Hi, my name is Joel Hanek. Originally from the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, I lived in New York City for eight years before relocating to Los Angeles where I currently reside - making me potentially the first Midwesterner to see two oceans.

I am a creative-driven & business-minded Executive Producer, Creative Development Executive & Brand Storyteller with over 15+ years of experience. His work has appeared on MTV, MTV2, Fox Networks, Comedy Central, Snapchat Originals, Facebook Watch, Vox, Quibi, YouTube Originals, as well as premium series such as Wild ‘N Out, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and more.

What Joel can do for your company:

Editorial Vertical Development & Oversight:
From the ground up, Joel creates editorial brands, production systems, & creative frameworks.
- At Lis Murdoch’s Vertical Networks, created & launched the daily video publication Brother with a staff of 20, growing to 22+ million subscribers in just 3 years.
- Served as showrunner for Answered by Vox on Quibi, a daily news explainer series with a staff of 50 producers, animators, & post staff.
- Helmed Vox Media’s FAST/OTT ecosystem, operationalizing Vox Media’s video archive to create brand identity & launch The Vox Channel & Eater Channel on Roku, YouTube TV, Freevee, & more.

Continued Track Record of Successful Original IP:
- Snap’s Phone Swap — With over 150+ episodes & running, unscripted dating format created in 2016 with two other ex-MTV alumni, it’s the first ever mobile-to-linear series (Joel EP’d linear show for Fox Networks), & Snap’s first International Original (Phone Swap India), created in 2016 / over 150+ episodes produced / first Snap origin
- Created MTV’s most successful YouTube original series, including Lip Locked (debut ep 20m views), Following: Bretman Rock (debut ep 7.1m views), Flex on my Ex (debut ep 2.6m views), & more.

Manage & Grow A-List Talent & Creative Partnerships:
As a development lead, worked directly with & developed projects for A-List YouTubers such as Bretman Rock (8.9m YT), MKBHD (17.2m YT), Yes Theory (8.39m YT), The Shluv Family (11.9m TikTok), Amelie Zilber (7m TikTok), MTV’s Wild ‘n Out Cast (12.3m YT), & more.
As EP of MTV’s After Hours, produced A-List talent in sketches & as well as red carpet live productions such as Jennifer Lawrence, Zendaya, Karlie Kloss, Mark Wahlberg, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, & more.
As Branded Creative Director for ATTN, created white label assets for Clorox’s global TikTok accounts, working directly with client stakeholders.

Additional highlights:

— Youth Social Issue Documentary. Developed documentary series that feature diverse perspectives and stories for MTV such as “No Filter: Bretman Rock”, “Prescription for Change” featuring President Obama, and more

— Authored humor sections for Brother print book published by Harper Collins.

— Placed Third overall in the Los Angeles Pinball League during 2019 Fall Season.

— Excellent lunch companion, having executed dozens of notable sandwich splitsies