Jay Deshong

Jay DeShong has a diverse work experience in the esports industry. Jay is currently working as the Director of Esports Operations at Grand Canyon University. Prior to that, they worked at Mainline as a Tournament Admin from January 2021 to August 2021. In 2020, Jay founded and owned KiD Collective, where they established VALORANT SEASON Z. E. R. Before that, they served as an Esports Ambassador at The Coca-Cola Company from July 2019 to December 2020. Jay also has experience working at Boom.tv as a Growth Marketing Strategy Manager from February 2020 to May 2020, and at FACEIT Ltd as a Player Wrangler from November 2019 to March 2020. Jay was the President of MSU Esports from February 2018 to February 2020, and also worked as a Marketing/Communications Intern at Mississippi State University from October 2019 to January 2020. In addition, Jay has worked with Envy Gaming as a DreamHack Brand Ambassador and as an In-arena PA Coordinator in May and April 2019, respectively. Overall, Jay DeShong has gained valuable experience and skills in various roles within the esports industry.

Jay DeShong attended Mississippi State University from 2017 to 2019, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, General.