{"id":889,"date":"2011-02-16T00:42:04","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T20:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=889"},"modified":"2011-02-16T00:42:04","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T20:42:04","slug":"dc-names-new-svp-of-publicity-from-comic-book-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/dc-names-new-svp-of-publicity-from-comic-book-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Names New SVP of Publicity – from Comic Book Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtney Simmons has been named Senior Vice President of Publicity for DC Entertainment at Warner Bros. Simmons will be based in Burbank and report to John Rood, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development.<\/p>\n

In her new role, Simmons will oversee and manage media relations and internal communications for DC Entertainment (DCE) and its executives and be responsible for developing and leading the PR strategy for DC Comics\u2019 portfolio of characters across all media platforms\u2013 including key franchises such as Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash \u2013 as well as Vertigo Publishing and MAD Magazine. In addition, she will oversee the New York-based DC Entertainment publicity team.<\/p>\n

\u201cCourtney is a well-respected and dynamic media relations executive with a proven track record of extraordinary accomplishment in interactive entertainment and consumer publicity,” said Rood. “This is an exciting time at the company as we continue to integrate the DC Comics business, brand and characters throughout Warner Bros. including feature films, video games, television and consumer products. Courtney will work in tandem with our WB colleagues in coordinating communications and publicity across the company and we are thrilled to have her join our senior management team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to joining DCE, Simmons was VP of Communications for Disney Interactive Media Group where she oversaw corporate communications, media relations and publicity activities for the interactive entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company. She also served as a communications executive for Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) where she was part of the original PR team that announced the new DC Universe Online video game.<\/p>\n

Before SOE she ran media relations and government affairs for The LEGO Group at the LEGOLAND California theme park. Simmons also served as the head of public relations for The Six Flags Theme Park where she led strategic communications and publicity efforts for the Los Angeles-based park.<\/p>\n

A longtime advocate for encouraging women toward career paths in the creative and applied arts Simmons was instrumental in creating the G.I.R.L. Scholarship Program that awards college scholarships to women who are looking for careers in the development and production of interactive media. Simmons sits on the Advisory Board of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games at the Strong Museum of Play in New York and was named Top 10 Most Influential Women of MMOs by Beckett Massive Online Gamer in 2009.<\/p>\n

She resides in Studio City, CA with her family.<\/p>\n

The article can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Courtney Simmons has been named Senior Vice President of Publicity for DC Entertainment at Warner Bros. Simmons will be based in Burbank and report to John Rood, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. In her new role, Simmons will oversee and manage media relations and internal communications for DC Entertainment (DCE) and its executives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1opIU-el","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4619,"url":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/warners-super-vision-entertainment-news-film-news-media-variety\/","url_meta":{"origin":889,"position":0},"title":"Warner’s super vision – Entertainment News, Film News, Media – Variety","author":"Forbidden Panel","date":"July 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Until Warner Bros. assembles its creative team around a \"Justice League\" movie, the studio and DC Entertainment are focusing on getting audiences used to seeing the group's superheroes together in other ways. 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