Wednesday, November 16, 2011

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Squire


Name: Ryan Squire          

Degree Received upon graduation: B.A. Electronic Media Production, Programming and Performance/B.A. Public Communications

Graduation Year: 2000

Current Job: Director of Social Media at KindredHealthcare

Brief description of your duties, etc.: I am responsible for the strategic direction of Kindred Healthcare’s social media content creation and dissemination as well as using social and digital media to create a social healthcare business.

How did AU and the broadcast/journalism department help you receive this job?: I have spent years working in local TV and that is where I learned about social media and the power it has to connect people and help companies better serve customers. If it were not for Ashland, I would not have made it in to a very competitive industry straight out of college.

What is your favorite aspect of the job?:  My favorite part of the job is innovating and serving our customers.

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