Jay Golden

VP, New Media; Web Series Creator

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
  • Entertainment Producer at Free Range Studios
  • Founder, Director at Wakingstar Productions
  • Music Video Producer at shockwave.com/Macromedia
  • Producer, Music Videos at Shockwave.com
  • Marketing Manager at Mjuice
  • Director of Operations and Business Development at Learn2.com
Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles
Connections
209 connections
Industry
Entertainment
Websites

Jay Golden’s Summary

I create innovative and inspiring entertainment properties (films, shorts, series) for kids and adults.

My objective is to lead the most memorable and most fun shows and web productions that help build a sustainable society.

Jay Golden’s Specialties:

Show Creation: script writing, song writing, team building, comedy, animation director, animation producer, story consulting, new mythology, puppets.

Strategy: Cross-media show development, writing, strategic direction, brand development, innovative distribution, viral video producer, team building, tool building, children's entertainment, driving social action, partnership building.


Jay Golden’s Experience

  • VP New Media, Webisode Creator

    SustainLane

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)

    July 2007Present (1 year 5 months)

    In charge of developing original content properties to help people lead a sustainable lifestyle. In charge of brand strategy and content development for various content properties of SustainLane Media. Created and launched a kid's animated adventure web-series called "Gorilla in the Greenhouse" to help kids take action on environmental issues. Oversee and hire production team, designers, and animators. Leading new media distribution and partnerships to maximize monetization potential of original properties.

    Heading up new product development in areas of audience engagement, user experience strategies, and user generated media. Overseeing SustainLane.com green product and lifestyle site content strategy, development and redesign.

  • Executive Producer

    SustainLane Animation Group

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

    July 2007Present (1 year 5 months)

    Executive producing a new green-themed animation series. Managing production, creative development and business development for San Francisco-based green media company.

  • Entertainment Producer

    Free Range Studios

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

    August 2005March 2007 (1 year 8 months)

    Managed story development and production for a dozen viral web comedies on themes of sustainability and social justice. Managed business development and alliance creation, handled all budgets and oversaw freelancers, including musicians, writers, voice actors, animators, directors, and programmers. Wrote online social actions, original concepts and creative directed interactive technologies. Account directed all viral marketing clients, including Participant Productions, Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment, and the ACLU.

  • Founder, Director

    Wakingstar Productions

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

    March 2001September 2004 (3 years 7 months)

    Directed media productions that focused on connecting people through story. Co-produced post-9/11 16,000-mile oral history project Love Letter from America. Interviewed over 500 people—from civil rights foot soldiers to Generals to farmers—on themes of freedom and democracy in America. Conceived, directed and hosted Journeys, a series of immersive travel-themed audience-led performance events featuring DJs, beat boxers, storytellers. Co-produced and co-wrote 75-child puppet performance on endangered species for World Environment Day Opening Ceremonies.

  • Music Video Producer

    shockwave.com/Macromedia

    (Entertainment industry)

    20002000 (less than a year)

  • Producer, Music Videos

    Shockwave.com

    (Broadcast Media industry)

    February 2000September 2000 (8 months)

  • Marketing Manager

    Mjuice

    (Entertainment industry)

    19992000 (1 year)

  • Director of Operations and Business Development

    Learn2.com

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    February 1996September 1998 (2 years 8 months)


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