Ryan Pitts

Ryan Pitts has a diverse range of work experience in marketing and fundraising roles. Ryan is currently working as the Products & Marketing Lead (Community & Events) at the MS Society since December 2020. Prior to that, they worked as the Marketing and Product Manager at the same organization from August 2019 to December 2020.

Before joining the MS Society, Ryan worked at Mencap as the Community Fundraising Lead (Head of Community Fundraising) from December 2018 to August 2019, where they were responsible for raising £1.4 million from community fundraising, third-party events, and owned events. Their role involved marketing and product development, and they managed a team of seven direct reports. Prior to this, they served as the Product Leader - Community Fundraising at Mencap from May 2017 to December 2018.

Ryan's previous experience includes working as the Relationship & Fundraising Manager - South East at Macmillan Cancer Support from May 2016 to June 2017, and as the Events Marketing Manager at the British Heart Foundation from September 2011 to May 2016. In these roles, they focused on acquiring participants for fundraising events and executing comprehensive marketing plans.

Earlier in their career, Ryan worked as the Events Marketing Officer at Hadlow College from March 2009 to August 2011, where they were responsible for coordinating the college's representation at trade and educational events. Ryan also worked as the Marketing Manager at Horder Healthcare from July 2007 to December 2008, where they had various responsibilities including brand management, fundraising, PR, event organization, and website development.

Ryan's career started at West Kent College in December 2000, where they initially worked as a Marketing Assistant and was later promoted to Marketing and Website Coordinator. In these roles, they handled PR, marketing communications, advertising, promotion, website management, and line management of design teams.

Overall, Ryan Pitts has extensive experience in marketing, product development, fundraising, event organization, and team management across multiple organizations in the nonprofit sector.

Ryan Pitts attended the University of Greenwich from 1995 to 1997, where they obtained a HND Services Industries Management degree with a focus on Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, specifically in heritage and tourism. Prior to that, they attended Mascalls School in Paddock Wood, but no degree or field of study information was provided.