Tj Smith Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

+ Built ongoing content and gaming creator career across multiple platforms and genres.+ YouTube videos, Twitch streaming, Instagram, TikTok, etc+ Accumulated 300k+ followers and 465MM+ views with viral and collaborative content.+ Executed all creative, production, editing, and uploading responsibilities. + Completed over 50 brand partnerships with Nissan, The Voice, Nintendo, Lyft, Microsoft, Atlantic Records, Instagram, Riot Games, and more.+ Collaborated with established traditional and digital talent including Jason Mraz, Charlie Puth, Rosanna Pansino, Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, and Valkyrae, resulting in 70+ YouTube videos and 200MM+ views.+ Raised over $10k for charity. + Featured speaker on panels at LA Comic Con and Playlist Live.+ http://linktr.ee/tjsmith

+ Achieved Twitch Partner status in July 2018 after started streaming in 2012. + Gaming, Music, and Just Chatting content.+ Completed brand partnerships with leading industry figures like Nintendo, Riot Games, Bungie, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Warner Bros, and more.+ Beta tested new streaming tools, attended 1-on-1 feedback sessions, and joined in-person testing groups for new apps (eg, Twitch Sings).+ Selected as finalist for Streamer Camp season 2 out of 100+ applicants by Valkyrae, BoxBox, Fuslie, and Albert Chang. + Achievements in competitive gaming include: reaching #1 in the world for Mario Tennis 3DS, consistently top 500 (ie, top .05%) for Beat Saber in Hard/Expert/Expert+ levels, 2x grand champion of the Nintendo Mario Tennis influencer tournament, and reaching Diamond rank in SMITE solo competitive with a non-meta character.+ Destiny 2 devotee in addition to indie and AAA games, including RPG's, platformers, puzzle, FPS, adventure, and strategy card games.

+ Created viral YT series “Highway Singalongs” which gained over 21MM views, and was featured on traditional media platforms (Jay Leno Tonight Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, NBC Dateline, etc).+ Co-developed and starred in a national network commercial with Nissan based on Highway Singalong concept, which then ran for 6 months including during NFL Super Bowl and MLB World Series.+ Have written, produced, or engineered over 80 songs on YouTube, amassing 253MM+ views in diverse genres like pop, EDM, acapella, folk, and rock, including self-produced debut album.+ Collaborated on other non-music creative projects, resulting in an additional 70+ videos and 115MM+ views.+ Selected as member of the Inaugural YouTube Space LA Creator Class.+ Advised YouTube executives on ideas and solutions for creator pain points. + Beta tested new music copyright programs for YouTube creators.

Los Angeles, California, United States

+ Strategize, edit, upload, and optimize repurposed YouTube videos to @TheWarpZone TikTok account. + Have added 450k followers, 35MM+ views, and 8.3MM likes. + In a specific 60 day window, added 13MM+ views (770% increase over previous 60 days), 2.4MM likes (+821% increase over previous), and 94k+ followers ( 24% of then-TikTok followers and 32% improved growth rate over previous).+ Increase engagement by interacting with viewers in comments. + Follow trends, memes, best practices, and tentpole events to plan content scheduling. + Managed Twitter and Instagram accounts for The Warp Zone as well before pivoting to focus solely on TikTok.

Los Angeles, California, United States

+ Managed 40+ YouTube channels in the Maker Studios / The Game Station MCN, advising them on improving their content, increasing views, and growing subscriber audiences. + Recruited upcoming new talent to the network, helped talent optimize content for platform best practices, provided brand deal opportunities, and coordinated cross promotions with other network talent.+ Managed the social media online presence for Maker Studios / The Game Station; created Instagram and Tumblr accounts for Maker / TGS, coordinated posts between those platforms and the Facebook and Twitter accounts, and grew an engaged cross-platform audience with multiple daily gaming-related content posts, raising interaction levels 10x.

Los Angeles, California, United States

+ Helped grow the KHS YouTube channel from 300k subscribers to 1.3 million in one year. + Assisted with business development by facilitating and attending meetings with YouTube MCN CEO’s, managers, agents, and music industry executives (Warner Chappell, Sony BMG, etc).+ Produced music video shoots with other successful YouTube talent such as MAX, Alex Goot, and Dave Days.+ Maintained upload schedule and experimented with platform optimizations.

Completed various tasks as needed during pre-, in-, and post-production.

Maintained office organization; assisted Master Stephen Pitti, Assistant Mary Jo Miller, and students with any tasks or issues; performed special duties as requested by the Master

Planned out, conducted, and analyzed original scientific research. Submitted thesis paper on advertising effects in dining hall environment. Advised by Jennifer Harris.

Collected and analyzed pre-test data, conducted field research, created IRB proposal documents, assisted graduate students with various projects. Primarily worked with Randy Stein, Julia Huang, Andy Poehlman, and Josh Ackerman. The professors of the lab are John Bargh and Margaret Clark.

Managed Yale's profile on networking sites (Facebook, Zinch), interacted with prospective students via email, phone calls, student forums. Worked under Jeremiah Quinlan.

Took care of a group of highly intelligent high schoolers as they began or ended their year-long research project with mentors. Also served as an unofficial tour guide for the campus, since the event was held at Yale University. Worked under Berkeley Burgess, Events Associate.

As the point person for this event, I processed and cataloged reunion reservations, managed the team of clerks, ensured smooth day-to-day operations, addressed alumni needs and requests. Worked under Janet Capiello's guidance to ensure a smooth reunion.

B.Sc., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Humanist Society (Vice President and Co-Founder), Ezra Stiles College Council (Secretary and Game Room.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Eagle Scout, Cum Laude Society, Peer Mentoring, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist, Award.