Joey Lucas Resume

Experience

Brand & Creative Strategy Consultant

Independent Consulting May 2024 - Present

  • Partnered with founders and creators to build brand narratives, content strategies, and visual identities that support audience growth and monetization.

  • Led investor-facing brand positioning and sales strategy for Duane Park Patisserie (NYC), creating deck and video assets that supported a successful acquisition.

  • Developed cross-platform content strategy for independent creator Jesse Haines, scaling audience to 100K+ and securing talent representation deals.

  • Designed AI-assisted content workflows for research, ideation, and iteration while preserving editorial quality and brand voice.

Consulting Director, Branded Content & Creative Strategy

Asylum Entertainment July 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Developed brand platform strategy and content ecosystem for Zillow, positioning Asylum as their preferred branded studio partner.

  • Defined creative standards, storytelling frameworks, and operational playbooks that elevated cross-campaign cohesion.

  • Translated audience insights into creative strategies that strengthened brand affinity and drove community engagement.

Creative Director/Executive Producer - Branded and Original Content

Tastemade Aug 2020 - Jan 2024

  • Led creative direction and content strategy across Tastemade's original programming and branded entertainment, helping evolve the company from a digital publisher into a full-service studio.

  • Built Tastemade's branded long-form series strategy from the ground up, developing and producing original multi-season series for brand partners, including Realtor.com, Constellation Brands, and Pinterest, at the forefront of what is now one of the fastest-growing sectors in branded entertainment.

  • Concepted and directed six original streaming series and companion digital content, driving 35% YoY audience growth and a 70% lift in on-site recipe engagement.

  • Spearheaded development and sale of original IP to Disney+, securing a $12M deal (Disney's Magic Bake-Off) and leading to a subsequent production partnership with Amazon and launching Tastemade studios, building the division from concept through go-to-market and scaling branded and original output simultaneously.

  • Oversaw creative strategy and end-to-end production of branded campaigns for Amazon, Genesis, Pinterest, Zillow, and Constellation Brands, earning Telly, Webby, James Beard, and Emmy recognition.

  • Championed inclusive casting, staffing, and storytelling practices to ensure authentic audience resonance across all creative output.

  • Led and mentored cross-functional creative teams of 5–30, building a culture of creative accountability and executional excellence.

Director of Creative Development & Brand Strategy

Tastemade May 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Developed and sold branded content campaigns for food and lifestyle brands including Stella Artois, Land O’Lakes, REI, Disney, Zillow, Bosch, and Marriott — achieving a 60% pitch-to-win rate.

  • Built multi-platform content ecosystems that extended brand stories across streaming, social, and experiential without losing creative integrity.

  • Helped position Tastemade as the go-to studio for brands that wanted to authentically show up in food culture.

Co-Executive Producer

Disney & Facebook Watch April 2017 - April 2018

  • Directed Inside the Madness, a 10-part Facebook Watch docuseries averaging 500K+ viewers per episode, and Polaris Primetime (DisneyXD).

  • Managed cross-functional creative, production, and talent partnerships across sports, entertainment, and gaming verticals.

  • Oversaw budgets, schedules, and vendor partnerships for broadcast, marketing, and digital content.

Education

University of Southern California: Annenberg School for Communication

Master’s, Marketing and Communications

  • Developed integrated marketing and GTM strategies for Tonal (U.S. launch), Target (South Korea), The Gap, ReachTV, Xcel Wetsuits, and Beats by Dre (India).

  • Coursework concentrated in consumer behavior, brand strategy, platform economics, and creative innovation.

Syracuse University: S.I. Newhouse School of Communications

B.S., Television and Film + Mgmt.

Skills

  • Creative Direction & Campaign Concepting

  • Brand Platform & Narrative Development

  • Original IP Development & Streaming Strategy

  • Integrated Campaign Development (Social, Digital, CTV)

  • Branded Content & Partnership Storytelling

  • Go-to-Market Strategy & Product Launches

  • Consumer Insights & Audience Strategy

  • Pitching & Client Collaboration

  • Cross-Platform Creative Execution

  • Team Leadership & Creative Mentorship (5–30)

  • Budget & Production Oversight (7-figure)

  • Inclusive Storytelling & Community-Building

  • AI Tools for Creative Development

  • (Midjourney, ChatGPT, DALL·E, HeyGen)

  • Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Google Slides

  • Workflow Tools: Asana, Monday.com

Awards

  • 2025 Telly Award Winner

  • 2025 Webby Award Winner

  • 2024 Emmy Nominee

  • 2024 James Beard Nominee

  • 2019 Telly Award Winner: Directing & Editing

  • 2012 Emmy Winner