Linus Sebastian

Founder at Linus Media Group Inc

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

About

I am a self-driven social media enthusiast with extensive experience and success on YouTube. In the past 7 years I have built multiple channels that now total two million subscribers and over 200,000,000 video views.

Experience

  • Founder at Linus Media Group Inc
    Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

    Linus Media Group is committed to delivering fun, engaging social media and video marketing solutions.

  • NCIX.com (Richmond, BC)
    • Category Manager
      Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 · 2 yrs

      Managed the following categories to achieve overall growth targets, optimize marketing exposure & profits, and work with our talented PM team to continue to innovate and drive our business forward: SSD drives, computer cases, motherboards, video cards, computer power supplies, computer cooling products, media players - Made strategic decisions about retail & etail product placements - Collaborated with our product management team to create personal goals - Guided marketing initiatives including overseeing artwork, copy, and campaign focuses - Negotiated & followed up MDF & other program details with key vendors including OCZ, Intel, NVIDIA, AMD, Antec, Corsair, ASUS, MSI, EVGA & more - Maintained focus product guidance for retail & B2B sales staff - Tracked & reported on overall company growth tracking compared to internal targets & worked with the rest of our product team to created strategies to achieve our goals.

    • YouTube Video Social Media Project Coordinator
      Jan 2007 - Dec 2012 · 6 yrs

      Job Description: Host, Technical Consultant & Project Coordinator of NCIX Tech Tips & Linus Tech Tips YouTube Channels (basically everything but holding the camera...) - Oversaw creation of branding assets including channel backgrounds, photos, logo creation, intro creation (including artwork, sound effects & music composition) - Researched relevant products & technologies in the market & created fun, educational content about aforementioned products & technologies - Coordinated project sponsorships with major partners including NVIDIA, Intel, Microsoft, AMD, Samsung, HP, Acer, ASUS & many others - Optimized metadata for search relevance for video content - Embedded video content as rich merchandising on product pages of NCIX.com & created a functional video merchandising kiosk for retail use - With less than $10,000 invested in equipment, created two YouTube partner video channels with a total of 85,000,000 video views & 325,000 subscribers - Hired & trained production assistants - Organized & executed contests & giveaways using YouTube social media - Tied in other social networks such as Twitter to create a more engaging viewer experience

    • Product Manager
      Nov 2006 - Dec 2012 · 6 yrs 2 mos

      Product Manager: - Built & maintained relationships with distribution & direct vendor representatives including meetings, social engagements, yearly CES attendance. - Cut daily purchase orders including basic replenishment & making final decisions on key buy-in opportunities - Managed a personal product portfolio from $0 - $2,000,000 (monthly revenue) with emphasis on rejuvenating troubled lines before handing them back off. Handled up to 30+ lines at at time. - Managed products from the following computer categories: video cards, computer cooling products (air & liquid cooling), chassis, power supplies, networking, peripherals, audio, motherboards, memory, SSD drives, flash memory, NAS, gaming notebooks, cables, UPSs, media players, remote control helicopters, 3D glasses, sound cards - Responsible for product retail merchandising plans. - Negotiated & executed MDF funded marketing exercises including banners, landing pages, eblasts, website product placements, video merchandising

  • Retail Sales Representative at NCIX.com
    Dec 2005 - May 2006 · 6 mos

    - Created loyal customer base in the short time I was working part time at the Langley retail store while also going to school - Consistently had outstanding order sizes and top system sales (customer feedback about high end systems I helped them configure with outstanding ASPs compared to other sales reps within the company would eventually land me my next job at NCIX a few months later) - Maintained excellent customer satisfaction & good working rapport with other sales reps and supervisor.

  • Franchisee at Student Works Painting
    Jan 2004 - Jun 2005 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Ran all aspects of my own franchise including but not limited to - Actual painting (both interior and exterior) - HR (hiring & training painters & job site supervisors) - Customer relations - Completion of estimates & collection of money from clients - Submitting cheques & paperwork to Student Works to ensure that payroll was completed on time for all staff - Creating & manning booth at Maple Ridge homeshow in 2004 & 2005 (in both years, I was written up in the Maple Ridge News for colouring my entire body head to toe to attract attention to my booth) - Cold calling door to door & distributing flyers - Conflict resolution with clients who had difficulty paying bills... - Creating portfolio of before & after shots of completed work to assist in the sales process

  • Lifeguard & Swimming Lessons Instructor at Maple Ridge Parks & Leisure
    2004 - 2005 · 1 yr

    • Designed lesson plans according to needs of students. • Taught swimming lessons of various levels. • Ensured patrons of facility observed rules and code of conduct.