Destiny Johnson
Inglewood
Summary
Content Operations professional with experience leading high-volume programming, scheduling, acquisitions, cross-functional execution, and workflow optimization across sports and entertainment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Scheduler
COSM
Los Angeles
12.2023 - Current
- Executed 60 weekly events by managing end-to-end builds across sports entertainment and private events, facilitating early inventory availability to enhance revenue strategies.
- Led large-scale launches, including Willy Wonka, The Matrix, Cirque du Soleil, and Harry Potter, by collaborating cross-functionally on pricing, marketing assets, on-sale dates, and seat inventory.
- Conducted weekly cross-platform quality control audits to ensure publishing accuracy, reducing errors via enhanced workflows and communication.
- Proposed scalable automation improvements and delivered reports to support production planning and alignment.
- Managed weekly non-event venue booking operations while introducing new request features to enhance planning efficiency.
- Served as primary scheduling point of contact across cross-functional teams, supporting major studio screening events.
- Developed and managed in-venue playlist workflows, optimizing run-of-show execution and minimizing playback errors.
- Supported dome operators with real-time updates and troubleshooting during events.
Specialist, Global Acquisitions
National Geographic Channel
Los Angeles
12.2020 - 12.2023
- Sourced content to meet domestic, global, and regional programming needs by providing editorial feedback on finished content and projects for pre-sale across 20 global accounts, enhancing alignment with market demands.
- Coordinated pitch meetings by scheduling bi-weekly sessions, outlining agendas, generating feedback trackers, and distributing screening links and follow-up notes, ensuring effective communication and follow-through.
- Delivered pricing for new and re-licensed content to established production studios.
- Participated in intercompany screenings and major industry summits to stay updated on trends and expand professional network, fostering collaboration and insight-sharing.
Coordinator, Scheduling & Acquisitions
FX Networks
Los Angeles
03.2018 - 05.2022
- Build and maintained linear programming schedule across FX networks, including on FX, FXX and FXM. Responsible for distributing finished traffic/weekly schedules as well as prioritizing all schedule changes.
- Maintained content management system, creating linear and VOD traffic codes, updating program titles, tv-ratings, log lines, formats, window dates, and program run counts for original and movie inventory to ensure accurate content tracking.
- Manage the workflow for acquired movies by coordinating with broadcast operations, standards and practices, and external studios and media vendors, to ensure titles are delivered promptly, meeting network's standards.
- Composed programming stunts to enhance sales proposals for original and acquired series launches, company events, national holidays, and awareness months, contributing to increased visibility and engagement.
- Assisted VP of acquisitions with movie inventory and run count reporting as well as offer adjustments to movie schedule prior to distribution.
- Drafted generic schedules to align with department's quarterly budget, streamlining finance workflow and facilitating timely budget reviews.
Coordinator, Domestic Distribution
20th Century Fox Television
Los Angeles
09.2016 - 03.2018
- Ensured compliance with contractual agreements for 100+ affiliate stations by distributing contract breach memos and providing inventory reports to facilitate timely resolution.
- Coordinated with external post production vendors to guarantee proper delivery of acquired content to cable networks.
- Distributed syndicated schedules, live feed information and barter formats to affiliate stations.
- Organized intercompany billing reports, including invoices, payment authorizations, and approved budgets, for The Simpsons and Fox films inventory to ensure accurate financial tracking.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Media Management
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA05-2016
Skills
- Event Scheduling & Programming (Linear, VOD, Live Events)
- Content Management Systems
- Data Reporting and Process Improvement
- Workflow Optimization
- Quality Control Logistics
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Management
- Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat
Timeline
Senior Scheduler
COSM
12.2023 - Current
Specialist, Global Acquisitions
National Geographic Channel
12.2020 - 12.2023
Coordinator, Scheduling & Acquisitions
FX Networks
03.2018 - 05.2022
Coordinator, Domestic Distribution
20th Century Fox Television
09.2016 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Media Management
California State University, Northridge