Jimmy Nguyen: in Huntington Beach, CA
Jimmy Nguyen
Huntington Beach | United States
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Warner Bros Discovery
Director, Max Content Research | 09/2021 - 03/2023
• Recruited as first executive to lead Content Strategy Research for HBO Max Content Research dept
• Led team of three – grew team by hiring Sr. Analyst, mentored & guided team members to meet their individual goals
• Competitive expert/lead for Max Content Research team – responsible for all competitive trends & insights across all genres
• Established new research relationships with key stakeholders (content strategy, film strategy, audience intelligence, international, unscripted, social intelligence, data science) – lead/collaborate on variety of projects re: content testing, content optimization, greenlight/renewal insights, post mortems, development deep dive studies, landscape studies, talent insights, title testing, concept testing, content windowing, content acquisitions, reboot assessment)
• Built & cultivated strong unprecedented partnership, as trusted advisor to Max Content Strategy team – providing both quantitative and qualitative insights to suggest/advise in content/film strategy decision making (binge vs weekly vs hybrid release pattern strategies for original programming, subbed vs dubbed content, competitive insights on regular ongoing basis, various program-based & landscape studies, program & film acquisitions, original holiday films)
• Liaised with Audience Intelligence team, partnered to combine quantitative & qualitative content insights regularly
• Led competitive audience insights directly for CRO, provided complimentary research for WB Discovery acquisition
• Provided robust Korean market insights to Head of International Originals, presented to Max Korea Launch team in London – competitive landscape, content gaps and opportunities for Max
• Partnered with Head of Global Social Intelligence to incorporate social insights into 360 content insights, as well as various landscape studies & deep dives
• Spearheaded creation of WBD CAT (Warner Bros Discovery Content Assessment Tool) – partnered with WB Studio Research, WB Global Data Science and 3rd-party vendor Flowmedia to develop robust in-house research tool to help programming/development teams assess content renewals
• Managed research vendor budget and recommended research vendors we ultimately worked with (Cassandra for trends reporting)
Endemol Shine North America
Director, Research & Insights | 04/2015 - 03/2021
• Managed team of three and responsible for all content insights (Linear, VOD, SVOD, Social) for ESNA & subsidiary shows, as well as competitive shows – partnering on various strategy & research projects throughout organization across key teams (programming, development, sales, brand & licensing, finance, PR, marketing, digital & social)
• Oversaw daily research operations and standard reporting that’s distributed throughout organization (domestically & globally), weekly insights directly for CEO/COO/President, and ad-hoc research requests from domestic & int’l clients
• Partnered with Development – led assessment analysis of unscripted landscape & global formats across the org (domestically & internationally), presented current trends (broadcast & SVOD) at development team’s off-site
• True partner to Head of Current Programming – proactively provided insights for shows & network partners
• MasterChef Panel Management – maximized panel by tapping into 80K sample of MC fans, to better understand and inform creative of opportunities to enhance future seasons and strengthen show creative (hosts, format, challenges)
• Sole person to have held Director role since inception of merger between Endemol & Shine America
• Instituted & oversaw weekly SVOD/streaming reporting for the organization that’s distributed globally
• Partnered with international colleagues to enhance organization’s in-house SVOD ratings software (Dracula)
• Data science point person – oversaw all internal data infrastructure, automation and report inventory/distribution
• Responsible for providing insights on U.S. programming landscapes (broadcast, cable, syndication, CTV, SVOD, AVOD, FAST)
• Spearheaded various decks & looks, which directly led to several key franchise renewals (Below Deck, Family Hustle, Swamp People)
• Provided actionable insights to key show executives & stakeholders thru regular show maintenance and end-of-season postmortem presentations – which resulted in future content enhancements and modifications
• Predictive looks (estimates) for key ESNA premieres/launches and competitive
• Partnered w Endemol Shine research teams internationally (UK, Amsterdam, France, etc) for various insights
NUVOtv & Fuse Media
Manager, Research | 02/2012 - 04/2015
• Managed team of two and responsible for insights (Linear TV & VOD) for NUVOtv and competitive shows – partnered on projects across key teams (ad-sales, affiliate, finance, PR, marketing, production, and programming)
• Oversaw all standard reporting & audience-based analysis that were distributed throughout company, weekly insights directly for COO/President, and all ad-hoc Fuse-NUVOtv research requests
• Provided key research for major FUSE acquisition deal, as well as network rebrand with Jennifer Lopez as CCO
• Authored insightful ratings presentations and insights for board meetings (quarterly & yearly)
• Partnered with scheduling team for linear scheduling strategy – suggested implementing more programming stacks and stunts, as well as shifting programs across certain dayparts, which resulted in notable ratings growth for network
• Prepared competitive ratings looks & insights for potential show and movie acquisitions
• Prepared custom sales pitches for ad-sales team, which resulted in several successful renewals and new deals
• Solely revamped quarterly network analysis by instituting new infographics, which was unprecedented at NUVOtv
• Oversaw all data infrastructure (internal ratings databases & report inventory)
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Senior Analyst, Research | 09/2010 - 02/2012
• Part of team that launched the start-up OWN network, promoted to senior title within 9 months
• Responsible for all ratings tracking & analysis (Linear TV & VOD) for OWN & competitive programming that was distributed throughout entire organization – oversaw weekly OWN Multiplatform Flash Report, prepared weekly ratings analysis directly for COO, as well as insightful quarterly presentations
• Projected monthly OWN VOD estimates for ad-sales team, also partnered with distribution team for content posting strategy and partnered with scheduling team for scheduling strategy
• Made direct recommendations to the head of scheduling that resulted in +67% increase in ratings for network
• Prepared performance and audience-based analysis for scheduling & acquisitions, sales, PR, marketing, programming & development
ABC Television Network
Research Analyst | 03/2009 - 08/2010
• Tracked and analyzed show & competitive performance on linear network (local & national ratings)
• Tracked weekly ratings for competitive broadcast and cable prime programming
• Oversaw ABC Mobile platform reporting – sole day to day contact for projects & ad-hoc requests, analyzed performance of all show content posted on ABC Mobile and mobile linear channel, developed and produced monthly & quarterly ABC Mobile reports, produced mobile cutdown of ABC Multiplatform report
• Responsible for providing ABC VOD monthly tracks & analysis – tracked program windowing (also for ABC Mobile)
• Tracked weekly online data and inventory for ABC Full Episode Player and iPad Application
Education history
UC Irvine
B.A. | 2005 - 2009
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