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Ronald Rainey

Newington,CT

Summary

As Digital Director I am responsible for, or contribute heavily to, five main areas within the RJ Media Group. I work across nearly all departments in the company to plan, produce and maintain our digital products and infrastructure with an eye towards digital consumer revenue.

  • Web Development and UX Design
  • Digital Infrastructure, Innovation and Support
  • Digital Consumer Revenue
  • Marketing and Graphic Design
  • Project Planning and Management

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Digital Director

RJ Media Group
04.2015 - Current

Web Development

  • Vetted and oversaw implementation various CMS systems.
  • Planned and developed websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP and SQL languages.
  • Developed technical solutions required to accommodate user-facing web products.
  • Worked with newsroom to design and develop suite of newsletters, and newsletter workflows between Content CMS and Second Street EMS as well as develop KPIs and analytics.

Digital Consumer Revenue

  • Used Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Naviga Engage and other analytic platforms to create KPIs and produce data informed strategies to improve websites, content architecture and consumer revenue streams.
  • Worked closely with Circulation implementing and managing various subscriber paywall platforms including Naviga Subscribe, Engage and Discover.
  • Planned, created and executed multi-channel marketing campaigns to expand effectiveness within various parts of consumer funnel.
  • Created email onboarding, retention and recapture campaigns for all consumer buckets.

Marketing and Design

  • Developed graphic and image assets for both content and digital marketing and sale efforts.
  • Coordinated with design for preparation of marketing copy, images, videos, emails, and other collateral.
  • Spearheaded production of page content such as visuals and text copy to meet project specifications.
  • Analyzed and reported on KPIs to validate and demonstrate success of marketing campaigns.

Digital Infrastructure, Innovation and Support

  • Oversaw technical issues and troubleshooting requests to resolve user problems.
  • Applied emerging technologies to update and maintain site applicability...........
  • Implemented content management and security resource tutorials to assist end-user training.

Project Management

  • Team leader and contributor on major company projects and committees such as Digital Content Committee, GNI Revenue Labs, Facebook Accelerators, LMA Innovation Missions and Latino Communities Reporting Lab.
  • Resolved issues by serving as subject matter expert on wide-ranging digital and consumer revenue items.
  • Provided presentations and reports to company about various digital and digital revenue projects and performance indicators.
  • Worked with various 3rd party vendors to compile and manage digital tech stack and web integrations.

Systems Analyst

Hartford Courant Media Group
04.2014 - 04.2015
  • Configured hardware, set up work stations and granted system permissions to new employees.
  • Diagnosed and troubleshot hardware, software and network issues.
  • Removed malware, ransomware, and other threats from laptops and desktop systems.

Web Developer/IT Specialist

Reminder News
08.2008 - 04.2014
  • Planned and built websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery languages.
  • Built web CMS and Ad Tracking applications utilizing PBS databases with custom built interfaces and data visualizations. Built using PHP, MySQL, HTML, Javascript and jQuery.
  • Created workflows for Advertising, newsrooms, creative and CSR departments utilizing custom applications.
  • Worked as frontline IT helpdesk managing hardware, software and server problems.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sequential Art

Savannah College of Art And Design
Savannah, GA
05.2000

Skills

  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, XML
  • Complex Technical Problem-Solving and Support
  • Graphic Design- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
  • UX/UI Responsive Design and Architecture
  • Wireframing and Prototype Design
  • Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms
  • Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point
  • Project Management

Timeline

Digital Director

RJ Media Group
04.2015 - Current

Systems Analyst

Hartford Courant Media Group
04.2014 - 04.2015

Web Developer/IT Specialist

Reminder News
08.2008 - 04.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Sequential Art

Savannah College of Art And Design
Ronald Rainey