

A multi-skilled media professional with 10 years of oversight in producing digital media, web strategy, targeted advertising and entertainment. Strengths include: creative decision-making, team leadership, web development, concept creation, web strategy, campaign management, writing and production.

WEB MEDIA, CONTENT STRATEGY AND BRAND DEVELOPMENT

DIGITAL STRATEGY CONSULTANT, Tivo, retooling web brand outreach, Golin/Harris (June 2011)

CONTENT WEB PRODUCER/MEDIA STRATEGIST, Volkswagen of America, co-create and write conceptual framework RFP Media/Web proposal for the grand opening in 2011. Rogers Associates (Nov. 2010)

DIRECTOR of WEB DEVELOPMENT AND BRAND MARKETING, MARTINI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, Supervise the creative content for nine channel web/mobile entertainment brand platform Juvee! Mobile/Web http://homepage.mac.com/ejeffreyl/martini/ Ninja Mobile/AT&T (June 2006 – Sept 2008)

SENIOR PRODUCER/STRATEGIST WEB MEDIA response and interactive campaign for Chevron/USA, series of targeted corporate infomercials aimed at the first stage of a multi-platform interactive web/mobile strategy. 2008

LEAD WEB PRODUCER, FIRSTLIGHT STORY LAB, Lead creative team of brand partnered, web talent incubation content company for brand web series markets. Firstlight SL (June 2008 – Nov. 2011)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, Ten-Day Take/Two, web series on young volunteers working in 9th Ward of New Orleans Katrina Relief project. Oversee and manage all aspects of the development and production of content. Endemol Digital USA / Comcast (June 2007 – February 2008)

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/CONSULTANT, XIPSTER.com

Oversee development and lead team of “creatives” for brand integration with creative content for interactive animated viral comedy for social network marketing and branding opportunities. Xipster.Com (2006)

CREATIVE PRODUCER - GOT ENTERTAINMENT – New media, cross platform advertising and content provider. Specializing in programming options for mobile and web markets 2005-2006

INTERACTIVE WEB PRODUCER, COMEDY.com

Create an interactive marketing proposal for Comedy.com to expand the demos through an innovative proposal that speaks to core 18-34 year old market with value and end user originality. Comedy.com (May – June 2009)

EXPERIENCE - STRATEGIC MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS

STRATEGIC MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGEMENT/PRODUCER, BULLSEYE/LA,

Strategic consultation and production of entertainment, advertising, new media and web/mobile campaign: targeted documentaries, EPK’s, infomercials, targeted corporate /policy advertising, web/mobile entertainment. BullsEye/LA (Jan 2000 – June 2010) Strategic Media – Strategist/Writer/Producer – Clients: Disney, Fox Television, DreamWorks/SKG, PolyGram, Ninja Mobile, General Motors, Chevron USA, Southern Pacific, Cornell Corrections

STRATEGIC MEDIA PRODUCER, RF COMMUNICATIONS, SACRAMENTO,

Lead media strategist/producer for corporate, policy and new media advocacy: Creation of innovative, targeted web

and television initiatives, web campaigns, news events, political media and crisis media management.

http://homepage.mac.com/ejeffreyl/rfcomm RF Communications (Jan 1990 – Sept. 2009)

TELEVISION & FILM ENTERTAINMENT

DIRECTOR WEST COAST FILM AND TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT, BEVERLY HILLS,

Programming, NATIONAL GEOGRAPIC FILM & TELEVISION Oversee and lead for West Coast offices with targeted reality and alternative original programming. National Geographic F&T (June, 2004 – Jan, 2005)

INDI-FEATURE PRODUCER, JACKSON/McHENRY ELEPHANT WALK ENTERTAINMENT, As Development Producer/director, oversee development of seven feature film projects with Jackson/ McHenry/Warner Bros, including Bodycount, New Line, Gunpoint, MGM. Also New Jack City and House Party II as Second Unit director for Warner Bros. and New Line. (Jan 1994 – June 1998)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER, WRITER, DIRECTOR

