A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Marketing & Advertising, Rylee is a results-driven creative leader with over a decade of experience in building brands, growing audiences, and creating impactful content. A Telly and Webby Award winning writer and director, she’s created campaigns for major brands like Kellogg's, Disney, ESPN, and Google—collaborating with top agencies such as Leo Burnett, DDB, and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Her JUST FOR LAUGHS winning short film Boomerang premiered online with SHORT OF THE WEEK starring SAG award winner and Emmy nominee Marin Hinkle AKA beloved 'Rose Weissman' of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She graduated from the Directors Guild of America's Television Director Development Initiative, an exclusive program which pairs TV directing protégés with seasoned directors in order to land their first episode. She's currently casting her directorial debut feature film called Almost Normal, produced by the legendary Mike Medavoy with Phoenix Pictures.
Rylee was an executive at Snapchat for several years (starting when the company was less than a dozen people), directing content and guiding the creative evolution of Snap from a startup to multibillion-dollar public company. She managed a team of roughly 30 (full time and freelance) people that produced high-impact content that supported the company’s tentpole campaigns. She worked closely with the CEO to develop a successful marketing strategy that aligned with the organization's goals, resulting in a 700% increase daily active users during her tenure.
Storytelling is in her DNA, she's the granddaughter of Hollywood actor, Buddy Ebsen and comedian/advertising creative director, Stan Freberg. Rylee went to NYU Tisch for directing and studied improv, character, and sketch at The Groundlings.