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Conway, Sc, Us

Frisco, Texas, Us

Led the Community discipline for the Homeworld franchise, including Homeworld Mobile and Homeworld 3. Collaborated with external developers, internal stakeholders and external partners to develop and execute plans in service of the overall Homeworld community.

San Francisco, California, Us

Joined Humble to oversee Social Media strategy and execution for Humble Bundle digital storefront as well as Humble Games publishing.

Milpitas, California, Us

Managed the Global Community and Social Media team, comprised of five individuals responsible for creating daily content, engaging directly with fans and running regular giveawaysWas responsible for planning and executing on key product launches, acting as liaison between different cross-functional teamsAssisted with social ad campaigns, including user acquisition, product conversion and sales awarenessOversaw the launch of CORSAIR's TikTok channel, which surpassed 100K followers in under two months, and published several pieces of content with over 1 million views each

Novato, California, Us

Shipped titles:WWE 2K BattlegroundsPGA TOUR 2K21XCOM: Chimera SquadCivilization VI + Rise & Fall + Gathering Storm + New Frontier PassXCOM 2 + War of the ChosenSid Meier's StarshipsCivilization: Beyond Earth + Rising TideConceived and executed all Community Marketing and Social Media Communications plans for unannounced and released titles. Managed 2K presence within all communities for Firaxis/non-NBA sports titles, including subreddits, 2K Forums, Steam Community forums and Civfanatics, as well as all brand social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.Helped plan and manage 2K's first-ever Firaxicon, a fan convention celebrating Firaxis Games. Took charge to create a program and manage the event in its second year.Planned, curated and created content for 2K blogs. Content ran the gamut from gameplay feature reveals to fan blogs from community members and weekly spotlights of user-generated content. Hosted livestreams promoting Firaxis Games titles and secured livestream talent partners (#FiraxisOClock) within 2K's New Media initiative. Helped plan and execute the Civilization VI AI Battle Royale event.Formed long-term launch strategies for social media and community initiatives, but also executed tactical communications on a daily basis while sourcing UGC and creating content to update monthly calendars across all Firaxis Games brands. Coordinated with International teams on global marketing and social media initiatives surrounding 2K titles. Provided on-the-floor coverage during major gaming trade shows, such as E3, PAX East, PAX Prime and more, and conducted live demos of upcoming Firaxis Games titles, including a live demonstration of Sid Meier's Starships on the Twitch stage live at PAX East.Managed multiple Community Coordinators, oversaw initiatives to bring new potential fans to our 2K Forums and established myself as the jack-of-all-trades for the organization.

New York, Ny, Us

Led staff in monthly output of content for one of the highest-trafficked video game web sites on the internet. Through my unparalleled monthly post counts, I was able to drive the majority of traffic to Joystiq.Produced online content such as reviews and previews, while simultaneously chasing down news stories and reporting on industry events. Moderated comments and live streams across a variety of subjects both great and small. Handled scheduling and booking, attended and delegated responsibilities, for numerous trade shows including GDC and PAX East. Helped produce and participate in live discussions for Game of the Year, as well as helped produce and contribute to several episodes of the Super Joystiq Podcast. Entertained Joystiq's audience of millions through informative and charismatic live streams.

Produce online content such as reviews, previews and report on gaming news stories for Joystiq. Dedicated sports writer for majority of this tenure.Produce a variety of video features, including in-depth direct-feed walkthroughs of unreleased games and weekly spotlights on console-specific platforms, including WiiWare, Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Indie Games and PlayStation NetworkCreate and manage gameplay groups on Steam, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, to directly interact and game with fans of Joystiq. Took charge in comment moderation and maintained highest monthly post count on staff.Produced and participated in several episodes of the Joystiq Podcast, one of the internet's most influential gaming podcasts. Also contributed to and helped produce the Xbox 360 Fancast for Joystiq's Xbox subdomain.

A weekly podcast with over 200 episodes, the Xbox 360 Fancast celebrates all things Xbox. This podcast was second in total subscriptions for the Joystiq Network.

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Cultivated an audience from the ground up for two new Weblogs Inc. properties, DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy, which collectively earned 10 million monthly pageviewsProduced online content such as reviews, previews and reported on gaming news stories for DS Fanboy and Wii FanboyProduced a variety of video features, including a weekly spotlight of content on the Virtual ConsoleOrganized a weekly gaming night for our community of Nintendo console enthusiastsManaged DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy's online community on a daily basis and engaged users through social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Digg and StumbleUponAttended and engaged fans at annual trade shows and during corresponding meet-up events

Contributed previews, reviews and op-ed pieces to a small, volunteer-driven website.

Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications

High School Diploma