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University of Arizona, Eller College of Management

University of Arizona

Global Brand, Marketing & Communications Executive

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Lead global external and internal communications and corporate brand management for the rapidly growing video game company. 

Oversee worldwide: 
— Corporate, crisis, and executive comms
— Consumer publicity
— Internal comms
— Corporate brand strategy
— Corporate social media
— Video production
— Graphic design 
— External and experiential events

Key partner to:
— M&A team, supporting business through nearly a dozen acquisitions—from 150 employees in 2 locations in 2018 to 2300+ employees in 15+ markets across Asia, EMEA, Central America, and North America in 2024
— People team on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives

Scopely is the fastest-growing private mobile-first video game company with many top-grossing games that feature beloved brands and games including Monopoly, Scrabble, Marvel, Yahtzee, Solitaire, Bingo, and Star Trek, among others, along with original concepts such as “Stumble Guys.” 

In April 2023, Scopely launched the biggest casual mobile game EVER with "MONOPOLY GO!". 

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, marking one of the largest video game acquisitions in history.

Scopely

SVP, Head of Worldwide Corporate Brand & Communications

VP, Head of Worldwide Corporate Brand & Communications

Led the U.S. television publicity team within the UCAN - U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - group, driving publicity strategy and execution for 100+ original scripted, unscripted and stand-up/variety series, with Latin America, European, and Asia Pacific cross-functional partners. 

Oversaw a team of talented publicists across a diverse slate including the award-winning "Stranger Things," "Godless," "Seven Seconds," "Queer Eye," "Jerry Before Seinfeld," "F is for Family,” and "A Series of Unfortunate Events," among many others.

Netflix

Head of U.S. Original Series Publicity

Led the worldwide Marketing & Communications (MarCom) team for Maker Studios within the Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media (DCPI) division (following the formal integration of Maker after its acquisition.)

Also served as interim Public Affairs & Internal Communications lead for DCPI overall, which included product crisis management and graphic design for the division.

The Walt Disney Company

Head of Global Brand Strategy & Communications, Maker Studios

Maker Studios Inc (Acquired by Disney)

Senior Director, Communications & Integrated Marketing

Led the worldwide Marketing & Communications (MarCom) team, which spanned more than a dozen markets and included:
— Corporate, executive, internal, and crisis communications
— Original series and film publicity (YouTube Red, SlingTV, Verizon’s go90, and more)
— Influencer publicity (PewDiePie, “Epic Rap Battles of History,” and thousands more)
— B2B and B2C event design and production (premieres, experiential, and internal)
— Market research and consumer insights including white papers and thought-leadership
— Brand management, identity, positioning, and marketing
— Graphic design and creative services
— Integrated marketing and business development packages

Member of the senior management team and key collaborator in the company’s acquisition. 

Also executed Chief of Staff duties including strategic communications and presentations to the Disney senior leadership team and Board. 

Maker Studios was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in March 2014 for up to $950 million (pending earn-outs) and acted as an independent division until March 2016.

Vice President, Head of Global Communications & Brand Strategy

Director, Communications

42West

Account Executive, Strategic Communications

Account Coordinator, Strategic Communications

Brand marketing and communications/publicity executive who advised a broad array of entertainment clients—from actors and executives to global brands and studios—leading strategy and execution.

Clients included DreamWorks Animation, the Producers Guild of America, Ryan Seacrest Productions and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, Sony's Crackle, Paramount Digital, HTC, The Chernin Group and Chernin Entertainment, The Culver Studios, RealD, Playboy, and Audible, among many others, along with supporting such actors and directors as Kate Winslet, Hilary Swank, Tom Cruise, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Kerry Washington, John Hamburg, and Andy Fickman, among others.

Senior Account Executive, Strategic Communications

Assistant to Deputy Head of Talent Publicity

MBA graduate program internship

Market strategy for original series including the award-winning “Damages,” “The Tudors,” and “Breaking Bad,” among others.

Sony Pictures Entertainment

International Television Publicity, MBA Intern

Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

Cannes Film Festival, MBA Intern

MBA field project consulting team for expanding food & beverage chain.

Choice Greens

Marketing & Business Development, MBA Consultant

Shadowed senior executives across multiple areas of scope, including factory operations, in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China.

Brittany Geldmacher