Clinton Forry

Current

• Senior Manager, Interactive Content/Marketing at PRI Public Radio International

Past

• Client Relations Manager at Public Radio International
• Customer Service Representative at PRI Public Radio International
• Web Content Manager at Stayhealthy.com

• Production at KUNI Radio
• Sales at Co-Op Records and Tapes

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Education

• University of Northern Iowa
• Iowa State University

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Industry

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Websites

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Clinton Forry’s Summary

Clinton Forry’s Specialties:

Digital Media & Content Strategy | Google: Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Google AdSense | Graphics: Adobe Photoshop | Audio editing: Audacity, ProTools, Adobe Audition | Other: HTML, Podcast Publishing, Twitter, Facebook Application Developer, Well-Versed in The Internets

Clinton Forry’s Experience

• Senior Manager, Interactive Content/Marketing

  PRI Public Radio International

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  Producer Relations: Establish relationships with content producers, advise on research, craft and implement marketing strategies.
  
  Strategic Content Analysis: Conduct content analyses, guide content producers through changes, monitor impact.
  
  Metrics: Track metrics on assets, configure, maintain, and evaluate metrics systems.
  
  Partnering: Establish relationships with major new media partners for promotion and collaboration: Google, YouTube, Yahoo, Facebook, Apple.
  
  Social Media Strategy: Evaluate social media spaces, determine viability, create & implement strategies.
  
  Technology Specialist: With regular meetings and presentations, inform entire staff of current and emerging technologies relevant to the industry.
  
  Content Publishing: Collaborate on editorial strategy, then select and publish content to multiple channels.
  
  Content Strategy: Participate in strategy behind CMS, digital infrastructure, and distribution strategy.

• Client Relations Manager

  Public Radio International

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2001 — June 2007 (5 years 8 months)

  Sales: Maintained relationships with managers and decision makers for 50+ clients, including many of the top 25 markets. Offered a slate of radio programs and online content management tools.
  
  Content evaluation: Regularly evaluated content in structured settings, provided feedback to content producers.
  
  Research: Used third-party resources to evaluate client performance. Consulted with clients based on results.
  
  Administration: Maintained and reviewed billing, client contracts, and content-related meta data.

• Customer Service Representative

  PRI Public Radio International

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2001 — November 2001 (7 months)

  Administrative Support: Info-tracking projects, database maintenance.
  
  Ombudsman: Answered & directed phone calls and email inquiries about the company and its offerings.

• Web Content Manager

  Stayhealthy.com

  (Internet industry)

  January 2000 — October 2000 (10 months)

  Content Publisher: Published daily articles to site, maintained editorial standards.
  
  Research: Examined trends in e-commerce with an emphasis in health-related sites. Examined trends in online customer service. Sought content partners.
  
  Graphic Design: edited photos and created graphics for use on site.

• Production

  KUNI Radio

  (Non-Profit; Broadcast Media industry)

  August 1996 — May 2000 (3 years 10 months)

  On-air production: transmitter operation, live feed coordination, weather alert monitoring, and continuity
  
  Technical production: including remote live event broadcast, equipment staging, and equipment set-up
  
  Music programming: evaluating music for on-air programming

• Sales

  Co-Op Records and Tapes

  (Retail industry)

  October 1996 — January 2000 (3 years 4 months)

  Sold tapes, CDs, and records to eager music fans in an independent record store setting.
  
  Established relationships with regular customers, vendors, and competitors.
  
  Vinyl record specialty: Acquired, graded, and priced rare and collectible vinyl LP records.

Clinton Forry’s Education

• University of Northern Iowa

  BA , Communications in Electronic Media , 1996 — 2000

  May 1999 & May 2000, Dean’s List. January 2000, awarded the Eugene Grossman Scholarship, for excellence in electronic media-related and extra-curricular activities.

  Activities and Societies:

  Music director at KGRK, the student-run radio station.
  
  Student Representative, UNI Communications Board

• Iowa State University

  General 1995 — 1995

Additional Information

Clinton Forry’s Websites:

• My Blog

Clinton Forry’s Interests:

Professional: Digital media strategy, content strategy, social media, taking things apart and putting them back together. Personal: Playing music, collecting music, cooking, taking things apart and putting them back together.

Clinton Forry’s Groups:

MIMA: Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association
PRPD: Public Radio Program Directors Association

•    Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA)
•    Public Radio
•    Social Media Breakfast - Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP)
•    i612: Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area Interactive Media Community
•    Content Strategy

Clinton Forry’s Honors:

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America 1995
Competent Toastmaster (CTM) Award, Toastmasters International 2006
Election Judge, Plymouth, MN 2006
Election Judge, Machine Judge, Plymouth, MN 2008

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