Larry Oji

About Larry Oji

Music critic (having evaluated over pieces of music) and radio DJ with four years…

Experience

1. Community Manager

   Overclocked Remix, Llc

   Jul 2004 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Deputy website manager under founder and CEO. Responsible for staff management, fundraising, PR, and music evaluation for preeminent video game music community of more than registered users. Developed and managed crowdsourced fundraisers generating more than in revenue. Developed network of hundreds of professional and hobbyist musicians.• Fundraising: Developed Kickstarter fundraiser for Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin album, raising more than Managed merchandise fulfillment through Amazon FBA and Bandcamp digital albums through Mailchimp; Raised more than in monthly revenue through crowd-sourced arts patronage site Patreon, while increasing visibility of OverClocked Records sister record label; Negotiated targeted site ad campaigns with Square Enix and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.• PR and Social Media Management: Primary public voice and spokesperson for media and convention appearances, creating and maintaining social channels with following of nearly users across Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; Secure media placements including high-profile outlets: The Onion A.V. Club, Minnesota Public Radio, Destructoid, 1UP.com, Machinima, Official Xbox Magazine, and Ars Technica.• Personnel and Database Management: Primary recruiter and trainer for cadre of 10 volunteer music judges enforcing quality guidelines; Maintain network of hundreds of musicians and other industry colleagues to support submissions for the site.• Digital Content Management and Curation: Head Submissions evaluator since 2006, having evaluated more than music submissions against site’s quality guidelines, and provided feedback to submitting artists; Standardized and improved metadata for more than 4,300 music files; Manage informational database, expanding game and musician data more than through more than 4 years of independent research.

Education

• General Assembly

  Data Analytics

  2016 — 2017

• Emory University

  BA

  2000 — 2005

Skills

• Podcasting
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Music Publishing
• Web Design
• Online Data Entry
• Convio
• Email Marketing Software
• Radio Host
• Wordpress
• Media Placement
• Email Marketing
• Audio Engineering
• Interviews
• Databases
• Video Games
• Radio
• Online Research
• Social Media
• Music Criticism
• Digital Archiving
• Video Podcasts
• Data Entry
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Artist Relations
• Video
• A&R
• Graphic Design
• Music
• Composition
• Html
• Non-Profit Marketing
• Social Networking
• Event Management
• Music Licensing
• Social Media Marketing
• New Media
• Blogging
• Research