Ryan Reeves

Ryan Reeves has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Ryan is currently working as a Senior Director of Strategic Accounts at Digital Direction since February 2023. Prior to this, from April 2017 to December 2022, Ryan served as the Vice President of Enterprise Accounts, Customer Success, Marketing, and Partnerships at Defensive Networks (formerly Shamrock Consulting Group).

Before that, Ryan worked as a Creative Director at Wasserman, the 2nd most valuable sports and entertainment agency in the world, where they led creative direction and copywriting initiatives. Ryan also played a key role in Wasserman's global rebranding and managed creative projects for pro athletes, global brands, and properties. Ryan's tenure at Wasserman was from November 2015 to April 2017.

Ryan also has experience as a Creative Director at blend., where they created and executed digital campaigns for brands like Casamigos, Kraft, and MasterCard. Ryan'sresponsibilities involved managing and executing primary creative elements for both internal and client brand marketing across various media and social channels. Ryan worked at blend. from April 2015 to November 2015.

In addition, Ryan has experience in the media industry, having worked as a Writer/Producer at CBS Sports from September 2012 to April 2015. During their time at CBS Sports, they wrote original content for the radio show ROME on CBS Sports Network and transformed daily radio scripts into TV scripts. Ryan also led the creation of various show elements and was the Head Writer for original scripts.

Earlier in their career, Ryan worked as an Associate Producer/Writer at ABC Television's Jimmy Kimmel Live! from September 2008 to September 2012. Ryan also served as a Sports Researcher/Talent Coordinator at Global Sports & Entertainment, Inc. from September 2008 to July 2010.

Before their foray into the media and creative industry, Ryan gained sales experience as a Sales Manager at Sundance Beach from August 2005 to September 2008. Ryan also held the position of Director of Media Relations at Santa Barbara Breakers Pro Basketball from September 2007 to August 2008.

Ryan's professional journey started at Deloitte Digital, where they worked as a Junior Copywriter from June 2007 to September 2007. During this time, they authored print ads for Conde Nast's Portfolio Magazine and created a successful marketing campaign for EA Games' Army of Two.

Overall, Ryan Reeves has extensive experience across multiple industries, with significant expertise in strategic accounts, customer success, marketing, creative direction, copywriting, and media production.

Ryan Reeves attended UC Santa Barbara from 2004 to 2008, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing & Literature and Business Management. Additionally, they completed the Sport Management Certificate Program at UC Santa Barbara.

In terms of additional certifications, Ryan obtained the Crowdstrike Sales Engineering Certification from CrowdStrike in August 2021 and the Crowdstrike Falcon Sales & Product Certification in July 2021. Ryan also earned the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services in December 2022.