Joseph Ramski Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As an ACD, I act as the force behind conceptualizing strategic work and ensuring high-quality output is brought to life for each of our clients. I collaborate with all internal departments to sell big ideas to clients while getting my hands dirty in the day-to-day work with art directors, designers, and creative producers on the team. In addition to.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Collaborates closely with creative, media and account management teams day-to-day. Support and help lead planning across a variety of accounts, and manages the copywriting team and initiatives. Aids finding powerful, creatively fertile ideas, helping brands tell strong stories and helping them reach their target audiences in an smart, effective way.a. Work.

Greater Chicago Area

• Help execute the overall Marketing strategy of Red Tape Theatre
• Generate original copy for Red Tape's company website and social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook)
• Write and edit copy for production announcements, press releases, email marketing campaigns, and more
• Ideate and generate original graphics, artwork, and imagery via Adobe Photoshop for the company's web platforms
• Champion the theatre's message of the Free Theatre Movement at company functions and in the larger Chicago theatre landscape

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Collaborates closely with creative, media and account management teams day-to-day. Support and help lead planning across a variety of accounts, and manages the copywriting team and initiatives. Aids finding powerful, creatively fertile ideas, helping brands tell strong stories and helping them reach their target audiences in an smart, effective way.a. Work.

• Generate original copy for a multitude of clients across web and social channels while adhering to client's brand and voice guidelines as well as SEO best-practices
• Provide project management for a variety of client initiatives and created tasks to help manage contributors' timelines, responsibilities, and expectations
• Ideate + pitch concepts for use in multiple marketing campaigns to align with clients' brand strategies, assisting at all stages from conceptualization to execution
• Conduct customer-facing, research-based interviews to help clients with a brand refresh or more fully develop their mission and value props
• Manage social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for multiple clients; liaise with influencers and engage with community members and followers as-needed
• Planned, created, and curated monthly content calendars across multiple platforms

• Freelance writer and editor of plays, poetry, and fiction
• Plays have been workshopped, read, and produced by the Right Brain Project and Chicago Slamworks

Greater Chicago Area

• Performed in dozens of productions across Chicagoland since 2011 with companies such as Red Tape, Mudlark Theatre, Prop Thtr, Right Brain Project, Chicago Slam Works, Oracle Productions, Organic Theatre Company, The.
• Produced a number of independent performances in and around Chicagoland
• Performed original plays, spoken word, and other work at locations such as the Green Mill, Stage 773, and others.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Track and report business health KPIs on daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Organize and manage pricing and promotions across all of the CafePress U.S. site
• Liaise with marketing, social, customer service, and email teams regarding discount and coupon needs
• Adjust product margin and prices as-needed to ensure maximum profitability
• Helped diagnose and re-align business amidst the start of a global pandemic and an acquisition

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed a team of 10 Coupons Content Managers responsible for furnishing content on top 300 brand pages
• Oversaw integration and management of NA White Label content solution
• Reviewed page content and coached Content Managers to optimize their output, efforts, and understanding of their merchants' marketing strategies
• Analyzed page performance, market trends, and reported on weekly KPI (CTR, Commission, Conversion) fluctuations
• Worked cross-functionally with Merchandising and Sales teams to furnish the best content across the site and paid placement marketing campaigns
• Communicated and collaborated with Product Manager on rolling out product fixes, diagnosing bugs, iterating new tools, and assessing business-critical updates to CMS and front-end UX

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed, tested, and implemented new marketing channels for the national Retail and Coupons verticals
• Managed new channel inventory to effectively strengthen best-practices, increase week-over-week revenue, and stoke customer engagement
• Communicated with multiple departments to coordinate new channel marketing initiatives
• Train National Sales Team on new marketing products including best practices, pitching, pricing, and understanding product features
• Worked closely with Product Manager and Engineering teams to troubleshoot new products' CX and CMS interface

Greater Chicago Area

• Analyzed coupon ad performance via click-through rate (CTR) data
• Managed 40+ merchant partner pages per quarter
• Generated original copy and content for merchant pages; optimized for SEO/SEM marketing
• Liaised with Sales Team to implement best practices for merchants to maximize conversion and improve the merchant partner relationship
• Wrote long-form blog articles using Wordpress to increase site visibility and push top merchants' products and campaigns

Greater Chicago Area

• Analyzed deal structure for effectiveness, ROI, and potential performance
• Worked with Sales team to optimize deal quality, provide best experience for customer and merchant
• Used sales data to understand market trends
• Mastered knowledge of every major category for Groupon's core business (Food & Drink, Health & Beauty, Leisure, Services, etc)
• Used tools such as Tableau, Excel, and Salesforce reporting to provide top-down view of market health
• Trained new-hire Sales reps on software such as Salesforce, Zendesk, Google Applications, and several in-house programs

Chicago, Illinois

• Contacted new merchants interested in partnering with Groupon
• Developed expertise in sales processes, objection handling, creating pitches and forging partnerships
• Cultivated great understanding of inside knowledge for multiple businesses and business types, including restaurants, spas, hotels, and various sports/leisure organizations

4001 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613

• Oversaw efficiency of business and space operations for The Right Brain Project (RBP) and its former theatre space
• Responsible for management of the theatre's finances and assets
• Worked as Production Manager on all shows to ensure effective communication with designers, director, and cast
• Consulted with the Artistic Director on clarity and consistency of the organization's artistic vision
• Drafted, delivered, and executed contracts between the RBP and freelance designers, directors, actors, and renters of the space
• Created original marketing materials for the theatre via photography and Adobe Creative Suite

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Theatre/Theater

High School Diploma