Brandon Painter is an accomplished marketing director with over eight years of experience in social and content. He has a strong agency background and has served multiple high-profile clients, including HERSHEY'S, IHOP, McDonald's, and HBO. His area of expertise spans various industries, including QSR, CPG, entertainment, finance, and retail. Brandon also possesses over five years of leadership experience with up to seven direct reports. He is well versed in tools like Sprout, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, Spredfast, and other publishing tools. Brandon's prowess in influencer marketing is worth underlining with five years of experience and three years of professional work in gaming specifically. He has contacts at talent firms featuring relevant creators big and small, like UTA, Evolved, Loaded, Bad Moon, Dulcedo, Prodigy, and Night. His global influencer experience includes regions of Central America, Europe, and Southeastern Asia. Brandon also has hands-on experience with Socialix, Tubular, Tagger, Stream Hatchet, SullyGnome, and other similar tools. He has led initiatives for Xbox Game Pass, Intel, 2K, Square Enix, and other big names in the world of gaming.

Brandon has received numerous accolades, including a Gold Shorty, Bronze Shorty, Clio Sports Gold, Clio Sports Silver, Clio Sports Bronze, AdWeek's Media Plan of the Year, Bronze Effie Award, and Cannes Short List 2016. He has been featured on publications like Ad Age, Adweek, Comm Arts, Wall Street Journal, Senior Housing News, Buzzfeed, Huff Post, Bustle, IGN, Game Informer, HIGHSNOBIETY, BET, USA Today, among others.

Outside of work, Brandon seeks sponsorship for his friends' team, Cosmic Wolf Esports, and testers for his friends at Tiv. He also looks to partner with professionals in the publishing space and wants to volunteer for, or serve on the board for, an eco- or animal-based nonprofit.