Brian E.

About Brian E.

Brian Eley is a media communications veteran, known for a collaborative spirit, innovative edge and being a global thinker. He is currently leading external communications for Crunchyroll, the global leader for all things anime. Over four years, he has led external communications and publicity for the global anime destination, including corporate communications and publicity around all parts of the anime fan business (SVOD, Theatrical, Events, News, Games, E-Commerce and Consumer Products).Communications highlights include the high-profile merger between Funimation and Crunchyroll; campaigns for several box office theatrical hits including the Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball, and Suzume, which garnered the company\'s first Golden Globe nomination; promoted the SVOD service and increased sub count from 5M to 15M; built a global team across multiple disciplines; and executed publicity for the Anime Awards in Tokyo. Prior, he was at NBCUniversal as Vice President, Communications for USA Network, SYFY & Universal Cable Productions, helping to lead on corporate communications, marketing, digital and business/trade initiatives.Eley spent more than a decade with Discovery Communications in several roles. As Vice President of Consumer Program Publicity for Discovery Networks International, he promoted its immersive and dynamic content on a global scale, from original international productions to US series and specials that travel successfully worldwide. Eley was a senior member of Animal Planet\'s team, managing program and talent publicity, where he oversaw the publicity department\'s New York operations and managed publicity for some of Animal Planet\'s top-rated series including River Monsters, Finding Bigfoot and Whale Wars. Eley worked closely with the head of network publicity on program and trade strategy, operations, crisis communications and executive press opportunities. Prior to joining Animal Planet, Eley was the manager of publicity for TLC, where he oversaw national promotion of such hit series as What Not to Wear and Miami Ink. Eley began his career with media relations/communications roles at public broadcasters KQED in San Francisco and WETA in Washington DC as well as the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).Eley is a graduate of The University of Virginia, where he received a degree in English literature. He\'s an avid sports fan, world traveler, follower of all things geek and a fierce advocate for social justice.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President of Communications

   Crunchyroll

   Sep 2020 — Present · Culver City, CA, US

Education

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature/Letters