About

“In my 15+ years working in the web and more importantly, reading the web, with out any doubt few words have impressed me more than the words written by Wade Rockett.”
– Nick Finck, UX/IA pro, speaker and community cultivator

I’m Wade Rockett, a copywriter, editor, gamer and marketing communications strategist. I live and work in and around Seattle and Tacoma.

I’m a digital strategist at communications agency Weber Shandwick, where I’ve helped companies of all sizes inform, entertain, persuade and motivate their audiences online and off.  My clients have included Microsoft, GM, Juniper Networks, Beyond Gaming and the U.S. Army.

“Wade is probably the best-connected person in our network.”
– Dave Reddy, Media Director at Weber Shandwick

I’m a freelance copy editor for Wizards of The Coast’s Dungeons and Dragons. I’ve worked on Dragon and Dungeon articles for classic settings such as Greyhawk, Dark Sun and Kara-Tur.

I’m on the masthead of Kobold Quarterly magazine and do copywriting, marketing and advertising for its game design division Open Design. Among other things I created and executed KQ’s award-winning marketing plan for Gen Con Indy 2010. Read more about how we rolled at Gen Con.

“Kobold Quarterly was an Oasis of raw fun in the middle of boothland! …Congrats to KQ for the Ennie, but also keeping things maximum fun.”
– Quinn Murphy, Gamefiend

The views I express on this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect the positions, strategies, or opinions of my employer, my clients, my government, my township, my family, or my 4th-level elven ranger.