Great Stories | With Great People | For Great Brands

Hot Fire Content was started in 2022 by a tight-knit group of creatives who grew frustrated by the traditional (and incredibly outdated) agency model. Sick and tired of working at legacy media companies that overcharged and ignored clients, phoned in creative and spent 90% of the time planning meetings about meetings to only have more meetings - we decided to fix what was incredibly broken.

  • "Hot Fire Content has creative, strategic and efficient veterans of the media industry. Their depth of talent means you can hand over complex projects to experts who truly know their trade. They "get it," they deliver above and beyond and you gain peace of mind. . . and then all the accolades!"

    Joyce Parente (VP, Marketing Solutions)

    GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA

  • “The Hot Fire team was so great to work with. Everything from start to finish was seamless and the final product far exceeded our expectations. They are true pros across the board.”

    Devin Prater (Sr. Director, Brand & Creative)

    A-LIGN

  • "I have absolutely loved my time working with Ryan at Hot Fire Content. He is a joy to be around and is one of the strongest video directors /photographers that I've had the pleasure of working with. He always steps in when I need him on client calls and helps them make tough decisions on their photo/video needs."

    Lauren Bechard (Account Director)

    GALE

Ryan Wick - Founder & Head of Production

Ryan is an award winning Director, Writer, Producer and Photographer who spends his time between New York City and Tampa. 

He has been directing for over 15+ years and has taught cinematography classes at the New York Film Academy and Princeton University. Aside from working in film and TV, he has also directed numerous commercials (for brands such as Nike, Gatorade, NBC, Pepsi & Versace) and music videos for artists such as The Game, Tinie Tempah, Charlie XCX and Melanie Fiona.  Several of his documentaries have been nominated for both Shorty and Webby awards and the “One of a Kind” docu-series he produced and directed for Dr. Pepper won the Digiday Award for Best Branded Content Series of the Year . In 2020, “Unstoppable,” the 10-episode series he directed in partnership with Courtyard Marriott and the NFL was a finalist in the annual Brand Film Awards.

After spending over 5+ as the Director of Video Production for Complex Networks (recently acquired by Buzzfeed) and over 3+ years as the VP of Branded Content for Team Whistle (recently acquired by Eleven Sports) as well as the Director of Studio Production for Big Sea, Inc - Ryan has become an expert in what it takes to elevate brands and inspire audiences.