Tara Bruno

Tara possesses nearly 30 years of PR experience within the video game industry.  Tara’s career began at GT Interactive Software where she cut her teeth promoting such iconic classics as Duke Nukem, Unreal, and Oddworld.  After GT, Tara moved over to the NYC agency side, where she remained until she resigned her position as VP of the HighWater Group PR agency to pursue opportunities as a freelancer and start building her family. 

At that point, Tara became an independent “gun for hire” and was instrumental in supporting campaigns for AAA and indie games, technology platforms, and gaming hardware.  

In 2018, Tara began recruiting a network of PR contractors to engage more clients.  Since then, the team and client base has grown steadily each year.

Some of the better-known games that Tara has worked on over the years include Battlefield 6, Marvel Rivals, Alan Wake 2, League of Legends, HITMAN 3, The Outer Worlds, Rock Band 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Disney Infinity 3.0, and Enter The Matrix.

When not at work, Tara enjoys being a mother to her 18 year-old daughter, her 8 pound toy poodle, Tank, and her adorable Bernedoodle, Maddie.  She currently resides in New Jersey.

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