Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Marketing Communications Consultant/Writer at Twelker Communications
- Past
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- Editor at Amazon.com
- Sr. Public Relations Manager at Sierra Entertainment
- Account Supervisor at KillerApp Communications
- Publicity Coordinator at EMI Records
- Education
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- University of Oregon
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Eric Twelker’s Experience
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Marketing Communications Consultant/Writer
Twelker Communications
(Consumer Electronics industry)
March 2000 — Present (9 years 9 months)
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Editor
Amazon.com
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMZN; Retail industry)
September 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 3 months)
Developed content areas and editorial guidelines for Amazon’s Video Games store. Produced feature articles, celebrity interviews, and editorial reviews. Recruited and managed team of freelance writers, including reputable games journalists. Worked with game publishers to produce promotions and accurate, engaging product information for inventory of more than 1500 video game products.
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Sr. Public Relations Manager
Sierra Entertainment
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Games industry)
May 1996 — May 1998 (2 years 1 month)
Directed public relations for Sierra Studios, a development division of Sierra Entertainment. Planned, and executed PR campaigns for leading brands in computer entertainment, including Half-Life and King’s Quest. Executed national media tours, tradeshow events and product launch parties. Supervised team of junior PR managers.
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Account Supervisor
KillerApp Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1995 — June 1996 (1 year 5 months)
Developed and implemented publicity campaigns at first-ever public relations agency devoted to interactive entertainment. Clients included DreamWorks Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive, Paramount, MTV, Simon & Schuster, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, and Viacom New Media.
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Publicity Coordinator
EMI Records
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Music industry)
February 1993 — June 1995 (2 years 5 months)
Supported Publicity Director in execution of publicity campaigns for recording artists, album releases, and national tours. Coordinated artist interviews with print and broadcast media. Wrote and distributed media alerts, press releases, and artist biographies and tracked coverage. Organized album release parties and interview junkets. Managed college and fanzine tour press.
