Ben Ronne

42 Horatio Street, Apt. 7

New York, New York 10014
Phone: 310.801.0820
E-Mail: ben.ronne@gmail.com
Experience
Dow Jones Ventures
Web Producer New York, NY February 2009 - Present
* Manage the product strategy and development of FINS.com, a multi-million dolla
r finance career website from The Wall Street Journal
* Engineer product specifications via user flows, wireframes, mockups, functiona
l requirements documents and copy writing
* Maintain a complex development, production and launch schedule
* Experience includes the design of e-commerce environments, creation of direct
marketing emails, contribution to overall editorial direction and sales strategy
of the site
MTV Networks
Director, Programming New York, NY January 2008 - February 2009
* Head of Digital Programming, East Coast - Directly managed a team of over 30 d
igital development executives, software developers, web designers and writers
* Acted as liaison between all levels of marketing, development, legal and produ
ction executives
* Created and executed several digital and on-air sponsorship opportunities incl
uding the $7MM When Spicy Meets Sweet campaign for Doritos(R) (Nominated for a 2
008 Pro Award)
* Crafted natural digital and on-air advertising solutions; produced all on-air
segments
* Sponsors included but not limited to: Pepsi, Sony Pictures, JCPenny, EA; campa
igns featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Brand Week, Ad Age, an
d more
Manager, Programming Santa Monica, CA March 2007 - January 2008
* Oversaw the creative and technical development, launch and marketing of a slat
e of digital social media properties including NextOrNot.com, IAmOnMTV.com, Styl
e.MTV.com and FamousVh1Friends.com
* Controlled all aspects of digital development; refined SEO and SEM strategies;
improved user interfaces though community feedback testing and web analytics
* Wrote and refined treatments for television programming and participated in al
l levels of television development
* Garnered over $9MM in sponsorship revenue over a 9 month period
MTV Series Development
Coordinator, MTV Series Development Santa Monica, CA January 2007 - March 200
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* Developed several television pilots; read scripts and treatments; researched m
aterial for developing projects
* Maintained existing programming; gave development notes and casting approvals
on shows such as Yo Momma, Parental Control, and Date My Mom
Executive Assistant to Lauren Dolgen,
Vice President of MTV Series Development Santa Monica, CA September 2004 - Jan
uary 2007
* Wrote notes for and gave casting approvals on shows such as Rob & Big, Wildboy
z, Yo Momma, Parental Control, and Date My Mom
* Provided administrative assistance; managed the phones; maintained the calenda
r; implemented several office organization systems
International Creative Management
Assistant to John Burnham,
Executive Vice President/Head of Motion Pictures Beverly Hills, CA March 2003 -
September 2004
* Provided administrative assistance to a very demanding agent and his clients;
managed heavy phones; maintained an extended calendar; assisted in all levels of
personal and professional business

Education
University of California, Davis Davis, CA
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Sociology
Skills
* Knowledgeable of both PC and Macintosh platforms
* Skilled in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Google Analytic
s and Omniture
* Certified Krav Maga instructor

References and work samples available upon request