Chris Black is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in the media industry, currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer and Global Head of Brand and Communications at Vizrt since April 2005. Chris has a diverse background encompassing communications, virtual graphics productions, and live production, and has held various key positions including Head of Brand and Content, Head of Content and Communications, and Global Evangelist. Prior to Vizrt, Chris worked at Curious Software, KOIN, WCSC-TV Live 5 News, and WAGT-TV, gaining expertise in graphics, sales, and operations within the broadcasting sector. Chris's leadership focuses on enhancing Vizrt's brand visibility and driving innovative content creation for influential media outlets worldwide.
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Vizrt is the leader in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators. With a 25-year history of inventing new simplified workflows for storytelling whether it is in the news, sports, broadcast, education, entertainment, live events, digital media, advertising, or anywhere else video lives, Vizrt has helped define and reshape the way video is created and shared with the world. Dedicated to delivering ground-breaking solutions for customers across graphics, cloud, remote and live production, live streaming, sports productions, virtual reality and virtual studios, and infrastructure – Vizrt enables more stories, better told. In a world where attention spans are short, grabbing and holding onto audiences for entertainment, education or information requires craft, design, and vision. Vizrt’s team of 24/7 on-call experts and market-leading creative solutions, offers everything storytellers need to dazzle audiences, simply, effectively, and beautifully. Billions of people watch stories or video powered by Vizrt everyday including from media companies such as Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC, NHL, NFL, NRK, Sky Group, The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, New York Giants, Nickelodeon, CBS Radio, ESPN Radio, MTV, USA TODAY, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), NASA, PWC, and more than 80% of the U.S. Fortune 100. Vizrt is a global company with 700 employees in over 40 countries and is privately owned by Nordic Capital.
