Michaela Ryan

Communicator | Creator | Marketing Strategist

Equipped with a creative mind and an enthusiastic approach to hard work, I am eager
to join your team. As a former athlete, I am a result-driven individual who believes
in the power of teamwork. I enjoy utilizing research to create integrated and strategic
marketing communication plans. I hope to bring this passion to a career where I will
be challenged to be better every day.

P: 781-987-4176 | E: ryanmj14@bonaventure.edu | LinkedIN: Linkedin.com/in/michaelajryan1

WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION

M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communications,
Marketing Specialist
St. Bonaventure University
Wealth to Women & Jay Blanchard Wealth Management August 2019 GPA: 3.94/4.0
01/2020-Present Buffalo, NY
B.A. in Strategic Communications,
• Research, develop, implement, and manage marketing campaigns across St. Bonaventure University
platforms to raise awareness and generate new leads May 2018 GPA: 3.67/4.0
• Strategize and design social media posts, advertisements, and blog
content to engage over 1,000 new connections
A FEW THINGS I’M PROUD OF...
• Spearhead client communication efforts through email and direct mail Proud Member and Co-Captain of the Women’s
marketing campaigns, one of which resulted in an 80% response rate Division I Swim Team at Saint Bonaventure
• Construct an internship program for local marketing students and act as University
their supervisor and mentor • Distance Swimmer from 2014-2018
• Coordinated and managed a week-long fundraiser for local nurses during • Co-Captain for 2017-2018 season
the COVID-19 outbreak which donated $2,500 in supplies Passionate about Volunteering.
Graduate Assistant-Marketing • Assisted in local community projects for
St. Bonaventure University School of Education and Graduate Studies multiple organizations and through Bona
08/2018-09/2019 Saint Bonaventure, NY Responds attended a hurricane disaster relief
• Created and distributed promotional materials used throughout the trip to North Carolina in March of 2019.
School of Education for marketing purposes primarily with Adobe • Recognized by Saint Bonaventure Ceremony
for Ministry Graduates for being a weekly
Creative Suite
volunteer at the student-run soup kitchen.
• Conducted interviews, created stories, and formatted the layouts for a
Awards
published newsletter and digital publications NCAA Division I Athletic & Academic Scholarship
• Worked closely with the Marketing Department to ensure the School of • 2 014 -2018
Education’s messaging was on-brand with that of the University Atlantic-10 Commissioners Honor Roll
• Investigated and researched the target audiences of the education • 2016- 2018
Saint Bonaventure University Dean’s List
department to ensure materials created were of interest to the audiences • 2 014 -2018
Marketing and Events Intern
Boston Security Traders Association TECHNICAL SKILLS
06/2017-12/2018 Boston, MA
Design
• Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
• Designed and distributed content to promote events and assisted in
Photoshop, Canva
planning and hosting events
• Created and published content for the website and newsletters Analytics and Research
• Google Analytics, Qualtrics, Survey Monkey
• Researched the consumer’s perception of the events and organization as a
whole and reported the findings to superiors Marketing
• Facebook Ad Manager, Linkedin Ads, Google
Digital Media Intern Ads, Mail Chimp, Constant Contact
Bold Moves Real Estate
Video Editing
05/2016- 08/2016 Mattapoisett, MA • Camtasia, iMovie
• Worked closely with high-level executives to implement a social and
CRM
digital media presence that reflected the goals and mission of the company
• Risevison, Salesforce, Smart Office
• Created content and managed social media accounts and the brand’s
Website Management
digital interactions
• WordPress, Sitefinity, Sharepoint, Weebly, Wix