Ryan Barrett

Current

• Copywriter at Digitas

Past

• Marketing Coordinator at PARTNERS+simons
• Director of Marketing and Interactive Strategy at BarFrog.com

Education

• Boston University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Ryan

Connections

113 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Blog

Ryan Barrett’s Summary

I'm an interactive copywriter at Digitas in Chicago. Writing's what I love to do - at work, at home, anytime, anywhere.

Ryan Barrett’s Specialties:

Copywriting, editing, concepting, concept presentation, basic html

Ryan Barrett’s Experience

• Copywriter

  Digitas

  (Public Company; PUB; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Clients: GM, AOL, P&G

• Marketing Coordinator

  PARTNERS+simons

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  • Created pitch presentations and RFP responses for prospective clients such as Toshiba, Agilent Technologies, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Sovereign Bank.
  • Partnered with creative teams to brainstorm concepts for pitches and proposals.

• Director of Marketing and Interactive Strategy

  BarFrog.com

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2004 — January 2007 (3 years 1 month)

  • Co-founder of the company; grew membership of this startup from 30 to 10,000 in one year.
  • Wrote all press releases, website content, newsletters, and communications materials.
  • Brainstormed and executed guerilla marketing campaigns to grow BarFrog member base and event attendance.
  • Established partnerships with Bacardi, Budweiser, The Phoenix Group, The Metro, and The Boston Celtics.

Ryan Barrett’s Education

• Boston University

  BS, BA , Communications, French Language and Literature , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Magna Cum Laude, Golden Key International Honours Society

Additional Information

Ryan Barrett’s Websites:

• My Blog

Ryan Barrett’s Interests:

Writing. Dancing. Laughing.

Ryan Barrett’s Groups:

The Ad Club, BIMA, MITX

Ryan Barrett’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch