Esports Media Days
Across Riot Esports Media Days spanning Spring 2020 to Spring 2024, I contributed in various capacities ranging from selecting and quality checking broadcast portraits, to green screen capture and coordinating in-screen graphics, to file ingest and asset management, to entirely owning and producing portrait shoots.
In 2022 and 2024, I coordinated and produced a total of 12 different 2-3 day studio shoots across 4 products (LCS, Collegiate, VCT, and Game Changers), fully orchestrating the stations to capture assets for use across broadcast, social, and sponsor partnerships.
“Melissa set out to re-invent the look of our photography...drawing from inspiration beyond esports, or even traditional sports, [she] was able to define a look and lead the team to create something wholly new for our players.
The results speak for themselves, showcasing player and teams in ways that bring to light their personalities.”
As shown above, LCS 2024 player portraits are seen in VOD thumbnails on the official LCS YouTube channel.
Most recently, I was the Creative Lead for portrait photography. I produced 6 test and studio shoots to execute photo-heavy visual re-brand campaigns for the 2024 LCS and VCT Americas seasons.
I was also the Project Lead for 7 different media day productions. I coordinated with 6 internal teams and 2-10 league teams across North America and Latin America to execute asset capture of 24-130 professional players each iteration (delivering 3,000+ portraits).
As shown above, VCT Americas 2024 team rosters and player portraits are seen natively within the Riot Games VALORANT game client interface.
“Melissa is a tremendously talented producer who brings an impressive level of care and detail into her work. She is able to build and evolve teams around her while never backing down from a challenge...She is a force multiplier who learns quickly and is always willing to teach and share her knowledge with others.”
Shown above and below are behind-the-scenes and highlight reels of various media day productions for Riot Games Esports.