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Ryan Laird

(He/Him)
  • Communications and Marketing Specialist for Space, Freelance
Leicester
Covers:  space, technology, astronomy, planetary science, physics
Doesn't Cover: healthcare, products, astrology
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I am a results-driven Marketing Professional with over a decade of experience in the space industry. As a chartered marketer (CMktr), I have led numerous successful campaigns and contributed to the growth of several brands.

Until recently, I was a Communications and Marketing Manager at the European Space Agency contacted by HE Space Operations where I oversaw the strategy, execution and optimisation of success stories, webinars and newsletters within our marketing initiatives. I am currently o…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at the European Southern Observatory

How is social media changing news?

It is instant and engaging.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Award of Excellence - The Communicator Awards

2017 - Features-User Interface

Lunar Exploration Interactive Documentary - Client: ESA

INNOspace Masters

2017 - ESA BIC Startup Challenge

International Space University scholarship

2013

UK Space Agency and European Space Agency Scholarship to attend International Space University, Space Studies Programme 2013 – Equivalent of 16,500 Euros

UK Student Representative for the IYA2009 Opening Ceremony, UNESCO, Paris, France.

2009

The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the publication of Johannes Kepler's Astronomia nova in the 17th century. The Year was declared by the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations. A global scheme, laid out by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), was also endorsed by UNESCO, the UN body responsible for educational, scientific, and cultural matters. I was selected by the Royal Astronomical Society to attend the opening ceremony, held in Paris in January 2009.