zagari_header2
zagari_portfolio_disney

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | Disney Consumer Products, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Glendale, CA
3/2011 – 1/2016
Executive Producer, 10/2014 – 1/2016

Partnered with divisions throughout The Walt Disney Company including Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Animation Studios, Disney Channel, & Disney Consumer Products to introduce & commercialize Marvel Universe & Star Wars experiences & products (apps, comics, games & interactive eBooks) to new generations of fans & families. Managed a team of 20+ employees while running the creative & production P&L across all product lines & resources to optimize OI.
• Initiatives boosted consumer base 100% YoY growth to 108.2MM & revenue $64.2MM globally
• Directed the legendary Stan Lee who narrated over five new Marvel Universe apps & experiences
• Developed & collaboratively produced a Star Wars next-generation VT/AR/MR high-fidelity experience to Bob Iger & the full Board of Directors from Disney/Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic
• Presented products and experiences to Kevin Feige, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, & Kathleen Kennedy
• Launched the Marvel Mashers platform, a family-friendly 3D CGI fighting game featuring Marvel Consumer Products & Hasbro action figures with exclusive comic stories & animated short form video content
• Generated greater efficiency by streamlining the process & deliverables for conceptual documents, scripts, art, storyboards, feature lists, wireframes, narration, music, sound, & localization assets
• Directed the flow of assets & information between internal team members & external development partners translating story into interactivity & certifying on-time product delivery

Lead Producer, 8/2012 – 9/2014
Interactive & Multimedia Producer (New York, NY), 3/2011 – 8/2012

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER + VOICE DIRECTOR
STAN LEE NARRATED FIVE MARVEL APPS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER + BRAND ASSURANCE
MARVEL SUPER HERO MASHERS SHORT-FORM VIDEOS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
DISNEY/MARVEL/PIXAR/STAR WARS APPS

swhp
swot
swtpm
swsm
mshm-1
smos
m
imaa-1
hos
aos
mmm
ds
fw1-1
c2
sd-1
mi
mu
lk
des
pp2
pp1-1
dcs
rr
dv-1

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER + ART DIRECTOR
STAR WARS JOURNEYS: BEGINNINGS APPS

sw3
sw4
sw2
sw1
sw6
sw5
swj_cover1
swjb2
swjb3
swsm1
swsm3
swsm2

Personal Artwork & Comics © Mike Zagari | mike (at) mikezagari (dot) com