EDUCATI ON

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMI CS AND POLI TI CAL SCI ENCE,

London, England, MSc Politics and Communication, 2014 (expected)
TRUMAN STATE UNI VERSI TY
Kirksville, Missouri, BA Political Science, BA Communication, 2013
EXPERI ENCE
COMMUNI CATI ONS I NTERN, BLUE STATE DI GI TAL,
LONDON, UNI TED KI NGDOM SUMMER 2014
- Conducted email audits for political and nonprot clients. Included surveying, competitor research, client presentations
- Wrote and distributed emails via the BSD Tools platform, which required basic HTML coding
- Researched online fundraising programs and contributed to the development of a BSD giving platform by conducted interviews
- Built simple pages via the BSD Tools for client websites
PROJECT ASSI STANT, NATI ONAL RURAL ELECTRI C COOPERATI VE ASSOCI ATI ON,
ARLI NGTON, VI RGI NI A SUMMER 2013
- Researched political issues and candidates and wrote memos for use by CEO and legislative affairs staff
- Analyzed corporate social media strategy and presented reports to chief of staff and CEO
- Contributed to social media and event planning of youth conference of over 1,600 participants
- Researched and conducted interviews for use in promotional videos
- Assisted with administrative work in the ofce of the CEO
MARKETI NG I NTERN, NATI ONAL RURAL ELECTRI C COOPERATI VE ASSOCI ATI ON,
ARLI NGTON, VI RGI NI A SUMMER 2012
- Wrote and edited articles for industry publications and company materials
- Assisted in the production of multimedia projects
- Wrote and edited content for 2012 IFCA Best in Show Integrated Marketing Campaign and Honorable Mention Integrated Marketing
Campaign
POLI TI CS
CAMPAI GN EXPERI ENCE
Obama for President, McCaskill for Senate, Nixon for Governor, Carnahan for Secretary of State, Sowers for State Representative, Devydt
for State Representative, McClanahan for State Representative, Logston for School Board
- Experience in phone-banking, canvasing, exit-polling, parades, fundraising events and radio ads
- Provided social media analysis for McClanahan for State Representative and audited online presence
YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF MI SSOURI , COMMUNI CATI ON DI RECTOR
- Developed press kits, which included press release templates, posters, social media campaign direction, best practices guide
- Planned and executed fundraisers; increased budget of Truman State College Democrats from $100 to over $1,000
- Communicated with local and national press, including the Hufngton Post
PRESS
- Covered 2012 Iowa Caucuses for local CBS afliate. Conducted broadcast and radio interviews, blogged and photographed events
- Produced Show-Me Equality blog that followed the movement of Missouri LGBT rights movement. Utilized convergent media practices
and publicized on social media
- Anchored election coverage and provided on-air analysis of 2012 general election for campus television station
HONORS
- Magna Cum Laude, Truman State University
- Truman State University Senior Leadership Award
- Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society
- Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
ALEXANDRI A J. WI TT
Lilian Knowles House, DLB2, 50 Crispin Street, London, UK +44 790-465-4816 alexandriajwitt@gmail.com