Michael Kaufman

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About Michael Kaufman

A content ambassador who has built a dynamic career with roles spanning creative development, sales, production, branded entertainment, distribution strategy, and talent management working across film, television, and digital to build, grow, and manage each project's specific needs. Adept at identifying, buying and selling viable projects, optimizing financial and human resources and interfacing across all operations. Career marked by 45+ television series, specials, commercials, and social media content for digital and linear platforms produced in 15 different countries on 4 separate continents. Career highlights include Emmy-award winning programs such as "Queer Eye", an investigative documentary series on The DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), the American Film Institute award-winning film "Gay Republicans", as well as the first tv series in partnership with Major League Baseball. For 5X Media, Michael manages and produces with Spain-based Argentinian writer/showrunner Juan Carballo (Netflix’s El Amor Después Del Amor), producer/showrunner Anne Clements (The Kill Room), writers the Lehrer Brothers (Tubi’s The Freak Brothers), and 2Team Productions (Come Closer), and Gideon Raff (Showtime’s Homeland). Previously served as an Executive Producer/Development Executive/Showrunner/Director/Producer for companies including CCTV News Network China, ABC Disney Media Group’, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Warner Brothers, Vision Independent Productions, Actual Reality Pictures, World of Wonder, Al Roker Productions, and AMC/Rainbow Media's Fuse. Responsible for developing, managing, and delivering a variety of programming from scripted series to talk shows to live event specials to reality competition to documentary series formats. Experience with developing and producing product integrations and sponsored programming for brands including: Coca-Cola, Home Depot, LVMH, Ford, Crest, Mars M&M's, Levi’s, Capital One and Ikea.