Karl Bowman

Karl Bowman has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Karl began their career as a Writer/Director/Producer at Indican Filmworks from 1997 to 2000. Karl then worked as a Motion Picture Literary Assistant at The Irv Schechter Company from 2000 to 2001, followed by a role as a Creative Group Coordinator at Creative Artists Agency from 2001 to 2005. Bowman worked as an Associate Producer for Discovery Channel in 2005 and briefly served as an Online Content Producer at Motive Media in the same year. Karl freelanced as a Producer/Director/Writer from 2005 to 2008 and subsequently worked as a Media Coordinator at ReelzChannel from 2008 to 2009. Bowman's experience at ZEFR from 2009 to 2014 involved serving as a Content & Account Manager, where they managed YouTube accounts for Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Discovery Channel. Additionally, they curated, encoded, meta-tagged, and published licensed movie scenes for distribution through Movieclips. Most recently, Bowman has been working at Fandango since 2014 in various roles, including Senior Content Manager, Director of Content Operations, and currently as Senior Director of Content Strategy & Programming.

Karl Bowman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film from Brigham Young University. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications from LinkedIn, including courses on integrating generative AI into the creative process, boosting productivity with AI tools, and content creation strategies. Karl has also earned certifications in advanced content marketing, using AI as an SEO assistant, and content marketing distribution strategy. Furthermore, Karl has received certifications in generative AI for business leaders, marketing foundations, and Google Analytics 4. Karl has completed a course on researching and writing using generative AI tools. Lastly, Karl has achieved the YouTube Certified status in content strategy, audience growth, content ownership, digital rights, and asset monetization.