Resume

Work History

FreedomWorks

Interactive Media Manager (Jan. 2009 – Present)
Online Marketing Coordinator (Oct. 2007 – Jan. 2009)

• Managed online marketing and other social networking efforts that helped boost online membership from 100,000 to over 375,000 and increase online donations by over 325% in less than 18 months
• Assisted in the development, migration, and administration of the new FreedomWorks website (from a custom CMS to Drupal) and database (from a custom database to Salesforce.com)
• Managed and developed issue-specific micro-sites and petitions
• Managed website analytics reporting

Leadership Institute

Development Fellow (Feb. 2007 - Oct. 2007)

• Developed new donor research methods for large development department
• Assisted with the conversion and implementation of new donor management system
• Coordinated high-dollar donor events and meetings

Small Business Times

Sales & Marketing Intern (Feb. 2006 - Feb. 2007)

• Assisted with the planning of annual expo that was attended by over 5,000 people
• Developed and helped implement new website strategy geared towards growing company visibility
• Corresponded with current and potential clients, researched potential advertisers, and helped streamline various office processes.

Mark Green for Governor

Campaign Consultant (May 2005 - Nov. 2006)

• Organized statewide youth effort, recruiting over 4,000 students and training key campus contacts
• Developed and maintained various websites to help students become more involved with the campaign
• Assisted in coordinating and staffing various campaign events as needed

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Summer Legal Intern (Summer, 2005)

SkyMed International

Communications Coordinator (Fall, 2004)

Tim Michels for U.S. Senate

Field Coordinator (2003 - 2004)

Education

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

B.A., Political Science & Communications (May, 2007)

Senior Capstone Topic: The New Political Stump: An Analysis of Candidate Website Style and  Content in the 2006 Midterm Elections

Technical Skills

• Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Digg, StumbleUpon, Mixx, Delicious, Technorati, Yahoo! Buzz, Flickr
• Video: Adobe Premiere
• Graphic Design: Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator
• Marketing: SEM, Google AdWords, Vertical Response, GoogleMaps
• CRM: Salesforce.com
  
• Content Management Systems: Joomla, Drupal, WordPress
• Website Management: SEO, Google Analytics