Elliott Heder Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Us

As the driving force behind my personal brand, Dino, I take on a multifaceted role, leading and managing every aspect of the business. This includes social media, community management, broadcasting, brand marketing, partnerships, and all things consulting.My collaborations encompass a wide array of activities, from branded content sponsored through videos and livestreams, advertisements, and consulting to provide expert guidance on brand building, social media strategies, and community management practices.I am committed to delivering exceptional content for my community, creating meaningful connections with partners, and providing valuable expertise to propel brands forward in the entertainment industry.As a content creator and broadcaster within my personal brand, I built a dedicated audience of over 200,000 followers across YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Discord, and more.Some of my achievements include:→ Achieved an impressive $175K USD in product sales over 7 months as an independent creator, collaborating with global brand partner, SteelSeries.→ Forged impactful partnerships with entertainment giants like SteelSeries, Nintendo, VIZ Media, Funimation / Crunchyroll, Capcom, Bandai Namco, and The Pokémon Company International, delivering unique content marketing campaigns with a focus on product advertising.→ Demonstrated strong leadership as I lead and manage a proficient moderation team of 12 individuals across various social networking services, including YouTube, Twitch, and Discord.

El Segundo, California, Us

At Nexon America, I was in charge of managing the operations for the global community management department. I directed a team of skilled professionals ranging from Associate Managers to Managers who were responsible for overseeing and developing brand strategies for AAA titles like MapleStory, Mabinogi, and Blue Archive. As well as managing all title budgets ranging from events, community moderation, broadcasting and content creation equipment, all to enhance player engagement for over 2.1 million fans across major social and community platforms.Titles: MapleStory, MapleStory Worlds, Mabinogi, KartRider: Drift Mobile Titles: MapleStory M, KartRider Rush+Supported Titles: Vindictus: Defying Fate

Culver City, Ca, Us

To better align with Sony's broader structural goals for the Crunchyroll Games team, my role shifted into the publishing leadership team to manage the community management and social media marketing teams, as well as cross-functionally lead customer experience teams, by driving significant consumer engagement while simultaneously shaping the brand's reputation. Notable achievements include creating the largest Street Fighter Discord community with over 22,000 members during the mobile games launch window, revitalizing the Crunchyroll Games brand from community misconceptions, and developing career growth / job leveling guidelines from Coordinator to Sr. Director for the social & community pillar moving forward.Titles: Street Fighter: Duel, My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero, The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, Bloodline: Last Royal Vampire.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Was brought on to the production leadership team by the VP of Production to manage the global brand communities for all mobile and PC game titles by Crunchyroll Games. Leading all engagement strategy, consumer retention, and day-to-day operations.

Irvine, California, Us

I was appointed as the Interim (temporary) leader of SEGA's Games as a Service department by the executive team in Japan. Overseeing teams across Community, Creative, Brand Marketing, and Translation disciplines while collaborating with executive leadership on operational title budgets and brand strategy.

Irvine, California, Us

As my role transitioned to more departmental tasks, I continued to lead SEGA of America's global community management and creative teams. Additionally, I collaborated with SEGA of Japan to drive global brand strategy for all live-service titles, developing and pitching new-game proposals for the department, enhancing engagement by up to 400% on platforms like YouTube, and grew the brands communities across major social channels. Which in return funneled major support for SEGA's long-term 'Super Game' vision.Titles: HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!, Phantasy Star Online 2, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, and undisclosed games.Supported Titles: Sonic Frontiers, Persona 5

Irvine, California, Us

I joined the Games as a Service department to provide expert knowledge in social media, brand marketing, and community management to executives in Japan while simultaneously leading and managing the global versions of SEGA's live-service titles.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

After establishing a successful partnership with VIZ Media through my personal brand, I was brought onto the team to lead social media marketing and community management strategy across all owned channels, driving impactful results for iconic franchises like Naruto, Bleach, Inuyasha, Sailor Moon, RWBY, and Pokémon.I managed to grow VIZ's YouTube channel to 1300% engagement growth on the platform, and led the successful year-long "Pokémon 25" anniversary campaign that reached over 3.5M+ users organically for the manga and animated television series.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Served as the brand's representative and community voice across major social media channels. I played an important role in crafting promotional content for newly-released products, spanning from the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) to various merchandise featured on the Pokémon Center official website.

Redmond, Washington, Us

I held a crucial role for Nintendo's brand marketing strategy by representing the company within the Nintendo community through digital platforms and in-person communication at major events. I had the privilege of working on prestigious AAA titles such as Mario, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Pokémon, while also collaborating with indie game publishers and developers to enhance the visibility and success of their titles.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Hired as a consultant for the social media marketing team, I worked closely with VIZ to launch their official Discord server to the public to promote their first-ever released video game called The World Next Door, while fostering an engaged community around beloved anime and manga titles licensed by VIZ. In addition to this, I supported the team with influencer marketing outreach initiatives and provided strategic guidance on future brand collaborations.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

During my time with the Pittsburgh Knights, I had the honor of being signed as an official Player / Broadcaster under the organization. I actively participated as a competitive player, showcasing my speed running skills in classic video games like Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3.

Recruited to the team as the CMO to collaborate with the CEO on leading the recruitment and management efforts for broadcasters, content creators, and social media influencers, strategically cultivating growth within the brand's creator community. I negotiated premium brand partnerships with livestreaming brands such as Hitbox and Twitch. This led our creator roster to, not only be a part of the Esports brand, but to also grow their personal brands.

Provided expert guidance in building the Kingdom eSports organization from the ground-up.

Sherman Oaks, Ca, Us

Worked with Azubu as a contracted broadcaster, actively involved in the development and management of brand content to engage and captivate audiences on the Esports-focused platform.