Communications and PR/marketing consulting and freelance for hire: Nick Walter
Based in Phoenix, Ariz., Nick Walter uses more than 25 years of experience as a communications and PR/marketing pro to promote the outdoors and amplify your story.
With specialized outdoor, natural resources and conservation experience working at entities such as The Arizona Game and Fish Department, Central Arizona Project, the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald and more, I offer a rare combination of subject-matter and PR/marketing experience. This saves YOU significant money on getting another agency or company up to speed on your outdoor or natural resources brand.
Clients have included branded outdoors content for “hot vendor” Skyword, Inc. I’ve also worked with the Tampa Tribune, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, and The Gazette in Colorado Springs. It takes someone passionate about conservation and the Great Outdoors to speak the same language of those we’re trying to reach.
Results rule: so let's look at a case study
One example: Nick produced the national award-winning “Fish AZ blog” at the Arizona Game and Fish Department. What started out as a made-from-scratch blog turned into a content marketing machine.
How does the process work? Look closer
Services can start with a phone call (the free consultation). I get to know you, your goals and how I can build your business. I’m ready to listen and take action.
What's next?
An award-winning media professional in Phoenix, Ariz. with more than 25 years of experience specializing in content creation and PR/marketing strategy, journalism and public relations, here’s a bit about me …
I love sports (basketball is my main game) and of course outdoors (fishing, mountain biking, hiking, running, and watersports) and eating clean and exercising efficiently for sustained high performance.
I’ve narrowed my primary niche to outdoor recreation, natural resources, science and conservation industries, including nonprofit and government agencies. Under the Walterations Media LLC umbrella, however, I can serve nearly any business niche.
Education
Nick holds a Ba. in Communications from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
Classes, conferences and certifications
- Canva Essentials – Graphic Design Essentials; Canva Essentials, certifications (2025).
- DigiMarCon Southwest, Phoenix (2024)
- Water in the Western United States by Coursera – certification (2023)
- Introduction to Incident Command System – FEMA, certification (2022)
- Certistaff Analytics (2-day, online, comprehensive Google Analytics course) with Sonja Crystal Williams (2019)
- Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) State Marketing Workshop, Phoenix (2017)
- Digital Summit, Phoenix, (Including two content marketing workshops hosted by Vertical Measures (2019, 2018, 2017, 2015)
- Complete Google Analytics Academy how-to series (YouTube) (2014-2017)
- Adobe Premiere at Arizona State University (day-long class) (~ 2015)
- PIO Symposium, Phoenix, (2013, 2014)
Most influential books
- New Rules of PR and Marketing by David Meerman Scott
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager (multiple authors)
- Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
- The Only Leaders Worth Following by Tim Spiker
- Leadership and Self Deception by The Arbinger Institute