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      cara | koontz

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        I'm lucky enough to do what I love. Read a bit about my experience below →

        Experience

        Digital Communications Director, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
        Washington, D.C., May 2021 – Present

        • Manage 4-person team and content creation for the DCCC’s 2M+ online audience.
        • Conceptualized, pitched, and ran the DCCC’s first-ever in-house influencer program, including developing a roundtable featuring
          mega-creators with a combined total reach of 45,000,000. Resulted in a dozen+ creator videos and 6.7M+ views.
        • Supervise the production of all video and graphic products for the DCCC’s social.
        • Oversaw the launch of the DCCC's first-ever TikTok, generating 9M+ views.
        • Conceptualized and launched three opposition microsites in coordination with the Research Team, including managing external web vendors.
        • Oversaw the creation and distribution of 25+ digi toolkits to battleground campaigns.
        • Developed, designed, and executed two dozen+ high-viz static, digital, and mobile billboard campaigns nationwide on key turnout issues.
        • Developed first-of-its-kind in-house Spanish dashboard with the DCCC’s Senior Advisor for Latino Engagement to combat misinformation in Hispanic communities.

        Digital Director, Commonwealth Communications
        Washington, D.C., April 2020 – May 2021

        • Led 100% of the digital strategy; Hired and managed a digital team of eight.
        • Provided tactical digital guidance to a dozen allied partners across battleground PA.
        • Executed over $3M in GOTV ad buys in 2020, generating 85M+ impressions.
        • Oversaw launch of PA's first-ever Progressive Voters Guide, generating 341k+ views.
        • Oversaw launch of statewide c3 voter education site, VOTE.pa, which mobilized 230k Pennsylvania voters to apply for
          mail-in ballots and register to vote in 2020.
        • Oversaw external paid media firms, creative agencies, and consultants.


        Pennsylvania Digital Director, Mike Bloomberg for President
        Philadelphia, PA, January 2020 – April 2020

        • Managed digital team and 10+ volunteer coordinators.
        • Oversaw in-state email & SMS programs in coordination with Data + Field Directors.
        • Trained dozens of organizers and volunteers on digital best practices.


        Digital Director, Committee on Ways & Means
        Washington, D.C., January 2019 – December 2019

        • Managed committee’s social media accounts: facilitated double-digit growth in 2019.
        • Drafted social toolkits for 25 W&M offices and Democratic Leadership.
        • Designed all W&M external materials. Created new branding & style guides.

        Other Experience

        Digital Advisor, Susan Wild for Congress (PA-07)
        The Lehigh Valley, PA, October 2018 – November 2018

        Digital Director | Press Secretary, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
        Washington, D.C., February 2018 - December 2018

        Press Assistant, Rep. Louise Slaughter (NY-25) & House Rules Committee
        Washington, D.C., December 2016 - February 2018

        Volunteer

        Free Bikes 4 Kidz (2019 - 2022)
        Girls on the Run (2019, 2022)

        Education

        Villanova University → Master of Arts, English
        Washington College → Bachelor of Arts, English Literature
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