PJ Tierney
Gaming and motorsport enthusiast with over 15 years of professional experience in social media, content creation, community management, esports planning, copywriting, graphic design and video production.
Highly experienced in the sim racing (virtual motorsports) environment.
Actively working on personal projects in free time to further develop skills and opportunities.
2021-202X • Electronic Arts • Social Media Content Manager
Social media, community management, graphic design, esports coordination and asset production for various videogame products.
Primarily focused on EA SPORTS WRC social media, with multi-skilled contributions to other gaming titles.
• DiRT Rally 2.0
• EA SPORTS F1 22
• EA SPORTS F1 23
• EA SPORTS F1 24
• EA SPORTS WRC
• F1 2021
• GRID Legends
• Need for Speed Unbound
• Project CARS 3
2019-2021 • Codemasters • Social Media Manager
Social media, community management, graphic design, esports coordination and asset production for various videogame products.
Primarily focused on DiRT Rally 2.0 social media, with multi-skilled contributions to other gaming titles.
• DIRT 5
• DiRT Rally 2.0
• F1 2019
• F1 2020
• GRID
2013-2019 • Konami Europe • Digital Marketing Coordinator
Planning, coordination, management and execution of all social media content for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME in EMEA and Oceanic regions.
Lead writer, coordinator, graphic designer and web admin for yugioh-card.com across EMEA and Oceanic regions, supporting 150+ product releases in 6 years.
Lead the transition of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME's competitive gaming content from written content towards full-day livestreaming, managing relationships with freelance talent and external agencies.
2009-2013 • PJTierney.net • Freelance Writing & Graphic Design
Freelance writing for Konami US & Konami Europe, educating Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME players about competitive play, along with live tournament coverage from high-level events.
Creation, sale and distribution of various Formula 1-themed printed artworks.
Featured in several automotive magazines, leading to client work with Red Bull Racing and BBC Top Gear Magazine.
Personal Projects
Actively working on various creative projects outside of current employment, focused around personal interests of motorsport, creative direction, graphic design and video content creation.
Notable successes include Pocket Liveries, a series of racing-themed mobile wallpapers, Forza Livery Designs, which have been downloaded over 1.5 million times, and the PJ Tierney YouTube channel, which has generated over 3.8 million views and 38,000 subscribers.
Skills & Proficiencies
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Media Encoder
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Portfolio
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Kentico Kontent
• Microsoft Office
• Google Drive (& related applications)
• Social Media and Community Management
• Sprout Social
• Wordpress
• YouTube Studio
Awards & Recognitions
PJ has been part of a number of teams and projects which have received wider industry recognition and award nominations.
• BAFTA Games Nominee - Best British Game (DiRT Rally 2.0)
• BAFTA Games Nominee - Best British Game (F1 2020)
• D.I.C.E. Awards Nominee - Racing Game of the Year (DIRT 5)
• D.I.C.E. Awards Nominee - Racing Game of the Year (DiRT Rally 2.0)
• D.I.C.E. Awards Nominee - Racing Game of the Year (EA SPORTS F1 22)
• D.I.C.E. Awards Nominee - Racing Game of the Year (F1 2020)
• D.I.C.E. Awards Nominee - Racing Game of the Year (F1 2021)
• Guinness World Record - Largest Trading Card Game Tournament (Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG)
• Guinness World Record - Best-Selling Trading Card Game (Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG)
• SportsPro OTT Awards Nominee - Best Lockdown Solution (DiRT Rally 2.0)
• The Game Awards Nominee - Best Sports/Racing Game (DIRT 5)
• The Game Awards Nominee - Best Sports/Racing Game (DiRT Rally 2.0)
• The Game Awards Nominee - Best Sports/Racing Game (F1 2020)
• The Game Awards Nominee - Best Sports/Racing Game (F1 2021)
• The Game Awards Nominee - Best Sports/Racing Game (EA SPORTS F1 22)
• The Game Awards Nominee - Best Sports/Racing Game (EA SPORTS F1 23)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Best Independent Studio (Codemasters, 2020)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Best Publisher (Codemasters, 2019)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Best Large Game Studio (Codemasters, 2020)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Best Racing Game (DiRT Rally 2.0)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Best Racing Game (DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Best Racing Game (F1 2020)
• TIGA Awards Nominee - Heritage in Games Award (F1 2020)
• The Race Media Awards Winner - Brand of the Year (EA SPORTS F1 22)
• The Race Media Awards Winner - Best Streaming Event (EA SPORTS F1 23)
• The Race Media Awards Winner - Virtual Event of the Year (F1 2021)