SR. SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR | SCRIPT EDITOR | CONTENT CREATOR | ON-AIR HOST | PRODUCER | CREATIVE STRATEGIST

howardcollingsjr@gmail.com

Hello there, I’m Howard otherwise known as Howie. Born and raised in North Carolina, I am an avid gamer, TV and film junkie, and social media content expert!

Quick Bio:

  • Currently working as Senior Social Editor at COMPLEX NTWRK, overseeing day-to-day social responsibilties for @Complex. This includes managing a team of social editors, working with teams on social content strategies, publishing social content from COMPLEX Original shows, tracking daily analytics via Emplifi, and on-the-ground coverage of major tentpole social events

  • Previously served 6 years as Sr. Social Editor, Producer, and Host of 'TryHard' (built following to 1.9+ million followers) (gaming, esports) at Warner Music Group’s creative agency IMGN Media

  • 2+ years as Traffic & Continuity Director of 90.5 WASU The App radio station (plus 3+ years as on-air DJ for the Top 40 show 'The Rollout')

  • Appalachian State University graduate with BS in Electronic Media & Broadcast Journalism

  • Led creative and served as on-air talent for brands and gaming publishers: Riot Games (VALORANT), Warner Bros. Games (Mortal Kombat 1), Activision Blizzard (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Warzone, World of Warcraft Classic: The Burning Crusade), Electronic Arts (Apex Legends), American Eagle, and Panasonic

  • Hosted multiple online interviews and game shows (live, improv, scripted) including: Panasonic’s reality-competition series 'Shutter Showdown', TryHard’s (W)ARCADE, which aired on Warner Music’s Twitch channel BluelistTV and NXT LVL, a daily gaming and esports news show on Snapchat Discover

Overall, I bring numerous years of social media and hosting experience, and I am always ready for the next challenge! Check out some of my work below!


Brands I’ve Worked With

Content Examples

2025 Demo Reel

Horizontal Video

Show Hosting

NXT LVL

LUMIX Shutter Showdown

Editoral

TryHard Snapchat Discover

TryHard Instagram

Daquan & TryHard YouTube

COMPLEX - @ComplexPop Instagram

COMPLEX - @Complex Instagram

Brand Partnership Content

Riot Games - VALORANT Launch & Act III Snapchat Takeover

Content conceptualized by Howard Collings and Veronika Rodriguez, designed and edited by Alex Ortiz

American Eagle

Panasonic

COMPLEX Content