SCOTT MEBUS
| Producer |
Westport,CT
Summary
An award-winning producer with years of experience creating videos, podcasts and events for some of the most exciting brands in media in order to help advertisers reach and engage their target audience.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
L TO L MEDIA
4 2023 - Current
- Produce podcast, video, social and experiential content for clients such as Wyndham Hotels, RNS, CO—, and JW Player.
- Co-created and produce weekly live video and podcast show for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that doubled their YouTube audience in three months.
HEAD OF VIDEO AND PODCAST
INC AND FAST COMPANY
01.2018 - 04.2023
- Oversaw custom video and podcast production for both brands, from writing pitches and production to reconciliation and debrief, generating millions of dollars a year in custom revenue.
- Oversaw editorial podcast, video, and multimedia social content strategy for Fast Company and Inc media brands, producing eight weekly podcasts across both brands.
- Oversaw event podcast and video production, including live broadcasts, and helped guide the abrupt shift to virtual events during the pandemic into a best in class event experience.
- Collaborated with multiple disciplines, serving as the liaison between product, business affairs, sales, and marketing. Led efforts in business partnerships, talent recruitment and negotiation, and media distribution.
- Utilized analytics and creativity to drive client success.
HEAD OF PODCAST AND VIDEO
FAST COMPANY
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Created award-winning division of Fast Company, FastCo Studios, dedicated to the production and distribution of editorial and branded podcast and video, creating four weekly podcasts and over fifty video series since launch in September, 2014, which resulted in 1000% (purely organic) growth in the first year and cut overall costs by 35%.
- Created, pitched, and produced dozens of branded content series that led directly to millions in sales per year, collaborating with sales, marketing, business affairs and editorial.
- Developed multiple successful partnerships with talent, brands, vendors and distributors.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
HEARST DIGITAL MEDIA
01.2007 - 01.2014
- Created and implemented overall video strategy for 22 Hearst magazine brands, including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Seventeen, Marie Claire, Redbook, Harper's Bazaar, House Beautiful, and Esquire.
- Oversaw production of branded content for Hearst Television and Hearst magazine's television partners.
- Developed and implemented co-branded video strategies with partners like J.C Penney, Walmart, and Proctor & Gamble.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CTSkills
ProTools
Adobe Suite
Powerpoint
Canva
Excel
DSLRs
Riverside
Accomplishments
- Created, pitched, sold and produced $1M+ multimedia campaigns for dozens of clients including Walmart, Macy's, Target, Absolut, Kraft, Samsung, Microsoft, John Hancock, P&G, Delta and Marriott.
- Oversaw the successful launch of Fast Company and Inc's podcast network and made it profitable within three years.
- Created and produced branded video and podcast program for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that doubled their YouTube subscribers within the first three months.
- Oversaw production of dozens of branded podcasts for Inc and Fast Company with a renewal rate of over 35%.
- Launched two YouTube channels that gained 400k subscribers in the first year for Hearst.
- Oversaw growth of Inc's TikTok channel by over 800% over eight months.
Additional Information
- Published two comic novels, Booty Nomad (Miramax Books,) and The Big Happy (Hyperion Books), and three YA novels, The Gods of Manhattan trilogy (Dutton Books).
- Composed scores for various TV properties, including the theme to the Discovery show Outward Bound.
Expertise
- Audio and Video Production
- Client Relations
- Project Management
- Ideation and Pitching
- Storytelling
- Creative Writing
- Budgeting and Workflows
- Talent Recruitment and Negotiations
- Collaboration and Internal Communication
- Analytics
- Strong Organizational Skills and Attention to Detail
Timeline
HEAD OF VIDEO AND PODCAST
INC AND FAST COMPANY
01.2018 - 04.2023
HEAD OF PODCAST AND VIDEO
FAST COMPANY
01.2014 - 01.2018
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
HEARST DIGITAL MEDIA
01.2007 - 01.2014
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
L TO L MEDIA
4 2023 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - English
Wesleyan University