COMEDY

INSTANT RECALL – Consultant director, pilot for series, GSN

MAD SCIENCE - Director, pilot for series Evolution/MGM/Discovery Kids

THE REVENGERS – Director, comedy pilot, Nash Productions/VH1

THE MAN SHOW/ 2003 – Director, series comedy, Stone-Stanley Entertainment

ABSOLUTELY TRUE - Director/Co - Executive Producer-writer, comedy series/Viacom/Ch4

TOTALLY RIDICULOUS - Director/Co - Executive Producer-writer, comedy pilot/UPN

U.S.A. - Co - Creator, Producer-writer, animation pilot /K. Rooney/Castle Rock

PAGES - Co - Creator, Producer-writer/comedy sit-com pilot/M. Leeson/ABC

INSIDE SCOOP II & I - Producer/Director/Writer, comedy pilots, ABC/Reeves

BIG DISH COMMUNICATIONS – Co-Creator, Co-producer, co-writer/HBO/Reeves

NIGHTLIFE - Director/Writer, comedy pilot, Motown Productions, Bill Maher

REALITY & DOCUMENTARY

HELL'S ANGEL'S, Director/Producer, one-hour documentary, History Ch.

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, Director/Producer, 2-hour award-winning documentary/History Ch.

NAVAJO WEAPON - Executive Producer/Director 1-hour award-winning documentary/History Ch.

ARREST & TRIAL – Director, Series Court-TV, Dick Wolf Entertainment

SCARIEST PLACES ON EARTH – Director, Fox Family

SPY-TV – Co-Supervising Producer/Director, NBC

WHEN HIDDEN CAMERA’S ATTACK! - Director/producer, 8 half-hours, comedy/Fox-TV

SIGHTINGS - Director/Producer, numerous segments, Paramount/Triage

HOLLYWOOD STUNTMAKERS/EFX - Director/Producer, series, Discovery

REAL STORIES of the Highway Patrol - Director, several segments

HARD COPY - Director/Producer, several segments Paramount

TOTALLY HIDDEN VIDEO - Director/Producer, Fox Television. 50 segments

COMMERCIALS & CORPORATE AND PUBLIC INTEREST ADVERTISING

CHEVRON NIGERIA, Director, 4 minute info-doc on hostage taking by militants in Nigeria

24 Director, EPK behind the scenes DVD, Sparkhill / Fox Television

TUCK EVERLASTING, Producer/director, Disney-Sparkhill

MIND GAMES, Producer/director, Tru-TV–EPK/Pilot

FEDS, Producer/director, Triage Entertainment/EPK/Pilot

JASON’S LYRIC, Director, EPK for DVD release of feature, PolyGram

TINY MOGULS, Director, comedy spoof EPK DreamWorks/SKG

MUCHO LUCKO, Producer/director – EPK for PBS DVD Release

AFI – SPECIAL, Director, EPK for American Film Institute promotion

AMAZON JUSTICE Director/Producer, 3 minute defense of Chevron in Ecuador.

FIRE & ICE and BELLY OF THE BEAST, Director/Producer, NRDC/RF

BLOOD MONEY, Director/camera, info-doc, corruption and politics at the state level/RF

THE EARTH IS LOSING, PSA/Energy Productions/Ed Asner Sierra Club/National

SKILLS

Creative management, team leadership, brand-project development, critical analysis, cost control.

EDUCATION

American Film Institute, M.F.A.

Directing fellow JUST FOR A LAUGH

Producer/Director/Writer,

Robin Williams/A.F.I. /I-Tunes

U.C. Berkeley, B.A. Politics and Social

Psychology / Phi Beta Kappa

Stanford University,

Graduate studies, Communications & Film

Adjunct Professor – Digital Cinema/Production,

USC School of Cinema and Digital Arts 2006-

2010

REFERRALS

Bob Myman, Myman & Abell, Brentwood 310-***-****)

John Axelson, Axelson Entertainment 818-***-****)

Wayne Alexander/Alexander, Halloran, Nau and

Shanker, Century City, 310-***-****)

Steve Kroopnick/Triage Ent, LA, 310-***-****)

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