Ryan Geddes

Experience:

8/2011 – Present
Product Manager – 38 Studios

• Worked on messaging, branding, asset production and editorial marketing as Product Manager for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a AAA single-player, multiplatform new IP developed by Big Huge Games/38 Studios and published by Electronic Arts.

• Oversaw concepts, script iteration, and approval process for externally-produced gameplay trailers and launch trailer.

• Develop brand architecture and ecosystem for a series of interconnected IP products and experiences.

• Produce marketing-driven content for product web sites, in partnership with internal and external Online, Community and Platform teams.

7/2007 – 8/2011
Managing Editor – IGN Games

As Managing Editor for features at IGN Games, I created and managed editorial content on the web’s No. 1 videogame destination. I wrote and edited content, supervised a team of editors, and maintained a master schedule of ongoing projects. I also worked closely with the IGN Video Team to write, produce and perform in original video content. My work was seen by millions of gamers each week. Past positions at IGN include News Editor, Features Editor and Associate Editor of the IGN Xbox Team.

6/2006 – 7/2007
Web Reporter
PortlandTribune.com and LocalNewsDaily.com

I joined The Portland Tribune in June 2006 as the Portland, Ore.-based newspaper prepared to launch a new online initiative. As Web Reporter, I covered breaking daily news for PortlandTribune.com and LocalNewsDaily.com, a central source for news from around the metro area. In addition to my breaking news and spot-news reporting, my duties included editing and co-editing other reporters’ stories, writing display copy, editing photographs, developing online journalism policies and procedures, managing workflow, supervising Web assistants and doing some Web scripting and programming.

10/2005 – 5/2006
Freelance Journalist
Portland, OR

I began working as a freelance journalist in 2005, when I became a regular contributer to The Oregonian, the largest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. My work appeared in its Metro section and inPortland, a weekly pullout magazine. I also wrote for Portland Monthly, an award-winning city magazine. For each client, I approached all assignments with the same attention to accuracy, detail and storytelling as a dedicated staff writer.

1/2005 – 7/2005
Florida Times-Union
Business Writer

At this 170,000-circulation daily in Jacksonville, FL, I broke news on government missteps and high-profile business deals; tackled regional growth issues; and uncovered the stories behind the business of Super Bowl XXXIX. I consistently pushed to find new, exciting ways to inform readers and stayed ahead of the competition.

9/2003 – 12/2004
Jacksonville Business Journal
Real Estate Reporter

During my year at The Business Journal, I moved from an entry-level position as a general assignment writer to being the sole reporter covering one of the most important beats at the paper. In addition to breaking news daily and weekly, both online and in print, I wrote trend, issue and investigative stories.

6/2002 – 7/2003
KMIZ-TV, ABC-17 News
Production Assistant

While earning my journalism degree in Columbia, MO, I worked part-time as a television news production assistant. My duties included audio engineering, floor direction, news photography and tape operation.

12/2001 – 5/2002
Columbia Missourian
Public Safety Reporter

As a crime writer at a university-run morning daily in Columbia, Mo., I covered multiple breaking stories simultaneously, including unsolved murder investigations and controversial state legislation.

Education:

B.J., 2005, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO

Other:

Nanyang Technological University
Independent study in international journalism, 2002
School of Communication and Information
Singapore