Swimmer Media
Web, Digital Media, Mobile & Motion Pictures
Areas of Experience:
Web & Digital Media
Web-Digital Strategy, Outsourced Executive, Product Strategy, Creative & Content Direction, Marketing, Social Media, Mobile, Video, Applications & Technology Management. Experience with top Web properties.
Domain Name Branding
Portfolio of hundreds of high quality domain names, including Premium Keyword Domains & Quality Brandable Domains. Help in finding premium brandable domains for businesses.
Motion Pictures & TV
Writer, Producer, Creative Executive, Packaging, Talent Relations, Marketing, Stragegic Consulting. Co-Produced the hit indie-feature, Gabriela. Experience with US & international markets.
Find Steven Swimmer
Linkedin: Linkedin.com/in/sswimmer
Twitter: Twitter.com/stevens1
Tumblr: Stevens1.Tumblr.com
Current
Digital & Web Strategy & Production:
Working with startups, medium and large businesses including global companeis to align business strategy, marketing strategy with web, mobile and other digital properties.
Content & Community Driven Properties
Content & Community Driven Properties in stealth mode for exciting new startup.
Premium Domain Market
Portfolio of high quality domains are being placed on the market for the first time via top-tier partners and brokers. A domain marketing site is in development. While the marketing effort is new, sold a premium domain, EasyPrinting.com, for $26,586 (€19,600). This was listed as the #7 sale of the week, worldwide by DNJournal the primary journal of the domain industry.
Consulting
Available for consulting engagements for select projects.
Education
University of Southern California (USC)
School of Cinematic Arts
M.F.A. , Cinema-Television Production , 1987 — 1990
USC School of Cinematic Arts continues to be widely known as the #1 Film school in the world. It's a great training for not only Cinema but for any complex medium or technology production.
B.A. , Philosophy , 1982 — 1987
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
College of Letters & Sciences
UCLA was and continues to be a great university. Philosophy helps one to think clearly and analyze anything. The College of Letters and Science provided a broad education.
Personal
Profile:
Steven Swimmer is a true native of Los Angeles who is a Standup Comedian, Photographer, Digital Artist, Musician (and avid music lover).
Memberships:
Current: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), METal International, UCLA Alumni, USC Alumni,
Steven Swimmer Experience
Director Online Content
Fox Broadcasting Company
2007 — 2009
Product management, producing and strategy on Fox.com. Product management lead and producer on FOX Primetime Television show sites. Work with Design, Engineering, Network Marketing, Publicity, Show Producers and Talent. Product lead on Fox.com redesign.
Principal Web Specialist - Manager
J. Paul Getty Trust (Getty Museum, Research Institute, Conservation Institute, Information Institute, Education Institute, Grant Program)
1996 — 2007
Managing Web products, technology, digital media, production, development and operations. Major efforts included launching videos on the site with hundreds of museum videos, leading major site redesign efforts, leading customized search, leading implementation of content management, leading major publishing systems.
Producer
Swimmer Media
1991 — Present
Digital Strategy, Production & Consulting.
Produced and directed video, film and interactive. Produced and consulted on Web sites and interactive projects. Clients included Technicolor, Bmotion Design, Black Sage, Bright Design, Premiere Weekend Club, Celebrity Sightings.
Producer
Grindstone Pictures
1995 — 2005
Co-Producer on hit indie feature film, Gabriela. Development work on other films, including feature dramatic thriller, "Brothers Carver".
Freelance Production (Video Game)
Philips Media
1995 — 1996
Comedic Interactive Game product work: Freelance production work on video production, digital asset management, green screen production, compositing, video post production and encoding.
Vice President Development & Acquisitions
Eclipse Communications
1990 — 1993
Oversaw development, acquisitions, packaging and presales for movies and television series. Company developed and funded "Weekend at Bernies II". Repackaged the international children's series "Bob & Bobette".