Author,
Journalist,
Storyteller.
Ryan Gorcey is an author, award-winning journalist, editor, and public relations professional with non-profit management experience and deep knowledge of AP style, enterprise journalism, brand storytelling, marketing, and IP-driven consumer products. Skilled at humanizing SEO by crafting deeply personal and evocative stories, Ryan is a seasoned omni-channel communicator 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.
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 across cultures, media, and centuries. Ryan has a deep academic background in the study of pop culture storytelling, and will soon release his first book, based on more than 20 years of research: From King Arthur to Captain America: The Shared Origin of Comic Book Superheroes.
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.
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.