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Ashley Jenkins
Jenkins at PAX Prime 2014
Born (1982-05-03) May 3, 1982 (age 42)
Ogden, Utah, United States
Occupation(s)Host, professional gamer
Years active2004–present
Websiteroosterteeth.com/ashley

Ashley Jenkins (born May 3, 1982) is an American on-camera host. She is a founding member of Ubisoft's all-female professional gaming group, the Frag Dolls.[1][2] She founded Rooster Teeth's news division, The Know.[3][4] She was a contestant on the 28th season of The Amazing Race.[5] Outside of the gaming industry, she voices Coco Adel in RWBY.

Career

Ashley Jenkins began her career in 2004, writing for a MMORPG called Shadowbane.[1] A developer on the game suggested she apply for a position with the Frag Dolls, an all-female, professional gaming team their publisher, Ubisoft, was starting.

She represented the Frag Dolls at many events including Women in Games International and CES.[6][7] As a professional gamer, Jenkins competed in and promoted games for Ubisoft such as Rainbow Six Vegas, Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, in addition to public speaking and representing the team’s point of view on women and video games.[8][9] In 2007 she appeared on the front cover of PC Accelerator magazine.[10]

In 2008, she was hired as Community Manager for XBOX, running social media and Xbox LIVE interface for Australia and New Zealand.[11]

In 2012, she was hired by IGN as Head of Community and Social Media in San Francisco.[12]

On Mar 17, 2014 she founded Rooster Teeth's news division, The Know, hosting alongside Meg Turney.[13] In its first two months ago, the channel amassed over 280,000 subscribers and 9 million video views on YouTube.[3]

In November 2015 it was announced that Jenkins, alongside her boyfriend Burnie Burns, would be competing in the 28th season of The Amazing Race.[14] They finished in 4th place.[15]

Personal life

Ashley Jenkins started playing video games when she was seven and received a Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. for Christmas.[1] She considered herself a tomboy.[16]

Jenkins also goes by her gamertag, Jinx.[17] Her favourite game is Psychonauts.[16]

Jenkins is currently in a relationship with Rooster Teeth founder Burnie Burns.[18] In May 2016 they became engaged.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Campbell, Gerard. "Girls play games, too, explains pro gamer 'Jinx'". smh. smh. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Wright, Steve. "Ubisoft's Frag Dolls go AFK after nearly 11 years". Stevivor. Stevivor. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Jarvey, Natalie. "YouTube Personality Meg Turney Joins Rooster Teeth News Channel The Know (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Ashley. "Welcome To The Know". YouTube. The Know. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Wigler, Josh. "Rooster Teeth's Burnie Burns And Ashley Jenkins Reflect on The Amazing Race". Parade. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  6. ^ International, GamesIndustry. "Women in Games International Includes Ubisoft's Frag Dolls in San Francisco". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Welkner, Robert. "Frag Dolls interview Jinx & Calyber". COIN-OP TV. COIN-OP TV. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Magazine, Meld. "From handbags to hand grenades: The story of gamer girl Ashley Jenkins". Meld Magazine. Meld Magazine.
  9. ^ Lake, Chloe. "Interview with pro girl gamer Ashley Jenkins". News. News Corp Australia Network. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Gifford, Kevin. "COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Mag Roundup 9/8/07". Game Set Watch. Game Set Watch. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  11. ^ Nash, Belinda. "I Get Paid to: Play Xbox all day!". nzgirl. nzgirl. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  12. ^ Harris, Leigh. "Ashley Jenkins joins IGN". MCV Pacific. MCV Pacific. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. ^ Lewis, Maria. "'There's still a lot of work to do': Three OG women of the internet and gaming industries dish the dirt". SBS. The Feed. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. ^ Kickham, Dylan. "The Amazing Race casts Tyler Oakley and more social media stars for next season". EW. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  15. ^ a b Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth. "Exclusive: 'The Amazing Race' eliminees Burnie Burns and Ashley Jenkins talk (Part 1)". Reality TV World. Reality TV World.
  16. ^ a b Hunter, Brooke. "Girl Gamers". Girl. Girl. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  17. ^ Karena, Cynthia. "Game maker marks silicon sisterhood". smh. smh. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  18. ^ Rody-Mantha, Bree. "Burnie Burns on gaming, geeking out and growing up". streamdaily.tv. streamdaily.tv. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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