Wesley Ryan Pinkham

Other names people call me: Wes. Wolf. Wolfbear. Velvel.
Things I call myself: New Mediast. Marketecht. Angeleno.

Hello there and welcome to my little home on the InterTubes! I’d like to introduce myself as an imaginative millennial who loves art that matters, communicates and connects. I’m always looking to utilize and broaden my experience in social media, design and community engagement.

Work Experience

Programs/Communications Director @ Yiddishkayt (February ’10-September ’11)

• Produced/promoted innovative events from concept to completion {Michael Winograd Trio. Psoy Korolenko. Cultural Fellowships}
• Simultaneously improved Facebook and Twitter reach by 850% while solidifying the YidBits eNewsletter as the singular clearinghouse for Yiddish programming in Los Angeles.
• Developed in-house direct mail campaigns {Dec’10} that resulted in organization’s highest per-campaign revenue during challenging economic conditions.

Artist Relations @ Grand Performances (Summer 2009)

• Designed social-media focused season presentation, seen by tens of thousands of Angelenos throughout the summer.
• Selected for the competitive paid internship program through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, managed artist logistics such as merchandise sales, travel arrangements and hospitality for a summer season consisting of over 30 events.
• From finding holistic cough medicine for our sick Inuit throat signer to picking up artists at the airport during rush hour, no task was too big or too small.

Administrative Assistant @ The Music Center of Los Angeles County (April 2009 – February 2010)

• As part of the Support Organizations team, helped administer events and interfaced with the largest donors to the third largest performing arts center in the country.
• Did in-house graphic design work for Center Dance Arts, the fundraising arm for Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center.

Public Relations @ Ruder Finn Israel (August – December 2008)

• While interning at a top international PR firm, trained entire staff in the newly-trending Twitter platform while launching @RFIPR & @eilateilot.
• Wrote and published an Op-Ed for the firm’s solar energy client in the Jerusalem Post, effectively reframing a story about a Business-to-Business industry event into one of international interest.
• Worked across political and religious lines to build new business, establishing the brand identity of an Israeli political party, helping run international conferences {ICEJ. Facing Jihad.} and updating press contacts using Cision.

Programs Intern & Assistant @ Skirball Cultural Center (June 2006 – February 2007)

• Selected for the incredibly competitive paid internship program through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, managed artist logistics such as merchandise sales, travel arrangements and hospitality for a summer season consisting of 5 public, free events.
• Staffed and performed with British theatre troupe Stan’s Cafe in their interactive art exhibit, “Of All the People in All the World.”

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (Class of 2010) — B.A., World Arts & Cultures. Minor in Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Study Abroad, Fall 2008)
Huntington Beach High School and the Academy for the Performing Arts