Ryan Simpson Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Account Manager at Fieldtrip, providing support for the Account team and Fieldtrip clients. Working to help make processes, projects, and communication run smoothly, and make the lives of all involved easier.

Kentucky

East Region DirectorWorking with students, teachers, and administrators in schools across 30 Eastern Kentucky counties and the Lexington area. Responsibilities include recruiting new schools and teachers, as well as maintaining relationships with active schools, providing year-round guidance, resources, technical support, school visits, etc.Marketing DirectorLeading initiatives in expanding the organization’s marketing efforts, including the creation of materials like brochures, mailouts, promotional videos, merchandising, and social media campaigns. This role also includes handling most of the organization’s non-marketing graphic design efforts.Media DirectorCreating programming for a student press corps focused on covering political events. Educating and training students in journalism and media practices, including video production, photography, long-form writing, and social media reporting. Additionally, executing media efforts for the organization, including video production, photography, and A/V.Various Program Writing, Trip Planning, and Event Planning RolesPlanning and coordinating youth development, civic engagement, and service learning events, conferences, and trips. Tasks include writing curriculum, planning schedules, managing a budget, directing volunteers and co-workers, processing data, troubleshooting logistics, and various office and physical tasks. During the events, conferences, and trips, responsibilities also include keeping students age 11-18 happy and safe, as well as working with teachers to ensure a positive experience.

Frankfort, Kentucky

- Regional contact for schools in the Eastern region of Kentucky, connecting them with the Kentucky YMCA Youth Association's many programs, especially the Kentucky Youth Assembly and Kentucky United Nations Assembly. - Various programming roles in the several different conferences and programs ran by the KY YMCA.

Brandenburg, Ky

Staff Aide (2011), Junior Counselor (2012), Adventure Program Senior Counselor (2013)- Worked with co-counselors in traditional and adventure residential camp settings to watch and care for children ages 6-16, teaching them character values and outdoor skills, while helping them build confidence, self-identity, leadership skills, and social skills.Adventure Program Director/Unit Leader (2014)- Planned and scheduled indoor, outdoor, character building, and team building programming as well as various adventure trips for a summer camp adventure program for teenagers- Worked with a team of other program directors and unit leaders to effectively run a residential summer camp for youths- Supervised staff in the effective care of children ages 6-16 in an overnight camp setting and evaluated their performance in being responsible for their health, safety, and emotional well-beingCounselor-in-Training Director (2015)- Worked with a Co-Director in planning programming to teach 16 year olds how to become excellent counselors, in addition to helping them build strong leadership and problem solving skills, as well as strong skills in working in outdoor recreation.- Worked closely with the various other camp directors to help them with their programs and the running of the full camp affairsAquatics Director (2016)- Managed all lifeguards and daily functions at the pool, including various maintenance responsibilities.- Provided extra support for the staff and various other program areas around the campMarketing Intern (2016)- Developed cohesive social media and direct mail campaigns to promote the camp and raise the customer base- Designed all apparel and merchandise for the Summer 2016 camp season.

Lexington, Kentucky

- Designed mail-outs to be sent to basketball recruits, ranging from general covering of the weekly events of the Women’s Basketball Team to persuasive material personalized to specific recruits. - Designed promotional material for the team’s social media accounts, predominantly Instagram- Worked with assistant coaches and the athletic director to create an appealing media presence for the team and its players

Lexington, Ky

- Designed layout for newspaper- Worked with writers, photographers, and editors to tastefully organize stories- Created special graphics to accompany stories

Louisville, Ky

- Officiated children's soccer games- Worked with other refs to set up/tear down fields, put away equipment

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Integrated Strategic Communication/Art Studio

Media And Film

Activities and Societies: International Students SocietyA one term study abroad at the University of Sussex, as an exchange student.

International Baccalaureate Diploma