Ryan Ward Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Agency lead of the development, execution and growth of Glow Christmas, a family-friendly festival for kids of all ages under the twinkle of a million lights!Main contact for Santa and his elvesIdentifying Sponsorship / Partnership opportunities for brands to seamlessly integrate themselves into the Glow Christmas experience Create incremental revenue streams that provide value and enhanced experiences for GuestsVenue sourcing and negotiating with exclusive partners Foster and grow relationships with agency Partners, vendors and suppliers

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for the concept, development and execution of a touchless, COVID safe, family-friendly, drive through Christmas light festival in Niagara Falls- Collaborate with Design Team to develop the consumer journey through Safari Niagara- Manage and support the Operations Team with the assembly and installation of over 20 larger-than-life light displays consisting of over 1MM lights throughout a 3km route - Foster and manage vendor relationships - Media liaison for press coverage- Secure and execute sponsorship opportunities- Establish charitable program where a portion of sales are donated to local charities- Lead Creative Team through onsite and online signage - Logistics planning, including display builds, vehicle traffic flow and staffing- Budget management

Toronto, Canada Area

- Develop strategic sponsorship and XM programs for clients through Rouge Media’s network of Canadian Universities and Colleges, high-end salons, restaurants and bars- Create fully integrated campaigns with multiple consumer touch points including, traditional media, digital, mobile, social and XM- Provide the sales team with complete turn-key solutions to best leverage assets and deliver on client’s objectives and KPIs- Manage campaigns from conception through to completion including; external vendor relationships, recruitment and training of Brand Ambassadors, approval and production of all consumer facing program elements, budgeting, campaign analysis and reporting

Toronto

- Client lead on AIR MILES- Agency lead on liasing with Client's partnerships such as NBA Canada, Toronto Pearson and SkiRon to develop relevant activations for Collectors - Worked with external agencies to develop integrated consumer experiences to deliver on Client's KPIs- Oversaw all aspects of each program to ensure new proposals were on brief, reviewed and provided feedback on creative, reports, production elements and ensured the activation delivered on Client's expectations - Onsite presence to reinforce training and ensure a seamless activation

Toronto

- Client lead on Ontario Lottery and Gaming- Agency lead on the development and implementation of XM activation at The Gentlemen's Expo for PRO-LINE and LOTTO MAX- Agency lead on the development and implementation of a cross-Ontario XM Tour for PlaySmart at participating Ontario casinos - Oversaw all aspects of each program including reviewed and provided feedback on creative, reports, production elements and ensured the activation delivered on Client's expectations - Onsite presence to reinforce training and ensure a seamless activation

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for essentially everything that a passenger sees, hears, touches, tastes and smells from the time they arrive at Toronto Pearson to the time they depart, including:- Manage the passenger-facing marketing and communications program.- Manage passenger programs, ensuring that the Toronto Pearson brand is represented and objectives are met.- Recommend all passenger-facing MARCOM programs / activities and passenger experience programming activities.- Manage all marketing, communications and experiential agencies.- Review and recommend partner requests (internal Commercial teams and Partners) for marketing or communications activities as required.- Review and recommend brand and programs identity changes.- Manages all consultants, agencies, vendors, suppliers and designers in the development of programming components.- Actively participates with senior management in high-level, complex program planning and strategy development.

Toronto

- Provide solutions to our current and prospective Clients to deliver upon their objectives- Create programs and experiences that are sharable and engage people which provide them with an emotional connection with the brand - Leverage extensive knowledge in experiential, promotional and social to create an environment that fosters breakthrough thinking and ideation