BARRETT - Key Persons
Barbara Wall, a publicist and specialist in media marketing and media research, serves as Vice President of The Barrett Company. She has accomplished extensive assignments, ranging from technology to entertainment to printing/publishing and has working relationships with a wide circle of book media contacts including reviewers at major US newspapers to Internet book reviewers including NY Times, USA TODAY, Midwest Book Review, BookPleasures.com, BookReview.com, writers at select men's and women's magazines and online social media bloggers covering authors and publishers.
Barbara formerly served as a marketing executive in three Fortune 500 companies (Xerox, Computer Sciences Corporation, Experian) and has worked with a range of clients including BMG Music Service, The Fox Network, Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Levi's, Starbucks, and Jamba Juice.
Charles Barrett formed The Barrett Company publicity firm in 1991 after holding top public relations positions with NBC for more than a decade.
He was in charge of media relations for shows including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Today Show, Unsolved Mysteries, and Fame as well as numerous highly rated NBC specials, including The American Film Institute Awards and The American Movie Awards.
Job Titles:
- Senior Film and Television Publicist
Senior film and television publicist Jennifer Wilson joined The Barrett Company from the United Kingdom, where she developed strategic media relations and marketing/publicity programs for a range of studio produced and independent films.
She has worked and been associated with the BBC, The Festival de Cannes/Cannes Film Festival, Pinewood Studios, The National Film Theatre/London and Titanic Studios, to mention just a few of her professional credits. Her TV credits include work with Granada Television and ITV Studios.
Jennifer attended Oxford University and also studied at the London Film School.
John has held senior management posts with PR agencies and companies in the entertainment, technology, new media, network TV and public relations industries, including Walt Disney Studios, Fox Family Channel, Warner Brothers, Pax TV and Hanna-Barbera, the renowned animation studio in Hollywood where he served as VP of Marketing.
He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Job Titles:
- Writer / Editor With the Barrett Company
Melissa Brown Levine is a writer/editor with The Barrett Company. She wrote hundreds of book reviews for Independent Professional Book Reviewers from 2004 to 2013.
As a content writer, Melissa has written articles and business descriptions for HighBeam Research and Cengage Learning. During the last five years, Melissa has edited manuscripts for academic publishers, such as Routledge and W. W. Norton; small publishers, including Red Phoenix Books, Brighton Publishing, and Diversion Books; and indie writers.
Pasadena, California-based copywriter and designer Paula L. Johnson collaborates with The Barrett Company to create websites and microsites for clients and to coach The Barrett Company clients on setting up and using social media.
Job Titles:
- Publicist / Press Materials Writer / Editor
Steve Starger is our publicist/press materials writer/editor. He has been a working journalist and freelance publicity writer for many years. His articles have appeared in The Hartford Courant, the Alexandria Gazette, Cash Box magazine, the Advocate newspapers, Art New England magazine, Connecticut Business magazine, Hartford Business Journal, and numerous small press magazines.
Steve is also a playwright and co-author of Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World's Second Best Comic-Book Artist. The 2006 book was a finalist for the prestigious Will Eisner Award, presented annually at Comic-Con.