Maria Gironas is a creator and artist development professional with over 10 years of experience in the music industry, doing everything from being a signed artist to cultivating national publicity or social media campaigns for artists and brands like Fender, Emo Night Brooklyn, Taking Back Sunday, Bear Hands, Noah Gundersen, Pierce The Veil and many more. At YouTube she served as a Strategic Partner Manager on the Artist Development team partnering with artists like Lauv, Julia Michaels, Tenille Arts, Neffex, Moss Kena and more to develop unique content strategies on the platform. At Q&A, she served as the Director of Digital Platform Strategy, focusing on building artist narratives through platforms like YouTube, TikTok and more. Now, at Reddit, she is partnering with the next generation of creators and artists to bring community and belonging to everyone in the world.