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Top 6: February 17th 2021
This year, Verizon partnered with R/GA and Momentum Worldwide to create the largest and most ambitious sports project ever built for the Super Bowl. Raymond James stadium, home of this year’s game, will be at a fraction of its capacity due to the pandemic. The group designed a stadium in Fortnite inspired by the big game to unite millions of fans in a sports celebration like never before and reimagine the future of virtual sporting events. Powered by Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband technology, the group brought together the NFL’s biggest stars to create the ultimate #SBLV experience for gamers and football fans alike. Throughout Super Bowl week, people will immerse themselves in a range of exclusive events taking place at the Verizon 5G Stadium. Main events featuring NFL players and the world's biggest pro gamers will be broadcast on Twitch, hosted by duo Desus Nice and The Kid Mero. Additionally, NFL players will drop into the Fortnite stadium and surprise fans with virtual 'meet and greets' in their avatar form. Verizon collaborated with the world’s greatest Fortnite builders, Maka Makes, Shride, and Pimit (each a part of the Beyond Creative collective) to create this experience. They also collaborated with NFL players to develop the stadium and its mini-games, including: Saquon Barkley (RB) - NY Giants; Joey Bosa (DE) - LA Chargers; Tua Tagovailoa (QB) - Miami Dolphins; JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR) - Pittsburgh Steelers; Ryan Shazier (OLB) - Pittsburgh Steelers (retired); Tarik Cohen (RB) - Chicago Bears; DeAndre Hopkins (WR) - Arizona Cardinals; Kyler Murray (QB) - Arizona Cardinals.
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Agency: R/GA
Global Chief Executive Officers: Sean Lyons and Tiffany Rolfe
EVP Managing Director: Nick Allen
Experimental Agency: Momentum Worldwide
SVP, Group Director, Business Leadership: Melissa Misiak
VP, Director, Business Leadership: Nicole Pincus
Director, Business Leadership: Lynsey Wright
Senior Managers, Business Leadership: Erik Nisson and Emily Luckow
Associate, Business Leadership: Max Hirsch
SVP: Joe Kantrowitz
Executive Experience Director: David Chamberlain
3D Design Director: Joe Gourley
Senior Graphic Designer: Alain Baburam
VP, Director, Strategy: Aimee O'Rourke
Senior Strategist: Ian Bush
Associate Director, Project Management: Debra Keneally
Senior Project Manager: Sara Costa
SVP, Director, Integrated Production: Melissa Hamilton
Senior Creative Technologist: Austin Bennett
Senior Integrated Producer: Jessica Keil
Creative Technologist: Willem Pickleman
Associate Integrated Producer: Maddie Demas
Associate Creative Technologist: Macklin Andrick
Integrated Production Coordinator: Medina Nicsik
Senior Manager, Broadcast Business: Mary Mitchell
SVP, Content Production: Spring Clinton
Associate Content Producers: Laura Mejia and Laura Silverman
Senior Experiential Producer: Scotland Reid
Experiential Producer: Brandon Tillotson
Client Services
Managing Director, Client Services: Joe Ladd
Account Director: Stephanie Kim
Management Supervisor: Wesley Roman
Account Manager: Jessica Stewart
Content Studio
Director, Content Production: Chris Detoy
Content Producer, Post Production: Sasha Skulinets and Stephanie Katritos
Executive Content Producer: Sarah Farrand
Director, Content Production: Erica Jensen
Associate Content Producer: Erin Stella
Senior Content Producer: Jennifer Arcese
Senior Animators: Thor Ensrud, Robert Paynter, Kai Asika and Nick Principe
Senior Video Editors: Craig Holzer, Robert Wagnerman, Jake Benjamin and Bryan Wetzel
Associate Video Editor: Harvey Choi
Video Editor: Alexandra Redd
Creative Director: Chris Vranos
Motion Design Director: Gavin Shapiro
3D Art Director: Natasha Saenko
Senior 3D Artist: Cristina Kuong
Creative Director & Senior Technical Director: Wing Luo
Motion Design Director: Felipe Mahalem
Senior Experience Designer: YungHee Chia (f)
Director, Marketing Sciences: Jo Hayes
Manager, Marketing Sciences: Praise Hong
Sr. Analyst, Marketing Sciences: Suah Lee
Jr. Analyst, Marketing Sciences: Mehlum Kayamail
Senior Connections Planners: Emily Arnold and Akua Harris
Production
VP, Executive Operations & Production Director: Charles Chung
Associate Producer: Nikolai Jackowski
Strategy
Group Strategy Director: Philip Lee
Strategy Director: Meryl Swagner
Senior Strategist: Corey Kindberg
Influencer Strategist: Ari Hayward
Senior Strategist: Savannah Rabin
Influencer Lead: Sarah Yellen
Technology
Associate Technology Director: Wade Wojcak
Associate Engineering Director: David Holm
Senior Technology Director: Adam Jones
Associate Technology Director, QA: Silas Law
Technology Lead: Sergio Kuba
Associate Software Engineer: Sarah Yu
Visual Design
Executive Creative Director: Aaron Mosher
Associate Creative Directors: Rene Van Wonderen and Derek Heinze
Art Director: Connor Green
Creative Director: Chris McCall (f)
Game Building
Fornite stadium and game builds: BeyondCreative
Level Designer: Shride
Artistic Designer: MakaMakes
Mechanical Designer: Pimit
Game Mode layouts: 3DLab
Game Designer: Axel Capek
Level and Artistic Designer: TinyManiac
Story, Character and Environmental Designer: BertBuilds
Sculptor: SKTTLZ
Editorial
Editor: Adam Weiss
Animations: Nice Shoes
Executive Creative Director: Harv Glazer
Creative Director: Aime Bennet
Producer: Charis Mound and Barclay J Maude
Footage Capture
Footage: Ryan Green
Music and Audio
Audio Mix: Plush
Director of Operations: Dana Villarreal
Production - Raymond James Stadium Content Capture
Production Company: Wanderlust
Executive Producer: Eric D’Amario
Director of Production: Steve Schinnerer
Livestream Tech: Andy Sankar
Audio: Mark Perfetti
Production Assistants: Luiz Vasquez and Jamie Kalidova
Production - Fortnite Content Capture
Production Company: Firstman, Inc
Executive Producer: Erik Mygrant
Production Company: Jet Productions I/S
Director of Production: Tais Holm
LLC - Editing
LLC - Editing: Jeffrey Stevens
Editors: Jeffrey Stevens and Tyrone Rhabb
Motion Graphics Designer: Juan Monasterio
Livestream Production
Esports Operations: Esports Engine
Broadcast Engineer: Drew Carroll
IT Technician: Chris Quattrocchi
Head League Operations: Miller Roberts
Game Director: Andy Kim
Creative Producer: Ray Reese
Account Manager: Charlie Morris
Project Manager: Jordan Blitzstein
Director: Joe Hood
A1: Tommy Bridwell
Graphics Integrator: Dustin Wang
CG Operator: Mona Tessema
Relay Producer: David Vermeulen
Relay Operator: Ryan Kadlec
Extensions Manager: Bryon Sarza
Game Producer: Manuel Anton Xerez-Burgos
Observer: Jeff Rose
Administers: Ben Adamec, Elsalee Rocha, Tyler Hayse, Sheena Allana, Jeffrey Prasad and Nick Dorn
IT Support: Trey Horton, Bethany Martin, Mikallis Peters and Griffen Shaw
