Professional Experience
Robert Marshall Wells is a brand strategist and marketing consultant with over 15 years of experience producing advertising for brands and helping leaders showcase their talent in the business world. His expertise includes producing and reporting for broadcast television networks and top U.S. daily newspapers.
Part-Time Reporter/Producer - ABC affiliate station KDRV Newswatch 12 // Summers from 2006 - present
Medford, Oregon
Reporter - The Seattle Times // June 2002 - June 2004
Seattle, Washington
Covered higher education.
Freelance Writer/Independent Journalist - The Seattle Times // 1999 - 2011
Gig Harbor, Washington
Business Reporter and Weekly Columnist - The Seattle Times // 1998 - 1999
Seattle, Washington
Editorial Writer and Columnist - The News Tribune // 1997 - 1998
Tacoma, Washington
National Legislative and Political Reporter - Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report magazine // 1994 - 1997
Washington, D.C.
Covered Capitol Hill and the White House.
Political Commentator - Congressional Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) // 1996
Covered topics including the 1996 election cycle; education issues; labor policy; the budget and appropriations.
Political Analyst - "Dave Ross Show" // January 1995
Seattle, Washington
104th Congress for the live, daily AM radio talk program broadcast by CBS affiliate KIRO, Seattle.
Guest Commentator - National Public Radio // February - May 1995
Provided coverage of U.S. House of Representatives hearings on proposals to repeal federal Affirmative Action programs.
Guest Commentator - TVW // 1993-1994
Provided running commentary of Washington state’s cable public affairs channel, during the regular session of the 1993-94 Washington State Legislature.
Co-host and Producer - "Market Street" // 1990 - 1991
Washington, D.C.
Produced and co-hosted a weekly, 30-minute cable show focused on regional economic and political events and taped in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. Guests included U.S. Members of Congress, Virginia elected officials and local business leaders and other prominent newsmakers.
Political Reporter - The News Tribune // 1991 - 1994
Tacoma, Washington
Business Editor - The Reston Times, Arundel Newspapers // 1990 - 1991
Reston, Va., Fairfax Division
News Intern - The News Tribune // June - August 1990
Tacoma, Washington
Outreach Specialist - American University // 1989 - 1990
Washington, D.C.
Worked on Return-to-School Programs at Office of Continuing Studies.
Vice President of Marketing and Communication - Communication Services International // 1989 - 1990
Chantilly, Virginia
Directed the advertising and marketing activities of this $10 million annual revenue telecommunications contracting firm. Supervised a staff of three. Reported directly to company president and chairman.
PR/Marketing Specialist - AT&T Communications // 1984 - 1989
Reston, Virginia
Provided business-to-business marketing and public relations support to two senior managers responsible for managing relationships with 200 equipment and services vendors in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Credit Representative - GTE Business Communications // 1983 - 1984
Reston, Virginia
Responsible for business to business credit collections from firms in Mid-Atlantic Region.
Secondary Marketing Specialist - United Savings Bank // 1982 - 1983
Vienna, Virginia
Responsible for packaging conventional mortgage loans into $1 million security instruments for sale in the secondary market to organizations such as the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMS) and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA).
Branch Manager - United Savings Bank // 1980 - 1982
Vienna, Virginia
Supervised a staff of 10, including loan officers, assistant managers and tellers, at the main office of this thrift in Northern Virginia.
Other Activities
Moderator - The News Tribune // 2005 - 2006
Moderated panel discussions, “The Class of 2005" and "The Class of 2006", for high-achieving high school students in the South Puget Sound Region.
Facilitator - American Society of News Editors and The News Tribune // March 2005
Facilitated the panel discussion, "Newspapers and Credibility,” for news consumers ages 18-34.
Moderator - Society of Professional Journalists, Pacific Lutheran University Student Chapter // October 2004
Tacoma, Washington
Moderated the panel discussion, “News Media and the 2004 Elections"