About us
POWER UP PR is PR and communications agency specialising in gaming and technology in Australia and New Zealand.
We have managed the communications for some of the largest companies and brands, including Bethesda, Devolver Digital, SteelSeries, ESL Australia and EA Sports. POWER UP PR has been nominated for Best Media Relations award at the IT Journo Awards for five years running, winning the category in 2022.
Our team
Doug Johns
Founder and Managing Director
With over 25 years experience in PR, Doug has managed the communications for some of the most recognisable and respected brands including Bethesda, Xbox, LucasArts/Star Wars, Disney and Virgin.
Vanessa Johns
Director
Vanessa has over 25 years of experience managing branding, events and production for gaming and mainstream companies including Bethesda, Devolver, Hyundai, Nab and Australia Post. ‘Ness’ is a fantasy MMO nerd for her sins.
Jayden Perry
Senior Account Manager
Jayden has worked in the ANZ games industry for over 10 years, and has coordinated media and influencer campaigns across a variety of leading brands, including Bethesda, Epic Games, SteelSeries, Blizzard, and ESL. He has a passion for video games, cards, and tabletop gaming.
Client experience
Testimonials
Kate Maconachie
Bethesda
“The POWER UP PR team have provided excellent support to our business across all facets of communication in Australia and New Zealand. They are not only on the pulse with the latest trends and news across the industry, but deliver quality work across the board in a timely manner. POWER UP PR are an absolute joy to work with and an asset to our team.”
Ralph
Skill Up
“I’ve worked with dozens of PR agencies and people over my 7+ years in content creation, and POWER UP have consistently been the best, most responsive, most down-to-earth and most value-focused of any I’ve dealt with. Genuinely the best operators in Australia, hands down’.”
Julian Price
Nine News
“Power Up PR is the best in the business.
They know video games, they know the audience and they know news when they see it.”
Graeme Struthers
Devolver Digital
“I really don’t want to give POWER UP PR any kind of positive testimonial as then other companies will want to take advantage of the hard won insights, advice and support Devolver have benefited from for the past decade or more that POWER UP have brought to our projects.”
Get in touch
Email us
doug@poweruppr.com
Call us
+61 466 507 443