Daniel J. Collette Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Writer for Riot Games Global Esports Broadcast Team - Interviewing pro players and creating features content for international tournament broadcasts. Emmy Award-recipient for League of Legends Worlds 2022 Grand Finals Broadcast.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Freelance talent for hire in esports and gaming - hosting, casting, opinion pieces, editorial, news, interviews, screenplays, etc. -- Recent partners include G2 Esports, Team Liquid, Upcomer, Inven Global, and more.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Worked as a Senior Creative (Director & Writer) for the VALORANT Champions tour in collaboration with ROSEWOOD Creative and Riot Games. Duties include writing scripts and creatively directing production on multiple repeated content series including “The Headshot”, “Decoded”, and “VCT Stories” Also responsible for ideating/pitching new content and assisting in social/community management for global VALORANT esports channels across all platforms. Occasionally host/narrate videos as well.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Was previously the lead Los Angeles video producer for ESPN Esports. Worked in all facets of video production from pre-production through post-production to create daily coverage of esports news, player interviews, opinion pieces, game reviews, documentaries, and more. Duties included organizing and executing multiple weekly live shows for Twitch, optimizing YouTube backend, managing social media channels, following and reporting on breaking news, planning long-term growth strategies, and more. In my time with the brand I helped grow their YouTube subscriber count by nearly 75% and their Twitch audience by over 160%. I also wrote articles for our editorial branch and hosted a variety of video content on-camera including player interviews, news reports, game reviews, and more.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Worked as the Video Director for the Boston Uprising, an Overwatch League franchise owned by The Kraft Group (parent company of the New England Patriots). Duties included leading production on all web content for the team, hosting video content as on-camera talent, and coordinating social media/content efforts between players, staff, ownership, sponsors, and the league. Daily tasks involved all facets of video production including directing, producing, editing, cinematography, motion graphics, photography and more. Also frequently assisted in social media coordination across all platforms.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Worked as a video editor in Blizzard’s Esports department, primarily with the Tespa collegiate division. Responsibilities included independently creating weekly web content covering highlights, breakdowns, and recaps of their collegiate Esports events. Also created tutorial videos and shot content for broadcast at variety of company events and competitions including Blizzcon 2018.

Los Angeles, Ca

Worked as a Brand Ambassador for Nintendo of America, representing the company at events and promotions in the Los Angeles area. Helped event guests play/experience key products to develop wider understanding of company branding and messaging.

Los Angeles, Ca

Worked as post-production intern at the production studio Psychic Bunny. Duties included ingesting/prepping footage for the editor, pulling selects, quality assurance on animation renders, and other assistant editing/office management tasks.

Cambridge, Ma

Worked as an instructor at New York Film Academy’s summer program at Harvard, educating high school students and adults on the basics of filmmaking and theory. Taught introductory courses on editing, cinematography, directing and more.

Boston, Ma

Worked on the video production team for the advertising agency CTP Boston. Created content for web, social, and TV broadcast. Roles included camera operator, sound recordist, sound designer, motion graphics artist, assistant editor, and lead editor. Created content for clientele such as Converse, Boston Red Sox, The Breeders Cup, Pop Warner Football League, Eastern Bank, and more.