Producer

Director of Talent

Manager, Development

Manager, IT

Manager, Accounting & Human Resources

VP, Partnerships

Marc is CEO of Above Average, a multi-disciplinary entertainment company that creates original, premium programming for networks, brands, and consumers spanning digital, TV, commercial, and social. The company was founded in 2012 as an independent subsidiary of Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video.

Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Supergravity Pictures, a global digital-first entertainment studio and distributor acquired by Gunpowder & Sky (Otter Media / Chernin Group) in late 2016. He is also a partner in REACH, a leading digital advertising content agency for Fortune 500 brands including Nestlé, Purina, Marriott and Anheuser-Busch.

Preceding those positions, he was Head of Entertainment at Chill, a premium VOD entertainment platform backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, WME and Atlas Venture.

Marc is also a founder of Tubefilter, a leading media company in digital entertainment and founded The Streamy Awards in 2008, the top annual awards for digital entertainment and partnered the show with dick clark productions (The Golden Globes, American Music Awards) in 2011 to expand the show in to multiple platforms.

Managing Editor

As the Chief Operations Officer, Grant Jones leads all aspects of editorial for Above Average and The Kicker, overseeing strategy, development, creative and production for both publishing arms. Grant oversaw the launch of The Kicker in 2015, and within a year grew it into a 2016 Webby honoree for Best Humor Website. Prior to Above Average, he served as an Executive Producer at Condé Nast Entertainment, developing original programming for GQ, Vanity Fair, Glamour, New Yorker and Golf Digest. While at Condé Nast, Grant won a Television Academy Honor, an ASME, and multiple Webby awards, ending his tenure as Director of Original Programming.

Grant also spent four years at the Peabody-winning Onion News Network, where he ran post-production and then marketing, helping to launch The Onion’s branded entertainment division.

Branded Writer

Senior Staff Writer

Nathan Kloke currently serves as Head of Production at Above Average. Both a creative producer and executive producer, he is well versed in packaging, talent negotiation, production and client partnerships. Nathan has been involved with the New York comedy scene since 2006, producing branded and editorial work with for clients and networks including Pepsi, NBCu, Comedy Centralm FOX, truTV, General Mills, Jeep, and Marriott.

Marc Lieberman serves as the President of Studio, overseeing Above Average’s studio division. He leads the company’s efforts to develop, produce and distribute original programming outside of Above Average’s publishing arm, and has implemented deals with both traditional and digital network partners. Marc came to Above Average from The Onion, where he served as the Vice President of Business Development as well as a producer for the Onion News Network, for which he won a Peabody and numerous Webby awards.

Marc’s first job in the entertainment industry was as an assistant to Bobby Newmyer at Outlaw Productions, working on films such as Training Day and Santa Clause 2. He then went on to cofound Cavalier Films where he produced and financed independent films including Familiar Strangers and Adam. Marc began his career working in corporate finance at Intel and Macromedia.

VP, Finance

Head Writer, Video

VP, Development

Senior Producer

Bryan Tucker serves as the Editor-In-Chief of The Kicker and is currently the co-head writer of Saturday Night Live, now in his twelfth season with the show. A nine-time Emmy nominee, a Peabody Award recipient, and three-time Writers Guild Award winner, Bryan was also head writer on NBC’s new show Maya and Marty, a former head writer for The ESPY Awards, and a writer for several other TV sketch comedies in the past decade, including The Chris Rock Show and Chappelle’s Show.

Senior Designer/Art Producer