Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Victor is an award-winning digital marketer, author, documentary filmmaker and game designer. Victor’s team has launched emerging tech activations like the House of the Dragon Raise Your Banners AI poster generator experience and DracARys app, alongside brand and series-focused influencer campaigns. Before Max, Victor spent a decade leading @YouTube, @skittles, and various other brands' social presences.
He also wrote, produced and marketed the award-winning metaverse documentary Second Skin, SXSW '08's opening night movie. He followed it up with the documentary that launched Motherboard, Vice’s tech channel. He’s also designed games and toys for Hasbro and is a kidlit and YA author. He wrote Time Villains, a Kirkus & Amazon best book of the year and winner of the International Latino Book Award.
In this episode, we dive into:
- Victor’s unexpected journey from writing & filmmaking to social media marketing
- How his early days as an elementary school teacher prepared him for the rest of his career
- How forcing himself to write every day on the train led to his first book
- Imposter syndrome and why "no one really knows what they’re doing.”
- And of course, so much incredibly specific and creative career advice
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Victor is an award-winning digital marketer, author, documentary filmmaker and game designer. Victor’s team has launched emerging tech activations like the House of the Dragon Raise Your Banners AI poster generator experience and DracARys app, alongside brand and series-focused influencer campaigns. Before Max, Victor spent a decade leading @YouTube, @skittles, and various other brands' social presences.
He also wrote, produced and marketed the award-winning metaverse documentary Second Skin, SXSW '08's opening night movie. He followed it up with the documentary that launched Motherboard, Vice’s tech channel. He’s also designed games and toys for Hasbro and is a kidlit and YA author. He wrote Time Villains, a Kirkus & Amazon best book of the year and winner of the International Latino Book Award.
In this episode, we dive into:
- Victor’s unexpected journey from writing & filmmaking to social media marketing
- How his early days as an elementary school teacher prepared him for the rest of his career
- How forcing himself to write every day on the train led to his first book
- Imposter syndrome and why "no one really knows what they’re doing.”
- And of course, so much incredibly specific and creative career advice
Listen to Your Career, Unscripted in all major podcast platforms!
Support Jane Bernhard!
instagram.com/janebernhard
linkedin.com/in/jane-bernhard-mba
substack.com/@JANEBERNHARD
***
This content is made possible thanks to the Texas Immersive Supporters! Consider making a small donation so we can provide more thought leadership content to our community!
https://give.utexas.edu/?menu=OGPTII
Follow us at @texasimmersive
instagram.com/texasimmersive
linkedin.com/company/texas-immersive
https://immersive.moody.utexas.edu/
Until next time!
