BIO
Jonathan Skogmo is Founder and CEO of Jukin Media. Under his leadership, the company has grown to more than 170 employees with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, and New Delhi. Jukin is the world’s first media company that’s powered entirely by user-generated video content.
Skogmo has been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Next-Gen 35 Under 35 list, the Cynopsis “Digital It” list, and the Multichannel News 40 Under 40 list; in April 2016 he was dubbed the “King of Viral Video” by VideoInk.
With more than a decade of industry experience, Skogmo has produced more than two hundred hours of linear TV programming for networks such as FOX, MTV, Discovery, TruTV, and Channel 5 (UK).
Skogmo’s industry affiliations include The Producer’s Guild of America ((Co- Chair of the Online Video Committee), The Young Presidents’ Organization (Malibu Chapter), and the Association of Media Content Users and Providers. He was a finalist in the 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year program for the Greater Los Angeles region. He holds a degree in Film and Television from Columbia College. He resides in Los Angeles.
For more than a decade, Jukin Media has worked with amateur video creators to place their viral-style videos in advertising, film, television, and online platforms. Now working on behalf of 50,000 users generating video content, Jukin Media understands that the future of viral video content lies with everyday users.
The genuine—and genuinely moving—videos made by Jukin Media-supported users capture the moments that make life exciting and worthwhile: a child playing in the rain, a breathtaking view over a canyon, the first dance at a wedding, a warm embrace from a pet, or a marriage proposal at the top of a mountain. All content is created by real people, for real people, and hundreds of new pieces of content are added to the library every week.
The stories shared by these amateur video-makers demonstrate endless creativity and encompass a wide variety of categories, including pets, animals, extreme sports, extreme weather, fails and bloopers, inspirational, and more. The company also offers user-created videos that document the major events of our time, including life during the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and racism.
Jukin Media is dedicated to making sure content creators receive the broadest positive exposure and the most revenue possible. Through its licensing and syndication platform, the company offers its library of engaging video content to major TV production units, films, online broadcasters, and news outlets. Jukin also works on behalf of creators to prevent piracy and other unauthorized uses.
To date, Jukin Media videos have received more than 50 billion lifetime views, and the company has generated more than $25 million in royalties for its content creators.
Jonathan Skogmo is Represented by Willam Morris Endeavor
Investments & Organizations
Future of Video 2019: PANEL “Licensing, Carriage, and the Original Content Wars”
NAB “New Age of Influencer Content”
MIP TV “Jukin Media MIP Digital Fronts Presentation”
USC “Impact of Digital Media on the Entertainment Industry”
NATPE “Stories That Belong on Digital and Stories That Don’t: Different Platforms, Different Content”
UCLA “Anderson School of Management”
Raleigh Studios Hollywood “Columbia College’s “Semester in LA” Class”
Montgomery Summit “Emerging Track – Company Presentation”
MMIX Summit “The Social Video Phenomenon”
Mobile World Congress “Mobile Is Media (Pt. 2)”
Digital Parliament “Protecting media it from a fractured future that echoes the music industry”
Stevenson High School “Class – Going Viral”
Jewish Graduate Student Initiative “Jewish Executive Leadership Conference”
NATPE “The Art of Discovery”
CES “Programming the New ‘OVNs (Online Video Networks)”
Next Media “Lights, Camera, Viral! Everyone’s a Broadcaster”
Digital Hollywood “Monetizing Entertainment Programming – Cross Platform Content: Branding, Programming and Packaging Producing Quality Content”
Variety Summit “The Business of Digital Video”
BDMI Summit “Company Presentation”
Digital Hollywood “Investment, Funding Strategies and Deal Flow – A Primer for Content and Technology Companies – Understanding Funding and Strategy”
Siemer Summit “Company Presentation”
Digital Hollywood “Video Innovation! Social Video, Personalized Video, Real-Time Video Communication and Commerce”
NMX Live “Video Content Marketing Panel”
Social Media Week LA “Using Social Media to Drive New Revenue Streams”