# Brian Pendergast > Digital Content Strategist Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brianpendergast Experienced content developer, digital media strategist, producer, writer, and creative lead with over a decade of experience developing and creating video series, podcasts, television projects, and more. ## Work Experience ### Content Design Producer @ Magnit @Apple · Contract Jan 2025 – Present ### Assistant Director of Digital Communications @ Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area I led our digital communications team to grow awareness and inspire giving in support of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. My work combined strategy, creativity, and collaboration across departments to strengthen our online presence and connect with new and existing donors. - Led analytics and reporting, presenting data, trends, and testing insights to leadership to inform strategy - Served as creative lead on video projects, collaborating with hospital staff, patient families, and external production teams - Oversaw website operations: publish new content, update key pages, and create new pages based on organizational priorities - www.lpfch.org - Acted as primary liaison with our website agency, developing new features to improve traffic, engagement, and conversions - Pitched, wrote, and produced new social media formats aimed at engaging future donors and expanding our audience - Oversaw a two team members who are in charge of a monthly newsletter, and organic and paid social media strategy ### Senior Producer, Development @ The Verge Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States Developing and producing new content for The Verge and Seeker across all platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. ### Director Of Development @ Seeker Media Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Creative lead at Seeker, the number one digital science brand in the world, responsible for the ideation, development and production of award-winning programming across all digital platforms. As Director of Development I strive to find new editorial areas of growth that will result in new audience, new business opportunities, and increase brand trust and value. Over the years, I have led teams of producers, APs, editors, designers, and freelancers to create over 20 unique pieces of IP that have helped grow Seeker to be a leader of digital programming and #1 with the Gen-Z audience. I work closely with our LA team to develop a slate of unique science television series and documentaries that I continue to pitch out to the top streaming and broadcast companies. I also created 5 audio podcasts and developed video plans for each, striving to drive audiences cross-platform to push brand growth. As the head of development I also lead on book proposals, live events, merchandise, new initiatives, and new areas of revenue growth. Over the years I helped establish strategic partnerships with numerous science institutions including The Gates Foundation, NASA, The ISS National Laboratory, Nature Conservancy, and HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios. ### Senior Producer @ Seeker Media Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Head of development and creative lead for Seeker, a science focused digital media brand. Manage team in charge of developing new formats and series for multiple platforms. https://www.youtube.com/Seeker https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ https://www.instagram.com/seeker/ ### Producer, Programming Development @ Discovery Digital Networks Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 Write, produce, develop and consult for multiple Discovery and Seeker YouTube and Facebook channels: DNews+ - video podcast channel DNews - daily science channel Seeker Daily - daily news/politics channel DNews Daily Bite - daily video airing on Animal Planet Seeker Stories - short video and photo docs Anyhoo - daily topical list videos Truther Cat - I voiced a conspiracy theory loving cat ### Associate Producer/Clearance Coordinator @ Michael Hoff Productions Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 | Emeryville, CA Weird, True and Freaky Season 2 & 3 - Animal Planet Speedmakers - The Speed Network Made in America - The Travel Channel World's Weirdest - Nat Geo Wild Devoured: Return of Man-Eating Super Snake - Animal Planet Man Eating Super Squid - Animal Planet Witch Hunters Bible - National Geographic ### Associate Producer @ Indigo Films Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 America's Most Secret: Structures - Discovery Channel ### Associate Producer @ PodTech Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Worked on short internet videos for HP, Intel, Alcatel Lucent, EMC, The Deal and Wall Street Journal ### Production Assistant @ MEg TV Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 Art of the Athlete - Fit TV Fit Families - Fit TV Rocket Dogs - Animal Planet ### Sports Intern @ KRON-TV Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 ### Intern @ Dan Sexton Media Jan 2004 – Jan 2004 Travel Gear - Travel Channel ## Education ### BA in Radio & Television San Francisco State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bpendergast --- Source: https://flows.cv/brianpendergast JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brianpendergast/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13