1. RYAN P. CLARKE
Providence, RI 02903 ● 401-374-3325 ● clarkeryanp@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Digital Marketing ● Social Media Marketing ● Ensuring Brand Excellence & Consistency
Highly motivated, creative marketing professional who collaborates well with members of a team. Able to
capture data and transform it into effective marketing strategies. Excellent analytical and problem solving
skills. Proven ability to thrive in busy, fast-paced deadline centric environments. Passion for excellence.
Creation of Marketing Plans Evaluating Customer Needs High-Impact Presentations
Public Speaking Data Analysis Attention to Detail
Metric-Based Marketing B2B Sales/Relationships Email Campaigns
Social Media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest.
Professional experience with email and traditional marketing.
Open Tables, Micros, Aloha systems
Microsoft Windows (XP & Vista)/ Adobe Lightroom 3/Photoshop
EDUCATION
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI
M.B.A. Marketing – GPA: 3.91
B.S. International Business – GPA: 3.74
Earned Dean’s List throughout degree program
Earned distinction as part of the Golden Quill Honor Society for outstanding academic achievement
Related marketing internship experience:
Cox Communications – Internship
Conducted extensive research to identify customer wants and needs
Completed analysis of reasons why customers became disengaged
Assisted in creating a competition book, tracking promotions & features
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Old Grist Mill Tavern, Seekonk, MA 2004 – Present
Social Media Marketing / Lead Trainer/Sales
• Collaborate with management in developing and maintaining advertising via social networking sites.
• Create effective marketing promotions to engage followers and develop new followers.
• Export and analyze key data about demographics of patrons. Evaluate information regarding the
success of reaching the target audience.
• Evaluate success of posts and who the audience was who was captured including: men, women and
various age ranges. Revise marketing based upon that data.
• Effectively utilize Facebook to reach out to / build relationships with followers and build new fan base.
• Build and foster Business to Business – B2B – relationships with local business.
• Handle all photography used in business promotions.
• Certified Trainer; developed a training program & trained 100+ new servers in responsibilities.
• As part of the training program: pioneered the use of effective feedback on a daily basis from gathered
the new trainees. Developed a program whereby they report daily with details of their training. They
were prompted to respond to requests if they needed more training in a specific area. This resulted in
exceptionally well-trained employees and fostered a high-level of communication with management.
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RYAN P. CLARKE
Providence, RI 02903 ● 401-374-3325 ● clarkeryanp@gmail.com
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND – continued
Ryan P. Clarke Marketing & Photography, Providence, RI 2011 - Present
Marketing / Sales / Photography
• Daily maintenance of multiple websites and marketing of products/services.
• Utilize social media platforms to their full effect to build the business including: Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
• Establish and monitor social media and websites for a variety of businesses including: Merrill Motors,
Laurel Tech, and a local magazine for the gay community called GET Magazine.
• Provide exceptional customer experience with excellent follow up.
• Book events, consultations, and schedule follow up meetings with clients.
Bank of America, East Providence, RI 2014 - 2015
Customer Service Representative - Credit Card Department
• Gained extensive training in the use of multiple financial programs to service credit cards
• Serviced patrons with high level of professionalism while adhering to high security protocol.
VOLUNTEER WORK
• Camp Angel Wings - 2014 to present
• Aids Project Rhode Island - Board Member/Volunteer Photographer for events - 2013 - present
• Options Magazine - Volunteer Photographer - 2014 – present
• GET Magazine - Volunteer photographer- 2012-present
• Little Sisters of the Poor - Volunteered on Thanksgiving - 2009- 2014
• Warren Swansea Redskins - Pop Warner Cheer Coach - 1999 – 2007
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE - SUMMER ABROAD
Texas Instruments, Campinas, Brazil 2001
• Collaborated as part of a team as part of a summer abroad work experience through Johnson & Wales
University.
• The goal of the team was to help improve safety and efficiency issues at the plant.
• Brainstormed with the team to devise a plan which was presented to the upper level management. The
plan was so effective and on target that it was approved for use.
• Gained insight into the local culture and gained new business perspective gained from collaborating
with the local team in Brazil.