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Creative Content Program

The Creative Content Program

The Creative Content Programs are the result of projects we have had running since 2018. Up until Spring 2024, they were four separate programs called Marketing, Media & News, Production, and Influencer Development. Starting with Fall 2024 they are now simply called "Creative Content". It is focused on Marketing, Media & News, and Production specific focuses.

Aimed at bringing our cultures to life through reporting on departmental or industry news, promotional content, creating hype reels, documentaries, and short form content, or facilitating live broadcasts of competition, events, or entertainment segments, Creative Content is designed to be our faces and voices personifying gaming and esports culture. 

Marketing Efforts

The Marketing Program is focused on creating the narrative and voice for the collective of ECCI's various efforts. From student life, social media takeovers, milestone highlights, and other real-time updates, the marketing team is about real-time coverage and promotional content.

Media Efforts

The Media Program is focused around creating short form content that can range from documentaries, interviews, entertainment segments, montage and highlight reels and producing the multimedia rich content that personifies who we are as gamers and esports enthusiasts.

Producing multimedia rich content for consumption by the masses, specific targeted marketing campaigns, or for bragging are all centered around Creative Media Production, a degree taught within our own College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

News Efforts

The News Program are our storytellers aimed at highlighting the individual, the team, the narrative, the movement, or the statement. This can range from a student spotlight, a team overview, a review of a game or hardware, or an opinion piece helping others understand who we are.

Before you buy the next video card, console, video game, or before you watch the game or read the recap, these are all forms of journalistic practicum that couple our love for gaming and esports with degrees taught at OU. We even produce a holiday gift guide!

Production Efforts

The production program handles the technical logistics of scene switching, multi-audio, video inputs, graphic overlays, and automation and moderation of interactive channels on Twitch and YouTube Live. The other team has the same skillset as traditional sportscasters using vocal inclination, timing, emotional draw, and analytic review to narrate the drama of competitive energy unfolding in real-time. Additionally, this team facilitates entertainment production in single individual influencer style streams and podcast segments.

Our Media Channels & Outlets

NEW JOURNAL COMING! (ETA: Aug 2025)

Stay tuned as we reveal our new media outlet focused exclusively on gaming industry news and culture. More details in August 2025!
Sooner Esports Media Outlet

Sooner Esports is our home for news, media, and competitive rosters. It is the primary resource of the Creative Content Programs to publish their work and efforts. With over 20K unique viewers on average, it is gaining more and more traction as we continue to create content.


Visit Sooner Esports

TWITCH CHANNELS
We have several Twitch channels and leverage them to deal with the amount of live production programming we sometimes have going on in tandem with each other. Look to our upcoming weekly and month schedule announcements to be aware of upcoming broadcasts. 

OU Esports 1 OU Esports 2
OU Gaming Club

YOUTUBE Channel
We leverage YouTube for our short form content and competitive videos. From documentaries, hype reels, program intros, and Esports Bedlam/Red River Clash replays they are housed here. We do also occasionally live stream on YouTube as well.


Creative Content - Marketing Leadership

Bee "Strudelsquid" Cary

Creative Content - Coordinator (Marketing)
- Gaming Club/Side Marketing Strategy


Student, Major: Advertising
Erin.M.Cary-1@ou.edu

Carter "crater" LaValley

Creative Content - Graphics Lead

Student, Major: Creative Media Production
carter.e.lavalley-1@ou.edu

Katie "neon_cleome" Young

Creative Content - Graphics Lead

Student, Major: Visual Communications
Katie.J.Young-1@ou.edu

Creative Content - Media & News Leadership

Will "mythicwolf" Edmonds

Creative Content - Coordinator (Media & News)

Student, Major: Professional Writing (Masters)
william.R.Edmonds@ou.edu

Kaori "kaporisage" Thomas

Creative Content - Media Lead

Student, Major: Creative Media Production
kaori.L.Thomas-1@ou.edu

Parker "Radar" Vint

Creative Content - News Lead

Student, Major: Professional Writing
Parker.D.Vint-1@ou.edu

Creative Content - Production Leadership

Sam "Samaritan" Graziano

Creative Content - Program Coordinator (Production)
- Interactive Production Reservations
 

Student, Major: Creative Media Production
Sam.A.Graziano-1@ou.edu

Ryan "Rynotheking" Harvey

Creative Content - Production Lead (Gaming/General)

Student, Major: Art, Technology, & Culture
Ryan.L.Harvey-1@ou.edu

Joshua "Toxidious" Watson

Creative Content - Production Lead (Esports)

Student, Major: Creative Media Production
Joshua.c.watson-1@ou.edu