Charles D. King
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at MACRO
- Role
- Founder & Chief Executive Officer at MACRO
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charles D. King
is Founder & CEO of MACRO, a multi-platform media company representing the voice and perspectives of people of color. Mr. King casts the overall vision, mission and strategic goals for the company’s multiple business verticals, which include a film and television studio, talent and influencer management divisions, a branding and creative agency and an affiliated venture firm. Launched in 2015, the Company has produced and/or financed thirteen feature films to date, including Judas And The Black Messiah, starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield; Just Mercy, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson; Sorry to Bother You, starring LaKeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson; Mudbound and Fences, the film adaptation of the Tony-Award winning play by August Wilson which starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. MACRO’s projects have earned fifteen Academy Award nominations and three wins for Davis in Fences, Kaluuya in Judas and H. E.R. for Judas as well as numerous other nominations. He secured a co-financing, first look deal with Warner Bros. pictures in 2019. Through its Television Studio, MACRO produced the global hit “Raising Dion,” which debuted on Netflix in 2019 and went on to become the streamer’s #1 Kids and Family show worldwide; as well as 2020’s Latinx dramedy “Gentefied.” Before launching MACRO, Charles formerly was Partner/Agent in the motion picture department at William Morris Endeavor (WME.) He is the first African American to rise from the training program in the BH office film and TV group to Partner in that company’s 100+ year history, and the first African American partner of any major talent agency. An active angel investor and dedicated philanthropist, he is a member of AMPAS and sits on several non-profit boards, including Paley Media, the Sundance Institute, and College Track.
Experience
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jan 2015 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
1987 — 1991
Howard University School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
1993 — 1996
Skills
- Marketing
- Online Marketing
- Content Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Publicity
- Social Networking
- Licensing
- Television
- Producing
- Film
- Video Production
- Music Industry
- Digital Distribution
- Entrepreneurship
- Film Production
- Social Media
- Business Affairs
- Public Relations
- Branded Entertainment
- Media & Entertainment
- Management
- Entertainment
- Social Media Marketing
- Strategic Partnerships
- Directing
- Digital Marketing
- Feature Films
- Digital Media
- Talent Booking
- Film Finance
- Leadership
- Entertainment Law
- Event Planning
- Media Production
- New Media
- Angel Investing
- Video
- Event Management
- Digital Strategy
- Start-Ups
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