Vijay Nazareth

Vijay Nazareth

Co-Founder, Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Producer at pocket.watch

  • Education

    • City University of New York City College

      2011 - 2013
      Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Experience

    • AVbyte

      Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
      Co-Founder, Director

      AVbyte is a YouTube channel founded by brothers Antonius and Vijay Nazareth that is dedicated to the creation of original musical content on the internet.AVbyte has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, with over a billion views on various media platforms.AVbyte's most popular video has over 175 million views.In 2016, Vijay was nominated for a STREAMY AWARD for BEST DIRECTOR.

    • The CW

      Feb 2015 - Nov 2016
      Director and Producer

      Produced and Directed a musical web series for The CW Seed, The CW's digital platform. Collaborated with network executives in the writing and post-production process. The show, based on "Vampire Diaries" aired in November 2016.

    • Disney Interactive

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Creative Producer

      Creative Producer for The Oh My Disney Show, a variety show about all things Disney on Disney's Oh My Disney YouTube Channel.Developed and pitched content and strategy internally. Once approved, creatively lead teams of writers and producers, while directing, casting, negotiating with external vendors and overseeing post-production and distribution strategy.

    • Loot Crate

      Sept 2017 - Jan 2018
      Creative Producer and Content Strategist

      Oversee development of ​The Loot Crate Show and spearheading Loot Crate’s video and advertising strategies over various social platforms.

    • BeCore Experiential Marketing Agency

      May 2018 - May 2019
      Creative Director / Creative Strategist

      Support and expand on creative and strategy for various BeCore experiential marketing campaigns and clients (including Microsoft, Xbox, Sony Playstation, AwesomenessTV, DreamWorks Animation etc.). Led internal creative ideation process, while supporting the pitching and production teams. Freelance per project.

    • Pocket.watch

      Mar 2019 - Dec 2019
      Senior Producer

      Oversee development and production of original pocket.watch shows for kids between the ages of 2-12. Showrunning a new kids show (MarMar Land). Lead creative, while managing teams of producers, animators, editors, composers, casting agents, childhood educators etc. Negotiate contracts with external vendors. Built production infrastructure that allowed for an ambitious release schedule (multiple videos a week) while minimizing team burnout, reaching 10+ million viewers in the first few months.

    • Pixel Playhouse

      Mar 2020 - now
      Co-Founder & Creative Director

      Pixel Playhouse is a digital-first brand that produces original musical content on the internet. Pixel Playhouse has over 750 thousand followers cross-platform (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube etc.) and has recently signed a first look/overall deal with NBCUniversal to produce television for the streaming server Peacock.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • YouTube Certified

      YouTube
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Vijay Nazareth
      Best Director, Nominated The Streamy Awardx Oct 2016 Nominated for my directing work on the musicals channel AVbyte
    • Awarded to Vijay Nazareth
      Fox Sports Video Fest Winner Fox Sports 2014 Fox Sports invited a select few channels to the YouTube Space LA for a competition that AVbyte won.Here's a Variety article with more information: http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/fox-sports-picks-youtube-musical-duo-as-winners-of-content-deal-worth-1-million-1201077262/