Experience

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  University of California, Davis

  • Davis, California

  • PHD Candidate

    • Sep 2016 - Present
    • Davis, California

    - Conducting quantitative and qualitative research on the issues of identity and partisan animosity in the United States and Western Europe, with research published in top tier academic journals. - Serving as teaching assistant and instructor of record in political science classes, duties included developing curriculums, giving lectures, conducting discussion sections, mentoring students, and grading assignments.

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  Blue State Digital

  • United States
  • Advertising Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Strategist

    • May 2015 - Oct 2017

    • Led strategy projects for global and national brands, charities, institutions and political campaigns. • Provided a data-driven approach to strategy projects, including brand identity development, communications campaigns, fundraising, member retention, and website development. • Ensured execution met strategic objectives by owning the process from initial project scoping, through creative concepting, launch, evaluation and optimisation. • Clients included the Labour Party, Lloyds Banking Group, The Natural History Museum, City Football Group, WaterAid, Ambitious about Autism, The Greater London Authority and political campaigns in the UK, US, Europe and Asia.

  • Associate Strategist

    • Jul 2013 - May 2015

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  Democratic National Committee

  • Deputy Editor and Producer

    • 2012 - 2012

    • Wrote, edited and produced online campaign ads and rapid response videos for the Democratic Partyduring the Obama 2012 campaign, working on projects such as Mitt Romney: Those People, MittRomney: Extremely Conservative and Mitt Romney: Little to Like.• Worked with senior members of the Obama campaign to create content that earned national andinternational news coverage, as well as featuring on both cable and network television.• Worked in a small team booking prominent campaign surrogates, including the Vice President,campaign officials, politicians, and celebrities on local and national television and radio stations in theweek prior to the election.• Worked in a two-person team filming and photographing a campaign event with the President andFirst Lady.

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  Just Vote

  • Community and Press Liaison Officer

    • Sep 2010 - May 2011

    • Directed student campaign to increase voter turnout in the Alternative Vote Referendum in the UK.• Responded to requests for information from the media and pitched events and stories to media outlets.• Organized voter registration opportunities, issue debates and multiple events, as well as utilizing newmedia and traditional campaign techniques to increase awareness of the campaign.• Conducted a polling day voter mobilization effort resulting in record turnout for the universitycampus.