Brian Ray Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

• Oversaw regional efforts for San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno, Marin, Monterrey, and other areas of Northern California.
• Implemented publicity and promotion campaigns for movie studios and clients, including Paramount Pictures, Sony, Netflix, and STX. Projects include: Rocketman, The Intruder, Brightburn, 5B, Crawl, Dora and the Lost.
• Planned and oversaw the organization and execution of film screenings, special events, and press junkets and tours, working with in-studio teams, media partners, and community groups to ensure successful turnout.
• Planned and oversaw budgets for all regional activities, ranging from small grassroots efforts to large-scale events.
• Built and maintained strong, ongoing relations with members of the press, social media and regional influencers, nonprofits and other organizations.
• Compiled and presented press screening, promotional screening, publicity status, and campaign reports to studios and filmmakers.

San Francisco, CA

• Writer and former neighborhood editor.
• Local stories and content covering businesses, arts and entertainment, crime and safety, politics and culture, and people and points of interest.
• Authored more than 200 stories.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Coordinated with marketing, communications, development, distribution, and programming teams to provide consistent voice, social media, design work, and regular communications to the public, membership, the press.
• Established and maintained relationships with hundreds of community partner organizations, events partners, members of the press, and more.
• Crafted press releases, executive team statements, web content, social media posts, and print material for increasing awareness of organization and programs as well as special events.
• Worked with creative partners and other teams to craft Festival-specific designs and messaging.
• Maintained and evolved evergreen branding and communications, including social media and print materials, eNews and press releases, and video content.
• Planned and executed a variety of events.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Coordinated with marketing, communications, development, and programming teams to target Festival programs to local organizations for partnerships and outreach.
• Communicated with hundreds of community partner organizations, confirming over 90 each year to pair with programs in the Festival. Provided organizations with social/promotional copy, ticket allotments, Festival.
• Crafted and polished press releases and press kits for increasing overall coverage and impressions, pushing ticket sales and increasing awareness.
• Assisted with event planning and execution, including the Press Launch event.
• Researched and executed community outreach for giveaways to organizations serving low-income individuals and other targeted audiences.

• Worked with communications and programming teams to target Festival programs to press, members, local organizations, and more.
• Crafted and polished press releases and press kits for increasing overall coverage and impressions, pushing ticket sales and increasing awareness.
• Assisted with event planning and execution, including the Press Launch event.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Overall design of site and brand
• Front end web design
• UX and UI elements on site
• In-User Testing

• Created game concept art, UI, and logos.
• Worked from concept to finished products using Illustrator, Flash, and Photoshop.
• Created digital paintings for story passage series.

• Created concept art and art assets for Student Response System.
• Created promotional digital and print design work for trade show displays.

• Worked between many departments, creating concepts, assets, animations, and characters for a variety of products.
• Oversaw artists in Salt Lake and India offices.
• Managed artists and summer interns.
• Produced promotional and presentation material for products and programs.