About Lee Meltzer

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Lee Meltzer is an award-winning publicity and marketing executive recognized for architecting high-impact campaigns across entertainment, sports, and consumer brands. As the founder of Lee Meltzer Consulting, he leads full-scale strategic initiatives for film, television, streaming, live events, podcasts, and brand activations—offering a boutique, hands-on model with the reach, rigor, and creative muscle of a top-tier agency.

With more than a decade of experience driving visibility at the highest levels, Lee is known for delivering breakthrough coverage across premier print, digital, and broadcast outlets. He brings a 360-degree, cross-industry approach that blends traditional publicity, brand partnerships, audience strategy, cultural moments, and high-touch talent management. His campaigns have shaped world premieres, awards trajectories, and launch strategies at major industry tentpoles including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, TIFF, San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), and New York Comic Con (NYCC).

A trusted advisor to filmmakers, studios, distributors, brands, and executives, Lee is valued for his instinctive ability to identify big swings, culturally resonant opportunities, and nontraditional pathways that elevate both projects and people. His client roster spans actors, directors, producers, athletes, authors, podcasters, CEOs, reality personalities, and comedians—reflecting a dynamic, multi-hyphenate ecosystem built around long-term career stewardship.

Lee serves on the advisory boards for the Annapolis Film Festival, Entertainment 2 Affect Change (E2AC), the SXSW Film Festival, and the San Quentin Film Festival—the first film festival held inside an active federal prison. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Mystic Film Institute, where he serves as Publicity Director for the Mystic Film Festival, and is an active member of the HCA,  Film Independent, and The Podcast Academy.

A respected mentor and thought leader within the industry, Lee has been invited to speak, lecture, and lead workshops at SCAD, the University of Georgia, NYU, Syracuse University, FIT, Eastern Washington University, University of Florida, and Jacksonville University, as well as for organizations including SXSW, The Gotham (formerly IFP), the Annapolis Film Festival, and Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (Ebertfest).