Ryan Hughes

About Ryan Hughes

I craft creative solutions to complex problems.I like solving puzzles. I always have, and that’s ultimately what’s driven the path of my career. From figuring out how to work with tiny budgets at my very first small agency job, to adapting national creative for use at a specific store, to building experiences that could could be replicated across thousands of locations simultaneously — I’ve approached every job with the same passion for problem solving that drives me today.Having worked my way from small-shop graphic designer to the strategy lead on a hundred-million-dollar business, I’ve managed clients of all sizes, and built teams & processes from scratch. I’ve pioneered the adoption & implementation of new technologies, and helped to launch globally recognized product discovery platforms. I‘m as comfortable in PowerPoint as I am in Photoshop, I’ve managed a seven-figure P&L, and I’m still excited about the opportunity to learn even more.I’ve got a fairly wide skillset, and I’m pretty good at figuring out where to go for the things I don’t know how to do — so if there’s a problem you’re looking to solve, a puzzle you could use help with, or just want to chat about something you want to, give me a shout.Let’s do something huge together.

Experience

1. Vice President Product Strategy

   Gratsy

   Dec 2024 — Present · Rogers, AR, US

Education

• Oklahoma State University

  A.A.Sc, Graphic Design

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Art Direction
• Graphic Design
• Logo Design
• Shopper Marketing
• Creative Strategy
• Creative Direction
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Advertising
• Branding & Identity
• Brand Development
• Digital Marketing
• Corporate Identity
• Graphics
• Social Media Marketing
• Typography
• Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
• Packaging