Alex Ducett

Manager, Communications and Marketing at Social Accountability International
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Santa Barbara, California, United States, US
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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manager, Communications and Marketing
      • Dec 2018 - Present

    • United States
    • Libraries
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reference Associate
      • May 2014 - Nov 2018

      REFERENCE- Provide Reference services to students, faculty, and guests at desk, on the phone, and over a live-chat serviceTEACHING- Plan and teach research skill workshops for undergraduate students across all programs- Teach workshops on using various reference management tools for users of all levels- Teach research skills workshops for Journalism and Media Studies students (grad and undergrad)MANAGEMENT- Co-managed a year-long department-wide professional development program on Digital Humanities tools and skills: Co-developed goals for project; Wrote mission statement; Encouraged staff participation; Planned, organized, and ran events- Oversee and implement weeding and updating projects for Reference Collection: Organize collection reports and create interactive forms for librarian decision-making; Solicit and coordinate input from librarians and catalogers to implement changes- Manage student workers - Serve on recruitment committees for Reference Associates and student workers- Train incoming Reference Associates and student workers- Ensure consistent staffing at Reference Desk- Manage supplies and place orders for departmentDATA AND STATISTICS- Collect and transcribe hand-written Reference desk statistics- Analyze results from data collection projects- Clean Off-desk statistics for easy analysis by librarians- Brainstorm updates for statistics collection method for Reference Desk- Designed and implemented new digital statistics collection method for Re-shelving statisticsCREATIVE WORK- Write blog posts to stimulate departmental conversations related to digital humanities professional development project- Created Research Guides for Human Rights, International Relations, and Finding Dissertations- Wrote and designed layout for a department newsletter Show less

    • Assistant Planning Coordinator
      • May 2017 - Aug 2018

      - Coordinate activities of various stakeholders for Division of Libraries strategic planning process- Maintain open and transparent lines of communication with all Libraries staff throughout process- Planned and executed Division of Libraries all-staff meeting, June 2017- Planned, wrote, and analyzed Division-wide survey collecting staff accomplishments

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Grader
      • Jan 2017 - May 2017

      Class: EXEC-GP4119 Data Visualization and Presentation- Organize grades and credit for student homework submissions- Assist with grading rubric development- Evaluate student midterm and final data visualization projects and writing- Serve as administrator for course WordPress blog and first point of reference for student questions

    • Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

      CORE-GP1022 Introduction to Public Policy- Graded student policy memos and wrote detailed, constructive feedback for iterative assignment- Responded to student questions about course logistics, assignments, and content- Coordinated and facilitated Presentation skills workshops for students

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Grader
      • Jan 2016 - May 2016

      Class: EXEC-GP4119 Data Visualization and Presentation - Organize grades and credit for student homework submissions - Assist with grading rubric development - Evaluate student midterm and final data visualization projects and writing - Serve as administrator for course WordPress blog and first point of reference for student questions Class: EXEC-GP4119 Data Visualization and Presentation - Organize grades and credit for student homework submissions - Assist with grading rubric development - Evaluate student midterm and final data visualization projects and writing - Serve as administrator for course WordPress blog and first point of reference for student questions

  • Every Hour Counts
    • New York, NY
    • Communications Intern
      • Feb 2014 - May 2014

      • Discover content and write posts for blog and social media communications • Copy-edit reports and educational materials • Draft presentation materials for national conference panels • Schedule and listen in on conference calls, coordinate further action as needed • Compile content for and draft quarterly newsletters • Discover content and write posts for blog and social media communications • Copy-edit reports and educational materials • Draft presentation materials for national conference panels • Schedule and listen in on conference calls, coordinate further action as needed • Compile content for and draft quarterly newsletters

    • Circulation Assistant
      • Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

      • Represented library and responded to questions, concerns as the first line of customer service • Located, organized, charged, and discharged library materials • Trained new student employs on certain procedures as necessary • Represented library and responded to questions, concerns as the first line of customer service • Located, organized, charged, and discharged library materials • Trained new student employs on certain procedures as necessary

    • Intern
      • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

      • Designed learning materials for Campaign website • Formulated index for scoring social responsibility of foreign investment in Burma • Mapped reports of human rights abuses and cases of conflict on Ushahidi based crowd-map • Researched abusive individuals and organizations for campaign targeting • Maintained a daily news feed on Campaign website • Communicated with organization followers through a variety of social media platforms • Designed learning materials for Campaign website • Formulated index for scoring social responsibility of foreign investment in Burma • Mapped reports of human rights abuses and cases of conflict on Ushahidi based crowd-map • Researched abusive individuals and organizations for campaign targeting • Maintained a daily news feed on Campaign website • Communicated with organization followers through a variety of social media platforms

    • United States
    • Musicians
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

      • Wrote and edited content for concert programs and CD inserts • Assisted organization and execution of concerts and fundraising events • Utilized several databases for organizing customer and donor information • Posted regular updates on company’s social media pages • Reviewed existing website content and drafted new content • Wrote and edited content for concert programs and CD inserts • Assisted organization and execution of concerts and fundraising events • Utilized several databases for organizing customer and donor information • Posted regular updates on company’s social media pages • Reviewed existing website content and drafted new content

    • Office Assistant
      • Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

      • Organized confidential legal documents in office filing system • Performed various office tasks as need arose • Inputted client information using Microsoft Excel • Organized confidential legal documents in office filing system • Performed various office tasks as need arose • Inputted client information using Microsoft Excel

Education

  • NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
    Master’s Degree, Master's of Public Administration - Public Policy
    2015 - 2018
  • University of Chicago
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), East Asian Languages and Civilizations
    2010 - 2014
  • Scott County High School
    High School Diploma
    2006 - 2010

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