Ryan Clarke is a marketing professional with over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, social media marketing, and brand management. He has a proven track record of using metrics to develop effective marketing strategies and capturing customer needs to increase engagement. Clarke holds an MBA and BS in marketing and international business from Johnson & Wales University.
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.