Ryan Snyder is a Freelance Creative Director and Copywriter currently living in Amsterdam.
He has been fortunate enough to work at some of the best creative agencies in the world, for some of the best brands in the world, with some of the best people in the world.
His work has spanned all kinds of media and taken on many forms, including, but not limited to, music videos, animated films, a children’s book, arcade games, a product line of pre-crushed potato chips, a cereal, a soda, a menacing log toy, an app that synthesizes whale noises, a grandma delivery service, trading cards, retro clothing collabs, and banner ads.
Rather than bragging about himself in the third person, Ryan has chosen to include the following testimonials:
“Ryan’s a tasteful dude.” - Peter Weller AKA RoboCop
“I would say Ryan is an original writer.” - Sean Astin AKA Rudy
“He’s such a good boy.” - My mom AKA my mom
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Copywriter | Creative Director, May 2023 - Present
Agencies: Wieden+Kennedy PDX, Wieden+Kennedy NY, Droga5, The Martin Agency, Opinionated, Alto NY
Brands: EA Sports, Nike, FanDuel, Allstate, Coors Light, Papa John’s, Gatorade, Peloton Interactive, Nobell Foods, Space Ape Games, Eli Lilly,
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, Copywriter, March 2022 - April 2022
Nike, Allianz, Google
Wieden+Kennedy Portland, Copywriter, February 2018 - March 2022
KFC, Clash of Clans, Merge Mansion, Samsung, Travel Oregon, Impossible Foods
W+K Leadership Academy, W+K Mentorship Program
Droga5, Copywriter, June 2015 - January 2018
MailChimp, Johnsonville Sausage, Android, Google, Dos Equis, Quilted Northern, Audible
New business won: IHOP
180LA, Copywriter Intern, Summer 2014
Adidas, Boost Mobile, HP
EDUCATION
VCU Brandcenter ‘15
M.S. in Business - Branding, Strategy
The College of William and Mary '11
BBA in Marketing, BA in Psychology