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Hiring-manager brief

A concise one-pager on fit, proof, and why Nick Ekum belongs in your process.

Nick in one sentence

Nick Ekum is a VP of Digital Operations who builds and scales the operating systems behind large independent media libraries, from delivery automation to petabyte-scale infrastructure to post-merger integration.

Best-fit problems

Delivery scale outgrows the team

I rebuild the workflow and add automation so throughput rises without proportional headcount.

Rights, metadata, and asset workflows are fragmented

I consolidate them into governed systems with a single source of truth.

M&A creates duplicate systems and unclear ownership

I map both sides, pick the surviving systems, and define who owns what.

MAM and storage migrations stall without a lead

I run them as both the business owner and the technical lead.

Leadership lacks clear operational reporting

I stand up the data layer and dashboards that make the operation visible.

Teams need AI and automation without new fragility

I ship lightweight tools that are observable and maintainable, not black boxes.

Transferable value

Nick's operating playbook transfers beyond entertainment. The core discipline is the same: map the real workflow, identify where it breaks, and build the data, automation, and process layers that hold up at scale. He has done this at a company managing one of the largest independent film and TV libraries in the U.S.

Companies with high-volume fulfillment operations, multi-system data challenges, or post-merger integration problems get the same rigor regardless of vertical.

Proof metrics

70,000+
Title library
Film & TV, one of the largest independents
46,000+
Annual deliveries
By 2024, up from 968 in 2017
45+
Distribution platforms
FAST · AVOD · SVOD · TVOD · EST
7.2 PB
NY→LA migration + Iconik MAM rollout
Two ~3 PB libraries, 900 TB spinning disk, Aspera at ~5 Gbps. Leading now; Oct 2026 deadline.
$400K+ → ~$201K
MAM implementation SOW negotiated down
Selected IMT Global over CHESA for the Iconik rollout.
703
Overdue platform deliveries cleared in one run
Automation later generalized to a delivery engine serving 27+ platforms.

Ideal roles

  • VP / SVP, Digital Operations
  • Head of Media Supply Chain
  • VP, Content Operations
  • VP, Platform Operations
  • Media operations transformation
  • AI-enabled operations leadership

Reasons to interview Nick

  • 01He has run the full stack — from vendor SOW to Python automation to board presentation — at a company doing 70,000+ titles across 45+ platforms.
  • 02He scales throughput without scaling headcount: delivery grew 47x while the team grew modestly.
  • 03He owns both the business decision and the technical implementation, so there is no handoff gap between strategy and execution.
  • 04He has led a three-company post-merger integration without delivery interruption while simultaneously running a 7.2 PB infrastructure migration.
  • 05He is PMP-certified, builds AI and automation tools himself, and has a track record of shipping on hard deadlines.
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