NEW YORK CITY, USA // Emery Barnes is a Sports & Entertainment Marketer currently based in NYC. He’s a first-generation Liberian-American and Chicago native with an untiring passion to infuse culture into brands—through sports, entertainment, music, fashion, and art. At 30, Emery has led global marketing campaigns & programs for Fortune 500 Brands including DoorDash, Anheuser-Busch, Samsung, Coca-Cola, and P&G. He’s been able to master both agency & client side brand marketing starting his career at iconic creative agencies such as Leo Burnett, Wieden+Kennedy, and MullenLowe. During his time at DoorDash, Emery has led a variety of campaigns & programs across DoorDash’s sports portfolio—including the NBA, WNBA, MLS, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, LAFC & ACFC.

Beyond sports, Emery has successfully led programs with Celebrity Talent such as Druski, Kai Cenat, Kevin Hart, La La, Kurtis Blow, Lola Brooke, Hit-Boy, T-Pain, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, SAINt JHN, Desi Banks, Funny Marco, Jazzy, Tylil, and many more. Prior to DoorDash, Emery’s work has shown up in the world’s largest pop-culture moments such as the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, Olympics, and Oscars