Vivi Zigler
President, Shine 360° and Digital
Vivi Zigler is President, Shine 360° & Digital for Shine America.
Vivi Zigler was named President, Shine 360° & Digital, Shine America, in August 2012. Zigler oversees all branded entertainment, licensing, digital, research, marketing and live experiences for Shine America. She reports to Shine America CEO Rich Ross and works closely with Ben Liebmann, CEO of Shine 360°, the global commercial and rights management division of the Shine Group.
Zigler, who spent the last 19 years of her career with NBCUniversal, was formerly President, NBCUniversal Digital Entertainment. She was responsible for leading the NBCUniversal Digital Entertainment team, as well as the NBCUniversal Consumer Products Group. In that role, Zigler oversaw the development of the NBCUniversal Digital Studio, which created original digital content for major brands and distributed it across the company’s digital, cable and network platforms.
Zigler has won five Emmy Awards during her career, including the Interactive Emmy in 2008 for the hit NBC series Heroes and twice for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In 2012, Zigler was named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company and was on The Hollywood Reporter’s Digital Power 50 list. In 2004, Zigler was named Marketer of the Year by Ad Age for her successful launch efforts behind Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
Prior to 2005, she held several top executive positions within NBCUniversal, including Executive Vice President, Current Programs, NBC Entertainment, where she oversaw the production of NBC’s slate of comedy and drama series. Previously Zigler was Senior Vice President of Marketing & Advertising Services for The NBC Agency and Senior Vice President, Marketing, Bravo.
Zigler also formerly served as Senior Vice President, Advertising Services for The NBC Agency and Vice President, Affiliate Advertising & Promotion Services, NBC Entertainment, where she was responsible for leading the Marketing & Advertising Services department of The NBC Agency.
Before joining NBC, Zigler was Director of Marketing & Advertising at KING 5 television in Seattle, Washington, where she oversaw all promotion, graphic design, press and publicity, public affairs and community relations for the NBC affiliate station. Prior to that, Zigler held several positions at KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo, California, including three years as Station Manager.
Zigler received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She currently resides in the Los Angeles area with her husband Ken.
