RYAN SICHELSTIEL ryansichelstiel.com (478) 919-8149 ryan.sichelstiel@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/ryansichelstiel
SKILLS BRAND & IDENTITY DIGITAL & WEB DESIGN PRINT & EDITORIAL DESIGN PHOTO EDITING & RETOUCHING PRESENTATION DESIGN
EXPERIENCE THE CREATIVE GROUP // AUG 2018 - PRESENT CREATIVE CONSULTANT, NEW YORK, NY Collaborate and develop creative solutions with agencies and businesses across the New York City area CLIENTS TO DATE Definition 6/Hallmark: Redesign Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas Fantasy Movie League game website for both mobile and desktop Estée Lauder: Work with the Global Communications team to design assets for both editorial and digital usage including ads, annual report, social media, etc.
MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE CAST // JULY 2018 - PRESENT SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGNER, NEW YORK, NY Ongoing freelance project with several castmates of MTV’s hit show Floribama Shore to develop social media assets for promotion, hosting events, business endeavors and more.
IMMANUEL ALBUM RELEASE // SEP 2017 - DEC 2017
CREATIVE STRATEGY
SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGNER, NEW YORK, NY Ongoing freelance project for Melanie Penn included social media planning, art direction and collaboration to ensure Penn’s album lined up with creatively with promotional assets.
EVENT PLANNING & PRODUCTION
IMPACT ENTERTAINMENT // DEC 2016 - PRESENT
PUBLIC SPEAKING
SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGNER, SANTA ROSA, CA Ongoing freelance project included social media and website overhaul, rebranding, art direction, large scale design (billboards, scrims, venue signage, etc.) all while working with artist’s managing team for asset approval.
SOCIAL MEDIA
S O F T WA R E ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
PUBLICIS NEW YORK // APR 2016 - JULY 2018
KEYNOTE
VISUAL & GRAPHIC DESIGNER, NEW YORK, NY Created digital and print assets, presentations, infographics, illustrations, strategy boards and more for clients and new business pitches.
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat
iMOVIE
COREY BRICE EVENT DESIGN // JAN 2016 - APR 2016
MICROSOFT OFFICE
PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook
REFERENCES JESSICA ROTHMAN
Publicis // Presentations Group Manager jessica.rothman@publicisna.com
LYNNETTE BLANCHE
Publicis // Executive Producer lynnette.blanche@publicisna.com
JESSE SAMBERG
Phear Creative // New Business Director jesse.samberg@gmail.com
E D U C AT I O N UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Bachelor of Arts, Journalism Studio Art Minor, Emphasis in Graphic Design Certificate, Personal & Organizational Leadership UGA’s 2015 Top 100 Student Employees, HOPE & Golden Eagle Scholarships GLOBAL LEAD CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, Coursework focused on leadership, service, and community development.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SEA ISLAND, GA Freelance project included custom watercolor crests, event planning, and collaborating with members of the event to ensure the designs were on brand with the details and other assets for their affair.
WALT DISNEY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM // AUG 2015 - JAN 2016 INTERNSHIP, ORLANDO, FL Wrote and performed 20-45 spiels about Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Kilimanjaro Safari to entertain and engage guests from around the globe while teaching them the importance of animal conservation at one of Disney’s top attractions in the world.
READ WITH MALCOLM // JUNE 2015 - OCT 2015 GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ATHENS, GA Freelance project with Super Bowl LI champion Malcolm Mitchell to create a website and marketplace for his reading platform and children’s books.
UGA H.E.R.O. // DEC 2013 - DEC 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS—RECRUITMENT, ATHENS, GA Volunteer project managing budgets, social media tactics, campus reservations, and daily agendas while spearheading 3 separate campaigns that led to a record-breaking number of members (2100+) to join HEROs, the student-led nonprofit organization, and fundraising total of over $335,000 — a 37% increase from the previous year.
UGA VISITORS CENTER // DEC 2012 - JULY 2015 TOUR LEADER, ATHENS, GA Selected from a pool of over 300 applicants to “be remarkable” and “awaken the possibility in others” while touring visitors around campus, as well as designing and painting statues and murals for visitors’ enjoyment and photo opportunities.