JOHN VODREY

I am a digital contractor with broad experience in progressive politics and advocacy. I have a track record of delivering exceptional social media growth.

I previously led a small digital staff and volunteers for the Uncommitted National Movement — the high-profile protest campaign in the Democratic presidential primaries that helped shift the national discourse on President Biden’s support for Israel’s siege of Gaza. I developed and implemented a digital plan for the movement. My wide-ranging portfolio included brand design, messaging, content creation, social media, ads, two websites, ActBlue, and Action Network. In my first four weeks in that role, on Instagram we organically achieved a 459% increase in reach, a 254% increase in interactions, and a 100% increase in link clicks, compared to the four weeks before I started. 

I am a self-starting creative thinker who knows how to make content that resonates with people. I created a progressive satirical news outlet that attracted 3K followers on X/Twitter in less than six months without any advertising.

I have experience on political campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels, including managing a judicial campaign focused on criminal justice reform that unseated an incumbent. I have also worked in federal and local government. I drafted speeches and newsletters for former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. On the local level, I redesigned the economic development website of one of the largest counties in Ohio.

Additionally, I am an organizer. I created and led a grassroots campaign that helped pressure the mayor of DC not to run for reelection after she praised President Trump for flooding the city with federal agents who are trampling on people’s rights. I’m involved in local political organizing with Metro DC DSA and the immigrant justice community. I’ve co-organized direct actions that have garnered extensive media coverage and pushed elected officials to change their stances. I completed Momentum’s Fundamentals of Hybrid Organizing training.