Garrett Ricke

Senior Social Media Manager at Houston Outlaws
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Experience

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Social Media Manager
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      • Craft visual and written content in conjunction with a team for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok • Increased engagements across socials by 300% in 1 month through key understanding of audience and trends • Worked with other departments to satisfy partner requests and sales requirements while committing to a unified brand voice • Craft visual and written content in conjunction with a team for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok • Increased engagements across socials by 300% in 1 month through key understanding of audience and trends • Worked with other departments to satisfy partner requests and sales requirements while committing to a unified brand voice

    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Social Media Coordinator
      • May 2021 - Jul 2022

      • Craft visual and written content in conjunction with a team for Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram• Ideate content that is consistently in top 5% of posts for engagement at the company (Likes, retweets,impressions)• Work closely with members of the social team as a League of Legends and FPS subject matter expert tohelp grow understanding of the genres for the whole team• Increased impressions across social posts by ~200%, specifically with community posts

    • Brand Ambassador
      • Sep 2020 - May 2021

      • Met with and interacted with different branches of the company• Engaged in community outreach in effort to grow Discord presence for the Genius League• Gave presentation to C-Suite covering in intense detail a project idea that I personally ideated and worked on over a 3 month period

    • President
      • May 2020 - May 2021

      • Lead a team to create a welcoming, diverse, and engaged community through the use of events and key communication• Manage a Twitter and Instagram count of a combined 1,800 followers• Report to Esports Director with updates on club activities and needs

    • Marketing and Stream Manager
      • Aug 2019 - May 2020

      •Brainstormed, created, and executed marketing campaigns that helped raise awareness of both the club as a whole and individual events•Helped grow GCU Esports twitter from 300 followers to over 1,100~ and the discord from about 500 to 1,300 in two semesters•Manage both Twitter and Instagram content to keep club members and sponsors engaged and aware•Created a stream team and promoted the university Twitch channel to create a larger and more diverse flow of content

    • United States
    • Computer Hardware Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Brand Ambassador
      • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

      •Create and execute marketing initiatives including large-scale in person events to online game nights and watch parties that drive engagement with the CORSAIR brand •Format and structure content to appeal to target demographics; put together event proposals as well as recaps to give insight into how the events ran and how to improve •Create and execute marketing initiatives including large-scale in person events to online game nights and watch parties that drive engagement with the CORSAIR brand •Format and structure content to appeal to target demographics; put together event proposals as well as recaps to give insight into how the events ran and how to improve

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Marketing and Streaming Director
      • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

      •Managed Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitch channels to help push out a unified marketing voice and message •Grew Discord presence from about 100 to over 2,000 in the initial month •Grew Twitter following from 50~ to over 250 in the same amount of time •Managed a team to help not only delegate tasks but also teach proper social media usage and prepare team for future success •Managed Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitch channels to help push out a unified marketing voice and message •Grew Discord presence from about 100 to over 2,000 in the initial month •Grew Twitter following from 50~ to over 250 in the same amount of time •Managed a team to help not only delegate tasks but also teach proper social media usage and prepare team for future success

    • United States
    • Computer Games
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Action Squad
      • Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

      • Organized events that simultaneously catered to players' needs while ensuring enjoyment and safety • Assisted with checking in players and guiding them through the tournament process, answering questions when necessary • De-escalated conflicts between players in a timely and efficient manner that kept players safe • Organized events that simultaneously catered to players' needs while ensuring enjoyment and safety • Assisted with checking in players and guiding them through the tournament process, answering questions when necessary • De-escalated conflicts between players in a timely and efficient manner that kept players safe

    • United States
    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Writer
      • Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

      •Wrote long and short form articles including news coverage within the industry, editorials, opinion pieces, and interviews •Created a professional interview environment that made feels interviewees feel respected and comfortable •Reported to manager with ideas and received criticism to improve my work Worked without monitoring, held to a self-imposed schedule and was self reliant for most work •Wrote long and short form articles including news coverage within the industry, editorials, opinion pieces, and interviews •Created a professional interview environment that made feels interviewees feel respected and comfortable •Reported to manager with ideas and received criticism to improve my work Worked without monitoring, held to a self-imposed schedule and was self reliant for most work

    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • On Staff Writer
      • May 2019 - Oct 2019

      •Wrote long and short form articles including news coverage within the industry, editorials, opinion pieces, and interviews •Created a professional interview environment that made feels interviewees feel respected and comfortable •Reported to manager with ideas and received criticism to improve my work Worked without monitoring, held to a self-imposed schedule and was self reliant for most work •Wrote long and short form articles including news coverage within the industry, editorials, opinion pieces, and interviews •Created a professional interview environment that made feels interviewees feel respected and comfortable •Reported to manager with ideas and received criticism to improve my work Worked without monitoring, held to a self-imposed schedule and was self reliant for most work

  • Esports TV & News Network
    • Toronto, Canada Area
    • On Staff Writer
      • Jan 2019 - Sep 2019

      •Wrote long and short form articles including news coverage within the industry, editorials, opinion pieces, and interviews •Created a professional interview environment that made feels interviewees feel respected and comfortable •Reported to manager with ideas and received criticism to improve my work Worked without monitoring, held to a self-imposed schedule and was self reliant for most work •Wrote long and short form articles including news coverage within the industry, editorials, opinion pieces, and interviews •Created a professional interview environment that made feels interviewees feel respected and comfortable •Reported to manager with ideas and received criticism to improve my work Worked without monitoring, held to a self-imposed schedule and was self reliant for most work

    • On Staff Writer
      • Dec 2018 - Sep 2019

    • United States
    • Computer Games
    • Chief Operating Officer
      • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

      •Was point of contact between partnership management specialists and CEO of Kyoto•Kept record of needs and concerns of department heads•Created and held meetings to gauge progression of company

    • Head of Journalism
      • Jan 2017 - Apr 2019

      •Wrote large articles, conducted interviews, and networked with industry professionals•Created an interview environment where interviewees felt comfortable and safe•Trained and mentored up and coming writers within the company

Education

  • Grand Canyon University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Government and Marketing
    2017 - 2021

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