Chris Kies Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

•I plan, coordinate, organize, and execute all of Premier Guitar’s video content, including the popular Rig Rundown series and the spinoff series Drum Rundown started in 2022•Manage 4-person video team overseeing and curating shoot schedules, venue protocols, artist involvement, and freelance contributions•I still maintain a large role in filming, editing, and interviewing to create the content•I game plan strategic social media collaborations with artists and brands to continue the growth of our engagement and audience

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Coordinated with artists’ management and production crews to secure video shoots at various concert venues *Filmed Rig Rundown interviews and occasionally hosted them as PG’s on-air talent• Organized, scheduled, and managed daily, weekly, and monthly content calendars alongside managing editor and gear editor• Developed concept, arranged shoots, and scheduled four new video series: What Bohlinger Plays, First Looks, Riff Rundowns, and Hooked• Directed PG’s social-media strategy and collaborated with marketing for product giveaways and promotions

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Managed CMS and designed all articles posted on PremierGuitar.com• Redesigned and disseminated all E-newsletter campaigns to help audience grow over 220k• Supervised content and elevated engagement across all PG’s social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube)• Photographed music festivals for onsite coverage, supplemental feature photos, and social-media posts

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

• Started and maintained Premier Guitar’s YouTube channel (now over 675k subscribers and 300 million views)• Co-created Rig Rundown video series that now has over 550 episodes *Filmed & edited interviews• Wrote one-page, guitar-product gear spotlights and multi-page artist feature stories (Thin Lizzy, Tom Morello, Social Distortion, Mastodon, and more)• Chief videographer for Premier Guitar’s NAMM product-demo videos, factory tours, and artist interviews (filming and editing) *Lead editor who managed freelancers and directed on-camera talent

• Posted daily news articles and product press releases on PG’s website• Transcribed audio interviews for cover stories• Assisted in copy editing and proofing magazine layouts

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism And (History Minor)

General Studies