Wes Phillips

Current

Associate PR Manager at Capcom

Past

Account Manager at TriplePoint
Account Executive at TriplePoint
Staff Writer/Copy Editor at The Tampa Tribune

Media Relations Assistant at Tampa Bay Storm

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Education

University of South Florida

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

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Wes Phillips’s Summary

With over a decade of experience in public relations and journalism, Wes Phillips has video games, consumer electronics and web technology covered from all sides. In addition to covering the video games space for years as a journalist, he has a broad scope of PR experience. This includes launching titles for best-selling video game franchises like Command & Conquer to counseling startups in the interactive entertainment space to helping guide a Fortune 50 company into the social media generation.

Wes Phillips’s Specialties:

Video Game PR, Consumer PR, Strategic Communications, Crisis Communications, Social Media, Marketing Communications, Consumer Electronics, Corporate Communications

Wes Phillips’s Experience

Associate PR Manager

Capcom

(Public Company; Computer Games industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)
Account Manager

TriplePoint

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

November 2008 — May 2009 (7 months)

Provided day-to-day PR account management, development/tactical execution of communications plans and strategic communications counsel to clients within the interactive entertainment, consumer web technology, digital media and consumer electronics industries.

Sample clients included Target Corp., NaturalMotion, Critical Thought Games and the PC Gaming Alliance.
Account Executive

TriplePoint

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

May 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 7 months)

(Formerly Kohnke Communications)

Developed and executed communications plans and provided strategic communications counsel to clients within the interactive entertainment, consumer web technology, digital media and consumer electronics industries.

Clients included Target Corp., D2C Games, Bigfoot Networks, Electronic Arts, NaturalMotion, Blue Orb and the PC Gaming Alliance.
Staff Writer/Copy Editor

The Tampa Tribune

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; MEG; Newspapers industry)

April 1996 — May 2007 (11 years 2 months)

Wrote stories about the interactive entertainment industry and professional sports. Also worked as an editor to help produce the The Tampa Tribune's award-winning daily sports section. Wrote, produced and hosted the first podcast across all of Media General's television, newspaper and online platforms nationwide.
Media Relations Assistant

Tampa Bay Storm

(Sports industry)

April 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 3 months)

Compiled media guides and wrote press releases along with various administrative tasks for the AFL team based in Tampa. Worked to provide assets and fulfill interview requests for broadcast, print and online media outlets. Helped coordinate a nationally televised championship game.