Ben Lewis

About Ben Lewis

Leader in communications and digital strategy for brands loved by millions globally. 15+ years of comms experience across publisher, studio, and agency roles.Focus:• Leading best-in-class digital & comms strategy driven by player insights• Fostering cross-functional collaboration across brand, PR, product, media, experiential, studio, and agencies• Building and protecting brand equity & health

Experience

1. Director, Studio Communications

   Treyarch

   Apr 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Develop and oversee external communications strategy and execution for the Call of Duty: Black Ops series and Treyarch\'s development across the Call of Duty franchise, in partnership with the wider Studio Comms team and Activision publishing teams.Own the digital content strategy for all player-facing studio channels, drive key sentiment analytics reporting for studio leadership and department leads, and represent our players internally in collaboration with cross-functional teams.Treyarch is the studio behind the record-breaking Call of Duty: Black Ops series and the birthplace of Call of Duty Zombies. Black Ops 6 was the franchise\'s largest launch in history, continuing Call of Duty\'s tradition as the best-selling franchise in the U.S. for 16 years.(Prev. Associate Director, Communications)

Education

• Louisiana State University

  Master of Mass Communication, Advertising

  2004 — 2006

• Louisiana State University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mass Communication: Electronic Media

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Social Networking
• Online Gaming
• Strategic Partnerships
• User Experience
• Content Strategy
• Mmorpg
• Level Design
• Blogging
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Media
• Casual Games
• Photoshop
• Game Development
• Marketing
• Social Media
• Game Design
• Email Marketing
• Community Management
• Web Video
• Online Advertising
• Mmo
• Video Games