Ryan Paul Thompson Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, FL, US

Little Rock, AR, US

• Leadership role in implementing Accessibility sensibilities, standards, testing, and WCAG compliance onto companies under our umbrella
• Create and maintain brand, usability, & accessibility guidelines, standards and best practices
• Lead user research studies for online applications and products
• Support and educate content contributors on CMS tools, user behavior, and production workflow
• Work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc to create responsive and interactive prototypes and designs
• Collaborate with dev, hr and marketing teams to ensure a seamless user experience across all digital touchpoints

Jacksonville, Florida, US

• Founded GAAM in 2012 to create a heightened appreciation for gaming culture and it's impact on society and culture, create a platform for modern artists/content creators, and benefit various causes to perpetuate the.
• Organizes one of the biggest, award winning, annual gaming events in Jacksonville, FL (GAAM Show) that raises money for several non-profits and has created relationships with the gaming industry in Jacksonville
• Produces and organizes 3+ mid-sized gaming events per year (GAAM Gladiators: Biggest esports event in Jacksonville, Retro GAAM Night: retro gaming that has partnered with MOSH, Nerd Market: commerce driven to assist.
• Overseeing UI/UX and brand management for multiple digital properties
• Visualizing and present data insights to team members, partners and sponsors
• Identifying patterns and trends in data and user behavior and creating, quick actionable solutions

New York, NY, US

• Primary point of contact between the production/dev team and stakeholders
• Lead product design direction
• Additional role as UX manager
• Championed accessibility adherence
• Set vision and priorities for MVP
• Aligned business needs with user and customer value

Rye Brook, NY, US

• Produced fundraising event and livestream program
• Top 3 corporate participant earner in 1st year
• Corporate Rookie of the Year Award

• Marketing has pushed Belle of the Boulevard into profitability in 1st year
• Outpaced all local competing companies in social media and brand presence
• Created strong strategic relationships with local media outlets and businesses
• Ecommerce Strategy and optimization
• Brand management
• Created profitable events for the company and our event partners

• Social Media management, creation, and cross department policy/process integration
• Relaunched JEA.com to achieve WCAG and 508 compliance
• Provided business requirements, wireframes, workflows, & direction for interactive projects
• Directed and executed UI/UX for dashboards, apps, and website
• Concepted, storyboarded, and created animations

Founded the IGDA Jacksonville Chapter to bring together the community of game creators in Jacksonville. The goal is to organize events, provide tools, and support students and professionals wanting to make a career in videogames.

Jacksonville, FL, US

• In collaboration with the Organizational Development Principal, anticipated, identified and addressed short- and long-term communication needs to support Availity and strategized solutions.
• UI/UX and front-end dev responsibilities surrounding Sharepoint redesign and updates and employee focused apps
• Strategized social media tactics, standards and execution practices
• Proofread and produced copy for multiple platforms and mediums
• Designed and produced sales brochures, guides, reports, presentations, videos and infographics

Jacksonville, FL, US

• Oversaw all advertising and promotional endeavors
• Provided leadership on UI/UX direction
• Moved Carolina Casualty to page 1 for florida truck insurance on Google
• Brand management
• Reduced claim process by over 60% with improved UI/UX
• Provided UI/UX direction & product ownership for company’s 1st mobile app

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Taught UI/UX theory and practices
• HTML, CSS, Flash, Wireframing, JQuery, App Dev, Animation, Project management, CMS systems, and more
• Majority of students have gone on to have successful careers in design and development
• UI/UX design & development at top agencies (Station 4, SJ&P, Robin Shepherd, etc.)

• Strategic consulting, management, and deployment of social campaigns
• Developed methods of tracking ROI on Social Campaigns
• Analyzed and researched market and community voices on brands and products
• Created actionable strategies to connect brands with their communities
• Developed best practices for Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, Youtube, Flickr, and other social platforms
• Established contacts and relationships with communities and individuals in needed markets

US

• Digital strategy creation and implementation for multiple game launches on various platforms
• Design direction
• Community Management
• Market data analysis
• Email campaigns that had a 90% + open and click thru rate
• Organically grown community of over 30,000 members

Jacksonville, FL, US

• Founded The Dalton Agency’s Social Media Department
• Developed methods of tracking ROI on Social Campaigns
• Contributed to over 1000% swell in ticket sales with the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Over 500% growth of Dalton Agency online brand
• Coordinated with Interactive, PR, Creative, Post, and Account teams
• Created organization transition opportunities for seasoned employees into new technologies

Jacksonville, FL, US

• Lead agency interactive department into successful launches of products for consumer, B2B, and political clients
• Conducted usability testing and site analytics analysis
• Hired and managed full-time employees, freelance resources, and outside vendors
• Responsible for training agency employees about interactive technologies, work procedures, trends, and user behavior
• Designed and implemented agency interactive policies, workflows, and project templates
• Animated & illustrated interactive projects

Focused on Web design, development, and flash animation.Pitched and acquired clientsMaintained client relationshipsInvolved in online marketing strategiesCreated contractsCreated timelines, scope of work, estimates

• Designed and developed various web and mobile app projects
• Product ownership
• Client relationship management
• Lead animator and illustrator
• Project management
• Copywriting

• Web design and development
• SXSW Interactive Finalist for Alicia Keys Non-Profit, Frum Tha Ground Up
• Illustration, animation, and project management

• Media kit design and production
• Assisted in jewelry construction and design for vendors such as Venus, SteinMart, Bells, and Bodyshop
• Photoshoot production and product photography
• Tradeshow design
• Website design and development
• Concept art/design for products

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Graphic Design

Education record