VH1 Freestyle 59
VH1
As part of VH1’s annual Hip Hop Honors, the Freestyle 59 competition gave amateur MCs a platform to showcase their freestyle skills by uploading videos. VH1.com users voted online and via mobile to select finalists, and the top five competed live in front of judges Chuck D, DJ V-Dub, and Poetess.
Key Contributions
- Coordinated the design and development process for the Freestyle 59 site, ensuring smooth collaboration across teams to deliver an engaging, user-friendly platform that encouraged audience participation.
- Managed the project schedule and maintained a weekly status dashboard, ensuring all teams stayed aligned on timelines and objectives.
- Served as the primary liaison between content, design, development, mobile, and tech teams, facilitating seamless collaboration and issue resolution.
- Regularly interfaced with Viacom’s Project Management Office to communicate project status and relay any issues for proactive mitigation.
Project Team
- Tony Carbone: Executive producer
- Noah Vadnai: Producer
- Tami Heaton: Project manager
- Jake King: Art director
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- Katherine Yeske Taylor
- MaxJeeps
- NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- Charlotte Riggle
- Aleto Group
- American Poolplayers Association
- Alissa Hunnicutt
- Taste of Downtown St. Louis
- Junk Love Boutique
- Mike X Huang
- Julia Sze Medical Legal Consulting
- Star Wars Holograms
- Barcode Book
- Trigger Rum
- My Mobile Lab
- Joy Johnson Photography
- Made with Bacon
- Yahoo Autos — SEMA Car Show
- Peregrine Fitness
- Undeniable
- Nicktoons Network ACOW Redesign
- The Secret Show
- Skyland
- Kappa Mikey Sweet Stakes
- Kappa Mikey
- Dezimber 31 Day Giveaway
- Nicktoons Network Mobile Tour
- Edgar & Ellen Scare-a-Thon
- Operation Skyland Sweepstakes
- Skyland Sneak Peak
- Nicktoons Network Holiday Sweepstakes
- Dezimber Jolly Month of Doom
- Nicktoons Network Splat Redesign
- Nicktoons Network Production Management