Virgil Ricks
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Sam Richards
Virgil is thoughtful, patient, and extremely knowledgable about virtually every aspect of marketing and customer experience. He cares about the details and has great empathy for navigating products from an end-user’s perspective. Additionally, his positive attitude and critical thinking skills are infectious. I’d love to work with him again. He’d be an asset on ANY team.
Katie Love
Working alongside Virgil everyday has been a delight. He is talented, smart, and very knowledgable in digital marketing. I learned a lot from Virgil in our short time working together. His leadership offered a creative workspace for us to collaborate, while also allowing room for individual growth. His optimism and humor in our meetings is top notch, and I deeply respect his integrity with which he conducts himself. Anyone would be lucky to work with him.
Sam Richards
Virgil is thoughtful, patient, and extremely knowledgable about virtually every aspect of marketing and customer experience. He cares about the details and has great empathy for navigating products from an end-user’s perspective. Additionally, his positive attitude and critical thinking skills are infectious. I’d love to work with him again. He’d be an asset on ANY team.
Katie Love
Working alongside Virgil everyday has been a delight. He is talented, smart, and very knowledgable in digital marketing. I learned a lot from Virgil in our short time working together. His leadership offered a creative workspace for us to collaborate, while also allowing room for individual growth. His optimism and humor in our meetings is top notch, and I deeply respect his integrity with which he conducts himself. Anyone would be lucky to work with him.
Sam Richards
Virgil is thoughtful, patient, and extremely knowledgable about virtually every aspect of marketing and customer experience. He cares about the details and has great empathy for navigating products from an end-user’s perspective. Additionally, his positive attitude and critical thinking skills are infectious. I’d love to work with him again. He’d be an asset on ANY team.
Katie Love
Working alongside Virgil everyday has been a delight. He is talented, smart, and very knowledgable in digital marketing. I learned a lot from Virgil in our short time working together. His leadership offered a creative workspace for us to collaborate, while also allowing room for individual growth. His optimism and humor in our meetings is top notch, and I deeply respect his integrity with which he conducts himself. Anyone would be lucky to work with him.
Sam Richards
Virgil is thoughtful, patient, and extremely knowledgable about virtually every aspect of marketing and customer experience. He cares about the details and has great empathy for navigating products from an end-user’s perspective. Additionally, his positive attitude and critical thinking skills are infectious. I’d love to work with him again. He’d be an asset on ANY team.
Katie Love
Working alongside Virgil everyday has been a delight. He is talented, smart, and very knowledgable in digital marketing. I learned a lot from Virgil in our short time working together. His leadership offered a creative workspace for us to collaborate, while also allowing room for individual growth. His optimism and humor in our meetings is top notch, and I deeply respect his integrity with which he conducts himself. Anyone would be lucky to work with him.
Credentials
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Email Marketing Certificate
HubSpotOct, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Crossfit Level 1 Certificate
CrossFit, Inc.
Experience
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Stukent
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Product Marketing - High School & Platforms
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Jan 2023 - Present
Oversee the product marketing of Stukent's E-learning platforms and our High School first-in-the-world simulations.- Product positioning, market research, lead generation, and sales enablement
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Sr. Product Marketing Manager
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Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
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2 Minute Classroom
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E-Learning Providers
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Digital Product Manager | Education Content Development
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Jul 2016 - Present
Saved time for millions of students by creating a YouTube channel with concise educational videos generating over 4.5 million views and 38,000 subscribers. ● Achieved an above-average CTR of 10% by creating relevant video thumbnails and titles. ● Utilized YouTube analytics and viewer feedback to achieve high engagement, resulting in an average view duration of 70% and an average favorability score of 96%. ● Communicated complex concepts with a clear and friendly approach. ● Exceeded industry standards for audience retention with a 65% average percentage viewed across all videos. -- Content Creation -- ● Scripted every video including all copywriting and storyboarding. ● Created all video content using a mix of Videoscribe whiteboard animation software and live video with Adobe Premiere for editing. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/c/2MinuteClassroom Show less
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TaskEasy by WorkWave
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United States
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Facilities Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Digital Marketing Manager
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Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Oversaw and aided in all digital marketing efforts including email marketing, SEM, SEO, social media marketing, market research and customer journey mapping to drive revenue and market share growth. ---Email Marketing--- ● Led a scrappy 2-person team that increased email conversions by over 200% and conversion rate by over 60% YoY. ● Implemented A/B testing across marketing emails and increased open rates by 30% and click rates by 50%. ● Consistently hit email open rates over 50% and click rates over 8%. ● Experience with MailChimp, Mandrill, and Hubspot. Hungry to use and master Iterable! ---Paid Media and Paid Search Ads--- ● Direct experience running search ads on both Google and Bing for B2B and B2C audiences. ● Reduced acquisition cost by 12% YoY. ● Experience running display ads for both first touch and retargeting. ---Social Media Marketing--- ● Direct experience with LinkedIn and FB Ads. ● Average LinkedIn CPC of $2.30 on highly targeted ads leading to high-quality leads. ● Reduced contractor acquisition cost 70% by testing and optimizing Facebook ads. Show less
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Swire Coca-Cola, USA
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Project Manager Intern
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May 2018 - Aug 2018
•Spearheaded multiple data and digital projects for new hires, managers, and upcoming retirees, designed to increase employee engagement. •Built forecast model predicting employee attrition due to retirement over next five years, created internal dashboard to visualize data, then delivered to HR for real-time strategic resource planning. •Designed a digital on boarding program to provide an online alternative to remote areas, eliminating travel costs as well as optimized employee learning by reducing training time by 50%. •Created a content strategy proposal with a video segment for a digital management training program to increase effectiveness of internal managers, presented to HR leadership team to generate buy-in. •Produced online training documentation to quickly educate employees about retirement benefits, resulting in reducing the burden of employee calls to HR benefit team. Show less
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Camas County High School
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Fairfield, ID
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High School Science Teacher
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Aug 2014 - May 2016
Organized and managed a classroom where students thrived and took responsibility for their education. •Developed curriculum for six unique courses with an instructional design focused on project based problem solving. •Counseled the graduating class in their post graduation goals to set them up for success beyond high school. •Created a classroom with open minded analytical thinking where every opinion was valued. •Motivated students to actively pursue their interests resulting in student achievement beyond their expectation. •Established positive relationships with students, staff, and community through open discussion and a willingness to understand all sides. •Collaborated with teachers and staff regularly to meet specific student’s needs. Show less
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Brigham Young University - Idaho
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Science Tutor
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Jan 2009 - Nov 2012
Tutor for psychology, biology, chemistry, and general science courses. Tutor for psychology, biology, chemistry, and general science courses.
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Education
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University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing -
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Bachelor's Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General -
Sugar-Salem High School