Content & Library Management · Online Store Content · App Operations · Visual Design

Ikhwan
Said

I started as a 3D animator and ended up running content for an entire streaming platform, building the library, organising it, and growing the audience. 8+ years turning a brand-new app into one with 35,000+ paying users. The same skills that built a 20,000-video library would work just as well for a 20,000-product online store.

Content & Library Management Online Store Content App Operations Visual Design
Ikhwan Said
YC W22
Durioo+ · $2.85M seed round

Career highlights

20K+
Digital assets organised & managed across 20 categories
5 platforms
iOS, Android, Smart TV, Apple TV & Roku, zero errors
48% WAU
Engagement growth via taxonomy & scheduling
35K+
Paid subscribers grown across tenure

Where I fit

One person,
four ways I can help

Core strength
📁
Content & Library Management
Built and ran a 20,000+ video library from scratch, labelling, organising, checking quality, and publishing it all, with zero mistakes over 4 years.
🛒
Online Store Content
Organising a catalog, planning what to show and when, running seasonal campaigns: the same approach that grew Durioo+ from 4,000 to 35,000 paying customers.
📱
App Operations
Worked closely with the Product and Engineering teams, kept the app running smoothly on 5 different platforms (iOS, Android, Smart TV, Apple TV, Roku), and used data to decide what content to feature.
🎨
Visual Design
4 years as a 3D animator on shows watched by billions of people, lighting, texturing, and putting scenes together. Comfortable with Blender, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, CapCut, and Figma. That production experience also means I know what good content looks like, which helps when briefing designers or reviewing their work.

Selected work

The work,
and the numbers behind it

01
Digital Asset ManagementCMSTaxonomy

Built the Durioo+ video library from nothing: 20,000+ videos, zero mistakes

Durioo+ app on App Store with Little Ammar and Mina Mila titles in background

I joined Durioo+ when it had under 4,000 subscribers and no video library at all. I built the whole process myself: uploading, checking quality, labelling, organising into categories, and publishing new videos every 3 days. Later, I redesigned how everything was organised and browsed, which made it easier for people to find what they wanted to watch. The app grew to work on iOS, Android, Smart TV, Apple TV, and Roku, and I never had a single upload error the whole time.

Think of it like this: it's the same job as running a 20,000-product online store. Labelling every item correctly, organising it into categories, publishing it everywhere customers shop, and never getting an order wrong.

20,000+
Assets tagged & organised
20
Content categories
Zero errors
Across entire tenure
5 platforms
iOS, Android, Smart TV, Apple TV, Roku
02
GrowthContent StrategyE-Commerce Ops

Grew active weekly users by 48%, subscribers from 4,000 to 35,000+

Durioo+ across desktop, tablet and mobile — responsive Autisme Special homepage and discovery rows

I improved how the app scheduled and organised content, which led to a 48% jump in how many people used the app weekly. Durioo+ grew from 22,000 to 35,000+ paying subscribers worldwide, backed by a $2.85M funding round led by Y Combinator and Gobi Partners.

In simple terms: people came back to the app 48% more often, and the number of paying customers grew by 59%, without spending more on ads. It came from organising things better and timing campaigns well.

48%
WAU improvement
35K+
Paid subscribers globally
$2.85M
Seed round (YC + Gobi)
15,759
WAU all-time high
03
Broadcast DeliveryNational TVIP Clearance

Got "Durioo D'Hijrah" onto national TV during Ramadan

Durioo+ D'Hijrah — TV AlHijrah Ramadan programming poster, Pahala Berganda-Ganda

I secured and put together Durioo's Ramadan kids' programming slot on TV AlHijrah, Malaysia's first Islamic national TV channel, watched by over 1.2 million people. I picked the right shows from our 20,000+ video library, then handled everything needed to get them ready for TV: rights clearance, packaging, and meeting the broadcaster's technical requirements. Basically, I took content built for streaming and made it work for television.

