Stephen Prescott
Senior Strategist • Operations Leader • Pop Culture Obsessive
Senior operations and strategy leader with 25 years managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects across entertainment, digital, and brand environments. Deep personal roots in pop culture, toys, and collectibles. Known for turning ambiguous creative environments into clear operational systems that ship on time.
Strategy & Production
UX Strategy & Content Architecture
Project Management & Cross-functional Team Coordination
Vendor & Licensor Management
Budget & Schedule Management
Client Presentation & Communication
Information Architecture & Wireframing
Digital & Analytics
E-commerce Operations & Site Management
Analytics & Reporting
Conversion Optimization
Video Production & Editing
Making Things
Physical Fabrication & Prop Building
3D Modeling & Printing
Custom Electronics & Practical Effects
Core Skills
Writer, host, and executive producer of H3 Last Week, a structured weekly recap series covering H3 Productions content
Oversee all production elements including green screen setup, scripting, motion graphics, sound design, and segment planning
Produced and hosted A Madman With a Box, a Doctor Who podcast series
Operate as a full creative studio across writing, editing, directing, producing, and distribution
Creative Director and Founder
A MadMan Makes Stuff LLC
Los Angeles, CA
2015-Present
Director of Strategy and User Experience
HAUS
Los Angeles, CA
2015–current (Full-time Contract)
Developed content strategy and user experience frameworks that translated complex brand goals and audience insights into clear digital narratives for clients across multiple industries
Led strategic storytelling from brief through final delivery, ensuring all creative and content decisions were grounded in business objectives and user behavior
Coordinated cross-functional approvals across creative, legal, and client leadership, navigating complex stakeholder dynamics to keep projects on schedule and within scope
Built analytics frameworks and reporting dashboards to surface insights that drove strategic and creative decisions
Clients: Toyota, Ford, Beats by Dre, Zillow, David & Goliath, Hudson Pacific Properties
Experience Design Lead
Apple, Inc.
Cupertino, CA
2011–2014
Senior Interactive Producer
Apple, Inc.
Cupertino, CA
2010-2011
Defined content and platform strategy for the iAd network, translating emerging mobile capabilities into storytelling frameworks that brands and agencies could actually execute
Served as most senior strategist across distributed teams in Cupertino, New York, and London, maintaining narrative consistency and quality standards across all iAd output
Co-authored the official iAd Creative Guide, establishing platform-wide content and experience standards adopted by agencies and brands across all campaigns
Pioneered interactive ad formats exclusive to the iAd platform, including gyroscope-driven 360-degree vehicle interior experiences unavailable on any other mobile platform at the time
Used platform analytics to identify what was working, refine content frameworks, and evolve best practices across the network
Clients: Toyota, BMW, McDonald's, Coca Cola, American Express, Unilever, Procter and Gamble
Managed production and full lifecycle of interactive ads on iAd, the only mobile ad platform with OS-level device access, enabling capabilities unavailable anywhere else in the market
Translated complex platform capabilities into creative opportunities for brands and agencies with no prior frame of reference for the medium
Managed developer teams to ensure client requirements and hard deadlines were met
Presented alpha, beta, and final versions to clients, negotiating feedback to keep production on schedule
Senior Interactive Producer
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
San Francisco, CA
2007–1010
Managed interactive projects across websites, online games, web banners, and mobile for major consumer brands
Won 3 FWA Site of the Day awards and Site of the Month for July 2010
Received Frito-Lay internal recognition for outstanding contributions bringing the Cheetos brand to life online — one of the first external recipients of this award
Participated in creative strategy meetings at technical and conceptual levels
Clients: Frito-Lay, NBA, Denny's, Sierra Mist
Lead Content and Creative Producer
Eluxury.com
San Francisco, CA
2003–2005
Managed day-to-day operations of a direct-to-consumer luxury e-commerce site, including homepage merchandising, inventory updates, and product launch coordination
Produced fashion photo shoots for the product catalog, overseeing creative direction, logistics, and post-production
Built a custom database system to track stock levels and buying activity, enabling smarter inventory decisions and ensuring the right product was on site at the right time
Web Content Developer/Project Manager
Lucasfilm Ltd.;
Novato, CA
2001–2002
Created cargobay.starwars.com, the official Star Wars collectibles database, building and maintaining the complete data schema and content architecture
Managed product copywriting, photography, and photo retouching for the collectibles catalog
Buyer/Copywriter
actionace.com
oakland, CA
2001–2002
Sourced and purchased toys, action figures, and collectibles for one of the first dedicated online toy retailers, responsible for identifying what was going to be the next hot property before it peaked
Tracked market trends, fan culture signals, and licensing activity to make buying decisions that kept inventory relevant and timely
Wrote all product copy across the collectibles and action figure catalog
The College of New Jersey; Trenton, NJ