About
Nathaniel Wattenmaker is Director of Marketing at 2K, where he oversees brand, communications, and distribution strategy. He brings approximately 15 years of experience across media and gaming roles, including brand strategy, product marketing, PR, influencer partnerships, and agency management. Wattenmaker has shipped five titles across major platforms and contributed to numerous League of Legends features, and previously worked with Riot's player behavior team on design and publishing for features including Honor.
Experience
- 2KDirector of Marketingcurrent2024 — present
- Makers FundMarketing Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Gearbox PublishingDirector of Brand Management2022 — 2024
- Gearbox PublishingSenior Brand Manager2019 — 2022Frisco, Texas
- Riot GamesCommunications Strategist - Player Behavior/Dynamics2015 — 2019Santa Monica
- Riot GamesCommunications Strategist2018 — 2019Los Angeles, California
- Riot GamesBrand Writing2013 — 2015Santa Monica, California
- NBCUniversal, Inc.Reporter2012 — 2013
- gdgtProduct Research2012
- GameranxEvent Coverage, Editorial, and Features2011 — 2012
- akascope.comPR Liasion, News Editor, Reviews Editor2011 — 2012
- Kombo.comEditorialist2008 — 2010
Education
- Florida Gulf Coast UniversityBachelor's, History; Political Science Minor; English Minor2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Publishing2Journalism13Blogging8Creative Writing6Public Relations3Editing6Online Journalism1Social Networking2Copy Editing5Editorial7Copywriting3New Media
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Shared employers
Also worked at Riot Games16
Eva FreyInvestor at Extantia CapitalThomas VuHead of Franchise/Creative @ Riot Games at Moon HoldingsJesse HoustonVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East LabsMarc MerrillCo-Founder, Co-Chairman, & Chief Product Officer at Riot GamesEric GuanHead of Token Economics at Superlayer
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Also worked at NBCUniversal, Inc.40
Dea SurjadiSpecial Advisor at Golden Gate VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleAlicia ZaettaAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersBarrett EdgingtonPrincipal at Signal Peak VenturesMaya SmithExecutive Assistant and Office Manager at Shine CapitalDaniel MurrayVenture Partner at Calibrate Ventures
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Colleagues at Makers Fund
ALEXANDER EICHINGER
Investor at Makers Fund
ALLI OTTARSSON
Investment at Makers Fund
Alli Óttarsson
Venture Partner at Makers Fund
Andrea Yang
Venture Partner at Makers Fund
ANDREW WILLSON
Investment at Makers Fund
ANNA SWEET
Investor at Makers Fund
Archie Stonehill
Investor at Makers Fund
CeCe Cheng
Venture Partner at Makers Fund