1.2M+
People reached on TV AlHijrah
National
Free TV broadcast slot
Start to finish
I handled the whole process
04
Content DistributionSpec ComplianceMetadata

Got Durioo+ playing on every Malaysia Airlines flight

Durioo+ on Malaysia Airlines inflight entertainment seatback screen — Mina Mila Season 2, Little Ammar, Alif & Anis in Kids section
ⓘ Mockup for illustrative purposes. Represents Durioo+ content curated and delivered by Ikhwan for Malaysia Airlines inflight entertainment.
✈️ Malaysia Airlines · Durioo+ Islamic kids content across the full MAS fleet

I picked and delivered Durioo+ content for Malaysia Airlines' inflight entertainment system across their whole fleet, so families could watch trusted, halal-friendly kids' shows on every flight. This meant meeting the airline's technical requirements, packaging the content correctly, and sorting out the licensing needed for in-flight use.

Whole fleet
Every Malaysia Airlines aircraft
Met all specs
Followed the airline's technical rules
Hand-picked
From our 20,000+ video library
05
Campaign ManagementPartnershipsAI Workflows

Ran 20+ seasonal campaigns and built 27 partnerships

I planned and ran 20+ seasonal campaigns, for Merdeka, Raya/Ramadan, Palestine solidarity, and school holidays, each one designed to grow subscribers and keep people engaged. I also managed 27 partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, broadcasters, and companies. On top of that, I introduced ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude into the team's daily work to speed things up and cut down on repetitive tasks.

Durioo+ partner organisations — IKIMfm, TV AlHijrah, Unifi TV, Noor Kids, Dompet Dhuafa, One Ummah, LaunchGood, Cinta Gaza Malaysia, Athan, Islamic Relief USA, Qalbox, The Little Caliphs, Siti Khadijah, Qara'a
20+
Campaigns run
27
Partnerships managed
13
Interns trained

Campaign showcase

Campaigns I planned
from start to finish

Durioo+ Merdeka Campaign — #KitaPunya Salam Kemerdekaan
Merdeka Campaign
A National Day push: patriotic content for kids, timed around Malaysia's Merdeka celebrations across the app's 20 categories.
20+
Campaigns/year incl. this one
Durioo+ Ramadan Raya Campaign — Pahala Berganda Ganda
Ramadan / Raya Campaign
Durioo's biggest seasonal push of the year, tied together with the TV AlHijrah broadcast slot, the Marhaban Ya Ramadan festival, and content scheduling across the whole app.
15,759
WAU all-time high (Ramadan week)
Durioo+ Free Palestine — Stand for Sumud Campaign
Palestine Solidarity Campaign
A values-led campaign showing solidarity with Palestine, part of Durioo+'s wider mission to reflect what matters to its community.
27
Partner orgs across all campaigns
Durioo+ Cuti Sekolah — Movie Percuma Campaign
Cuti Sekolah (School Holidays)
A content push during school holidays: scheduling and featuring binge-friendly shows when kids have more screen time.
48%
WAU lift from scheduling work

Platform evolution

How the Durioo+ app
changed over the years

Durioo+ early interface
Stage 1
Started with Durioo Originals
The first version focused on showing Durioo's own shows while the library was still being built from scratch.
Durioo+ grid interface with games
Stage 2
Added a grid view and games
Content got organised into a category grid, and Durioo Games launched as a new section.
Durioo+ safe content interface
Stage 3
Added curated rows
Rows organised by age, channel, and language, plus a "New Content This Week" row to help people discover new shows.
Durioo+ latest improved UI
Stage 4: Now
Netflix-style browsing
A full redesign: better thumbnails, smarter categories, and the browsing experience behind the 48% jump in weekly users.

Across all 4 versions of the app, I worked on the content side of every change, from building the original 20,000+ video library, to redesigning how everything is organised and browsed today. Same videos, smarter ways to find them.

Before I moved into content

4 years making 3D shows
watched by billions of people

By the makers of
Omar & Hana
3D Render & Production Artist

One of the most-watched Islamic children's shows in the world. I worked on the 3D visuals: lighting, texturing, and putting scenes together, for versions shown in different languages worldwide.

5B+YouTube views (main channel, 2024)
8M+Subscribers on Malaysian channel
50+Countries · 5 languages dubbed
Gold Play ButtonYouTube Creator Award (1M subs, EN channel)
By the makers of Omar & Hana
Mina Mila
3D Render Artist · TV9 Jaguh Kartun

A Durioo original about three siblings, picked up for prime-time TV on TV9's Jaguh Kartun slot, the same lineup as BoBoiBoy and Ejen Ali.

