MGM Names Stephen Bruno as Chief Marketing Officer

Former Netflix govt Stephen Bruno has joined Metro Goldwyn Mayer as the corporate’s chief advertising officer, MGM introduced Thursday.

He will begin at MGM in April.

In his position, Bruno will oversee international advertising and model technique for MGM and its movie and tv properties. He will work carefully with Christopher Brearton, chief working officer, in addition to Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM’s Worldwide Television Group, Nancy Tellem, govt director, and Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM Studios’ Motion Picture Group, to advertise the MGM model and the entire firm’s movie and tv initiatives and properties, in addition to throughout the studio’s library of content material.

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Before becoming a member of MGM, Bruno spent over 4 years because the vice chairman of artistic advertising at Netflix, the place he oversaw the worldwide groups of Netflix Originals sequence, together with “Stranger Things,” “13 Reasons Why,” “Orange is the New Black,” “The Crown,” “Narcos,” and have movies together with “Bird Box,” “Mudbound,” “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” and extra.

“Stephen is a artistic trade chief and we’re excited to welcome him to MGM as we construct on our momentum as a number one impartial content material creator backed by an iconic library of manufacturers. He has been on the forefront of creating disruptive advertising executions in conventional and rising media areas throughout the globe, Burnett and Brearton mentioned in a press release. “As we drive our content material portfolio ahead, he brings the right steadiness of movie, tv and cutting-edge digital experience. We additionally stay up for having Stephen be a key a part of the greenlight course of throughout our companies.

“His years of theatrical movie expertise can be particularly invaluable to United Artists Releasing because the newly-expanded enterprise continues to hold out the storied legacy of its namesake as a house to essentially the most artistic storytellers.”

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Prior to Netflix, Bruno labored at The Weinstein Company and Miramax Films. As president of promoting at The Weinstein Company, Bruno supervised the releases of “Django Unchained,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Lee Daniel’s The Butler,” “The Artist,” and “Fruitvale Station.” Bruno additionally labored at HBO as a director of client advertising.

“I am honored and thrilled to be joining the MGM team and look forward to doing my part to build an exciting future for the iconic brand around the globe. My years at Netflix have been exhilarating and I am inspired to bring my learnings to one of the most legendary entertainment companies in the world, MGM,” Bruno mentioned in a press release.

MGM Names Stephen Bruno as Chief Marketing Officer was final modified: March 21st, 2019 by Ryan Friedman