Ryan Paul Thompson Resume

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2011 - Carolina Casualty: Director of Communications: April 2011 – June 2014

Oversaw brand direction, advertising and promotional endeavors on behalf of the companyProvided leadership on UI/UX direction for developer & communications departmentsMoved Carolina Casualty to page 1 for florida truck insurance on GoogleWrote and produced communications for all platformsReduced claim process by over 60% with improved UI/UXProvided UI/UX direction & business integration consultation for company’s 1st mobile appProduced custom Sharepoint build for Intranet . Oversaw UI/UX and produced HTML+CSSRebranded and redesign company’s outward facing websiteEducated other employees about best design practices and creative production toolsProvided mentorship to associate communications director

2012 - GAAM:Creator and President: September 2012 - Present

Created partnerships w/ Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony Santa Monica, Iron Galaxy & othersProduces and directs photography shoots, video production, and ad designManages copywriting and content creation across multiple platforms (FB, Twitter, website,Maintains community engagement with over 30,000 customers on averageOrganizes one of the biggest semi-annual gaming events in Jacksonville, FLOrganizes fundraising for multiple charitiesGarners 300,000+ views online surrounding the eventNegotiates media relations and business partnershipsOver 17 million organic views of our brand in 2014 through content curation strategy

2014 - Belle of the BLVD: Vice President of Marketing: January 2014 - Present

Marketing has pushed Belle of the Boulevard into profitability in 1st year Outpacing all local competing companies in social media and brand presence

Create strong strategic relationships with local media outlets and businessesOversee brand management, design, digital, and social marketing strategiesWe were picked up for the “Fashion Truck Challenge” TV Series PilotUI/UX Director and front end development

2014 - Availity: Employee Communications Manager: June 2014 - Present

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/ryanpaulthompson Email: [email protected] Phone number: 904.463.1149

Awards

Achievements

SXSW web finalist Art Space 2000

Internet VibesClick of the Day

Vision AwardGolden Web Award

Coolest DesignsMackey WebDesign

FinestZoneNoLimit Media AAoW Award

AGD AwardNew Web Pick

Design Firms AwardRACie Awards

Chair and Founder ofIGDA Jax Chapter

Finished 2nd in theGaming Category at

Finalist for Best Art Exhibit lioWeekly Best of Jax 2014

One Spark 2013 Art Institute PAC

Committee Member 2009 Amin Social

Conference Speaker Regular contributor on

NPR’s First CoastConnect’s “Tech Tuesday”

SXSW Web Finalist 2010 Top Shelf Social

Media Speaker Spoke on Social Media

at Flagler & UNFSpoke on design at

Woodland Acres

Ryan Paul ThompsonRyan Paul Thompsonui/ux design, social media, communications, and marketing

Provide leadership on UI/UX and brand direction for HR and employee focused appsProduce communications (copywriting, video production, social media, photography, etc.)Create responsive HTML5 microsites for internal eventsSharepoint management and design responsibilities

In collaboration with the Organizational Development Principal, anticipates, identifiesand addresses short- and long-term communication needs to support of Availity.

2009 - Art Institute of Jacksonville: Web Professor: June 2009 - April 2012

Taught UI/UX theory and practices , HTML, CSS, Flash, Wireframing, JQuery, & App Dev

Pushed Game/App development and had students create Angry Birds clones in 4 weeks .

Majority of students have gone on to have successful careers in

UI/UX design & development at top web agencies ( Station 4, SJP, Robin Sherpherd , etc.)



2006 - Dalton Agency: Senior Interactive Designer: June 2006 - November 2009

Launched digital campaigns for American Heart, McDonalds, BAE, Discount Healthcare,CVB, FSCJ, JU, Everbank, Bealls, Swisher, Touchdown Jacksonville (Jaguars), etc.Managed and coordinated multiple interactive projects, and a team of up to 4 designersChampioned UI/UX disciplines and interactive workflowsCreated ecommerce strategies for Bealls, BAE, and othersPromoted to Social Media Strategist and founded Social Media Department

2005 - Ecisive: Interactive Director: May 2005 - June 2006

Designed and developed sites for Tribeca Candle, My Global Playground, Air LogicSolutions, Ollie Koalas, Denim for Immortality, and David Nixon ProductionsResponsible for design, development, asset conversions, copywriting, creative direction,animation, seo optimization, and management of projects

Founded The Dalton Agency’s Social Media DepartmentOver 1000% swell in ticket sales with the Jacksonville JaguarsOver $70,000 per in-store day sales during all digital promotions for BeallsOver 500% growth of Dalton Agency online brandCreated framework for business modelCreated opportunities for old employees to train and move into new rolesCoordinated with account executives and creative departmentsChampioned design philosophies to be used in Social Media content creation

2009 - The Dalton Agency: Social/Digital Media Strategist: November 2009 - May 2010

2003 - Hardball Sports: Interactive Designer: May 2003 - May 2006

Designed & developed projects for clients such as Alicia Keys, Vein Clinic, and FL/GASXSW Interactive Finalist

1999 - Margot Thompson Inc.: Interactive Designer: Feb 1999 - September 2004

Assisted in jewelry construction and design for vendors such as Venus, SteinMart, Bells,and BodyshopConducted photoshootsDeveloped tradeshow boothsDesigned and built multiple websitesFashion illustration

EducationBachelor of Fine Arts -

UNF May 2003 Actionscript 3 Certified

SoftwareSharepoint

Notepad++PhotoshopIllustrator

FlashDreamweaver

Radian 6Captivate

WordpressPremiere

Illustration Visual Studio

Powerpoint Word

Google Analytics After Effects

Expression Engine

2009 - Ignition Entertainment: Social/Digital Media Consultant: June 2009 - Present

Strategized and executed digital campaigns for launches on xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, & PSPCreated email campaigns that had a 90% + open and click thru rate

Added over 30,000 members to the Ignition Community, organically via social mediaTrended #2 worldwide on Twitter with digital marketing campaigns



Who I’ve Worked With

Documents

Ryan Paul Thompson Resume