Ryan Kitagawa (He/Him/His) Email & Phone Number

El Segundo, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Torrance, California

Torrance, California

• Lead producer for HTC’s marketing, experiential, and website campaigns.
• Produced multiple social media apps, rich and non-rich display ads, microsites, digital billboards and mobile apps. Examples range from HTC device launches, each supported by an average of 20 units to experiential.
• Forecast production budgets, schedules and staffing for approximately 30 featured devices launches and website build.
• Collaborated with internal teams to identify resources needed to successfully complete projects in a deadline driven environment.
• Supervised, trained and helped implement process among digital teammates.
• Managed client expectations; facilitated rounds of client feedback and approvals all within scope.

• Lead producer for HTC’s marketing, experiential, and website campaigns, while provide additional support for PlayStation and Anthem
• Produced multiple social media apps, rich and non-rich display ads, microsites, digital billboards and mobile apps. Examples range from HTC device launches, each supported by an average of 20 units to experiential.
• Forecasted production budgets, schedules and staffing for approximately 30 featured devices launches and website build.
• Collaborated with internal teams to identify resources needed to successfully complete projects in a deadline driven environment.
• Supervised, trained and helped implement process among digital teammates.
• Managed client expectations; facilitated rounds of client feedback and approvals all within scope.

• Interactive Producer for multiple clients, such as Boeing, Comcast, Catholic Healthcare West, and Tri City Medical Center.
• Produced multiple website development and display ad campaigns through the entire lifecycle. Examples range from Boeing’s “Epicwave” web campaign that featured 9 programs totaling 120 banners to Catholic Healthcare.
• Initiated the discovery and strategy phase, produced estimates, timelines and prioritized schedules. Facilitated information architecture, copy, creative, flash, programming, QA and postmortem analysis to ensure the.
• Managed client expectations; facilitated rounds of client feedback and approvals all within scope.
• Worked closely with the strategy/media teams to review media plans, while working with the sites to identify ad specifications.

• Generated estimates and production schedules for all web and broadcast projects.
• Managed productions and maintained various websites such as Iceboxadvertising.com, Neptune-society.com, TriggerTriangle.com, FRS.com, and Abpho.com
• Produced direct response and branding (1:20,:60,:30,:15) TV and radio spots for local, regional, and national airings for campaigns such as, Kimlan Soy Sauce “Bigger Is Better,” New Sun Nutrition “What Drives You,”.
• Managed copywriting, print, web, flash developing, production and post production teams.
• Built/maintained relationships with vendors, negotiated rates, and payment schedules on behalf of the client.
• Liaison between the client, account executive and the creative department.

• Built/maintained relationships with station traffic teams, negotiated delivery, and payment schedules on behalf of the media team.
• Accountable for managing numerous campaign launches simultaneously.
• Responsible for dubbing, trafficking, billing, and assigning ISCI codes per commercial and market.
• Organized and updated all traffic files in Catalyst for the stations and media buyers.
• Built and maintained the master 800# phone and ISCI codes list assigned to each station/commercial and sent to the client on a weekly basis.

• Helped negotiate and purchase television and radio placements for all accounts within assigned markets.
• Documented all contracts, make-goods and credits.
• Maintained all media buys and was responsible for the post-buy results.
• Monitored buys in progress and was responsible for making credit and/or billing adjustments when necessary.
• Collaborated with clients, media team, and publication sale reps to resolve media issues.

• Coordinated the Lowe’s Fall Commercial Appreciation Event program.
• Supervised all on-site promotional activities and field staff at over 100 locations.
• Recruited, trained, and managed 40 territory managers throughout the nation.