Creative Operations New York 2024

John Pagano is a seasoned creative professional with nearly twenty years of experience in media. He began his career supporting Nickelodeon's brand creative department crafting promos for series like Degrassi, SpongeBob and iCarly. During this period, John steadily advanced from Production Assistant to Executive Producer with a large creative team under his supervision. Under his direction, John’s team of twenty plus writer/producer/editors were responsible for executing branding pieces for Nickelodeon's biggest live events along with promotional videos for the brand’s digital channels - TeenNick, NickToons, NickMusic, and NickSports.

Pivoting away from brand creative in 2017, John blazed a trail in digital media and was instrumental in the launch of Nickelodeon's Digital Studio. As now Vice President of Franchise Creative, John supports one of the studio’s primary functions in launching and producing content for single IP YouTube channels like the Official SpongeBob, NickToons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Avatar: The Last AirBender. Under his direction, each of these channels have amassed millions of subscribers along with watch time minutes in the billions.

Additionally, John has served as Executive Producer for a series of on-air and streaming specials like SpongeBob’s Super Bowl Party and the limited documentary, Behind the Dangerverse.

John is also the recipient of multiple awards and honors from ProMax, Kid Screen, and The Shorty Awards.