Vijay Nazareth

Experience

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.