Omni-Channel Communicator
Crafting Compelling Narratives With Words, Photographs, Videos and Graphic Design
Ryan Gorcey is an award-winning writer, journalist and editor with management experience in print and online journalism, and deep knowledge of AP style, copywriting, social media strategy, branding, marketing and public relations. Skilled at humanizing SEO, Ryan is a seasoned omni-channel storyteller who makes complex ideas and abstract concepts both accessible and understandable. He specializes in crafting long-form content that evokes emotion and action, with a strong emphasis on human interest.
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2020 and 2019 First-Place from San Francisco Press Club: Profile - Daily Newspapers
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2020 Second-Place from San Francisco Press Club: Profile - Daily Newspapers
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2020 and 2019 First-Place from San Francisco Press Club: Sports Column - Daily Newspapers
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2019 Finalist, California News Publishers Association: Sports Feature, top daily newspaper division
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2018 Third-Place Sports Feature from San Francisco Press Club
Inspired by a childhood spent reading Jim Murray and Rick Reilly, Ryan spent more than a decade as a sportswriter. He has covered everything from recreational record setters to No. 1 draft picks to Hall of Famers, high school playoffs to the NBA Finals. He specializes in crafting compelling human interest enterprise features that connect reader and subject.
Storytelling doesn't stop with words on a page. Through dynamic photographs, sharp graphic design, intuitive publication layout and engaging audio and video, Ryan bring stories and brand identities to life.
With more than a decade as a journalist, Ryan not only knows what stories reporters will want to tell, but what resources they need to tell them best. With his broad multimedia skill set, Ryan is uniquely positioned to help mission-driven non-profits tell their stories to segmented audiences through targeted e-mail blasts, social media campaigns, video, podcasting, media placement, brand strategy, content plans and event coverage.
Ryan has a deep academic background in the study of pop culture storytelling, authoring a 200-page thesis at Berkeley on the Arthurian lineage of modern superheroes. With an encyclopedic knowledge of the most enduring pop culture stories, a stint cataloguing and researching Hollywood and music memorabilia for Julien's Auctions and a knack for immersive storytelling, Ryan not only appreciates history's greatest stories, but understands why and how they appeal to audiences.