TV9National prime-time broadcast slot
7 days/wkExtended Jaguh Kartun slot (5–7pm)
Ages 1–9The age group TV9 made it for
By the makers of Omar & Hana
Little Ammar
3D Render Artist · TV9 Jaguh Kartun

Follows Ammar and his rabbit friend Rapbit, with songs and zikirs teaching Islamic values in each short episode, also picked up for national TV on TV9.

TV9National prime-time broadcast slot
DailyWed & Thu 6:30pm launch slot
Co-launchedAlongside Mina Mila, Feb 2022

That time in production, learning what makes content work visually for young audiences, shaped how I later built and organised the Durioo+ video library. I can usually tell if something's good before it's even labelled.

Events & activations

Events I ran,
start to finish

01
Film PremiereTechnical LeadBroadcast

Goldbeak The Movie Premiere, Durioo Studioo, Cyberjaya

Goldbeak The Movie premiere

I ran the exclusive premiere at Durioo Studioo (Oct 2025), setting up all the sound and video equipment, playing the ads, and managing the live broadcast for 15 influencer groups, 4 sponsors, and TV AlHijrah's media team. That week, the app hit its highest-ever number of weekly active users: 15,759.

15,759
WAU all-time high
15 groups
Influencer groups hosted
4 sponsors
Coordinated on-ground
02
Cinema PremierePRTechnical Lead

Cats The Movie Screening & Influencer Night, GSC IOI City Mall

Cats The Movie Malaysia

I handled all the technical work for the Malaysian premiere of Cats The Movie (2024), a RM45 million animated film dubbed in Bahasa Melayu. I also showed off Durioo+'s AI content filtering to media and content creators there. The event was covered by Berita TV9, Buletin TV3, and Kepochi.

RM45M
Film production value
3 outlets
TV9, TV3, Kepochi
03
Event ProductionAV OperationsStage Management

Festival Marhaban Ya Ramadan, IOI City Mall, Putrajaya

Festival Marhaban Ya Ramadan

I managed the sound, video, and stage playback for a nasyid concert and bazaar that drew 15,000 visitors over 2 days at IOI City Mall, Putrajaya (Mar 2023). The event was timed to launch our partnership with Unifi TV, and was covered by TV9 and other media.

15,000
Visitors over 2 days
TV9
National coverage

As seen in

TV AlHijrah· Berita TV9· Buletin TV3· Kepochi· Malaysia Airlines· Y Combinator W22

A bit about me

From 3D animator
to platform operator

I started as a 3D animator on Omar & Hana, one of the most-watched Islamic children's shows in the world, with over 5 billion YouTube views across 50+ countries. That experience gave me a sharp eye for detail, which later helped a lot when I moved into running content operations.

I joined Durioo+ right at launch and built its video library from nothing, growing it to 20,000+ videos and the subscriber base from under 4,000 to over 35,000 paying customers worldwide. Along the way, I got Durioo+ a slot on national TV, onto Malaysia Airlines flights, and ran the technical side of two national film premieres.

Eight years in, I still enjoy this work: the mix of creative detail, building things properly, and seeing real growth from it.

Get in touch →
01
Render Artist → Senior Render Artist
Digital Durian · Omar & Hana, Mina Mila, Little Ammar · 2018–2022
02
Content Coordinator
Durioo+ · YC W22 · 2022
03
Senior Content Strategist
Durioo+ · YC W22 · 2023–2024
04
Content Curation & Platform Strategy Manager
Durioo+ · YC W22 · 2025–2026
Now
Open to new opportunities
Cyberjaya, MY · Content, online store, app, or design roles

Looking for full-time work · Content & library management, online store content, app operations, or visual/design work · Based in Cyberjaya, open to remote or hybrid

People who can speak to this work

My former managers at Durioo are happy to talk about what I did and how I worked. Just ask and I'll share their contact details.

Aditya Wirawan
Chief Technology Officer, Durioo Sdn Bhd
Siti Sarah Ayub
People Manager, People & Culture, Durioo Sdn Bhd