Hi, I’m Ry.

I’m a multidisciplinary creative producer working across digital media, video, documentary, broadcasting, and brand content marketing.

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I help teams establish and nurture their creative culture through storytelling, structured processes, and making things that matter.

Ryan Samanka

Full Stack Creative Production Leader

As a digital media producer and visual storyteller, I bring a strategic lens to creative work.

I’ve led projects ranging from grassroots efforts to large-scale productions, collaborating with brands, startups, and organizations while emphasizing artistic expression and communication through technology.

From creative development to hands-on production, I thrive at the intersection of operations and strategy, supporting marketers in developing a tasteful foundation of meaningful content that drives business growth.

Beyond work, I enjoy discovering delicious foods, refining my taste in music, and exploring the outdoors with my partner and golden retriever.


Weave

Public Broadcasting Service

Ventricle Media

Cannondale Bicycles

Uinta Brewing Company

Slab Sessions

Tatton Baird Hatters

Workshop SLC

Tailor Cooperative

Bitters Lab

Pickathon Music Festival

Grid City Beer Works

Sotheby’s International Realty

The Utah Foodie Podcast

Behind the Psiocobloc Masters Series

Park City Television

Deer Valley Resort

Duquesne University

Josh Gibson: The Legend Behind the Plate

7 Days, 17 Hours: Chasing History Along the Pony Expresss Trail

Monday Night Football

College Gameday

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Good Morning America