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[[File:LongHairBrian.png|thumb|250px|Brian Jarrard during the ''[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tech Preview]]'' livestream.]]

{{Quote|It was brought to our attention at Bungie that there are lots of fans out here in Asia, and I’ve never been to Singapore. Being based in the states makes us US-centric, so it’s good to be able to travel around and show our support to all the fans out there.|Brian Jarrard}}

'''Brian Jarrard''', aka '''Sketch''' or '''Ske7ch''', is the community director at [[343 Industries]] and the former community lead at [[Bungie.net]].{{Ref/Site|Id=LinkedIn|URL=https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-jarrard-15507a47/|Site=LinkedIn|D=29|M=07|Y=2021}}

In December [[2002]], Jarrard applied and interviewed at Microsoft for a community development manager position.{{Ref/Reuse|Saddle}} He was hired and made [[Bungie]]'s community and franchise development director in [[2003]], wherein he was hired by [[Max Hoberman]] to serve in this role to replace Hoberman due to Hoberman becoming the lead for the ''[[Halo 2]]'' multiplayer component.{{Ref/Reuse|LinkedIn}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=H2:A|[[Halo 2: Artifacts]]|Episode 1}}

As the community manager, his job involved wearing a lot of hats, including ensuring the well-being of Bungie at large, being the evangelist and spreading the "Bungie love" to the community. In essence, he acted as the primary conduit between the development team and Bungie's fan base. His responsibility was also in merchandise licensing, ensuring the quality control of ''Halo'' [[Action figure|action figures]], books, and fan-related sites.{{Citation needed}} In [[2007]], he was made the community, public relations, and marketing director, a position that he held until [[2011]] when Bungie began work on [[Wikipedia:Destiny (video game)|Destiny]] and Jarrard realized that he needed a break.{{Ref/Reuse|LinkedIn}} He had been employed at Bungie LLC for nearly a decade at this point.{{Ref/Reuse|Saddle}}

From [[2012]] to [[2014]], Jarrard worked at Microsoft as a senior communications director, overseeing executive communications and employee engagement within Xbox.{{Ref/Reuse|LinkedIn}} He was drawn to the role mostly for the chance to have a seat on the sidelines with all the top executives as Microsoft’s next console was being developed and eventually launched.{{Ref/Reuse|Saddle}} In [[2016]], after contacting some old Bungie friends who now worked at 343 Industries, an opportunity presented itself and Jarrard returned to once again take the lead as ''Halo''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s community director.{{Ref/Site|Id=Saddle|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/back-in-the-saddle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=News - Back in the Saddle|D=29|M=07|Y=2021}}

==2008 Bungie.net bio==

Nickname: Sketch<br>

Classification: OldSkool (Old School)<br>

Current Job: Community Guy<br>

Origin: Florida<br>

Blood Type: Red<br>

Age: 31<br>

Weight: Too much<br>

*Brian on a typical day at Bungie: "For me, a typical day begins with my morning 'rounds' - I check up on the various fan sites and see what's new in the community and what's happening in the various forums around the net. I keep tabs throughout the day as time permits. The rest of my day is pretty typical stuff. You know - meetings to talk about ''[[Halo 2]]'' launch plans, jumping in for the occasional [[multiplayer]] gameplay session to give feedback the new, downloading the latest single player build to play through, talking about the logo and packaging, discussing and it's relationship to Bungie.net, etc... Just your normal every day meetings."

File:BrianJarrad.jpg|Brian Jarrard in [http://www.xboxportugal.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&%20id=1161959262&archive=&start_from=&ucat LEVEL] magazine.

File:BrianAndRob.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Brian Jarrard and Rob Stokes.

File:OutpostSketch.jpg|Brian Jarrard at ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' in 2019.

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