John Vodrey

Resume

SKILLS

• Digital strategy

• Political strategy

• Campaign management

• Issue advocacy

• Social media

• Messaging

• Branding

• Copy writing

• Copy editing

• Graphic design

• Video editing

• Digital ads

• CRMs

• Email campaigns

• Website design and management

EXPERIENCE

Digital Contractor

October 2023-Present

Notable contracts:

• Digital Lead, Uncommitted National Movement

  • Developed and implemented digital strategy for the high-profile protest campaign in the Democratic presidential primaries that helped change the national discourse on President Biden’s support for Israel’s siege of Gaza

  • Organically achieved 459% increase in reach and 254% increase in interactions on Instagram in first four weeks on job compared to prior four weeks

  • Managed small digital team and volunteers

  • Portfolio included content creation, social media, ads, brand design, two websites

  • Coordinated with state uncommitted campaigns, partner organizations, and high-profile endorsers

• Social Media Manager and Video Editor, Andrew Collin

  • Collaboratively created video content for comedian with 40K+ Instagram followers

  • Managed podcast’s Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts

  • Achieved 87% organic increase in followers for podcast’s Instagram in first 2.5 months

  • Consulted on strategy for podcast

Founder and Publisher, The Archer Satire

February 2023-Present 

• Piercing, progressive satirical news skewering the status quo

• Strong growth with no advertising; reached 3K followers in less than six months

• Affiliate partner of Bookshop.org

Campaign Manager, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Campaigns

March 2017-November 2020 (2018 and 2020 election cycles)

• Developed campaign strategy for candidate focused on court reform

• Led communications, digital, fundraising, field, and direct mail

• Unseated incumbent judge in county with population of 1.2 million

Volunteer, Miscellaneous Advocacy and Candidate Campaigns

2015-2024

• Canvasser, phone banker on presidential, congressional, state, and local campaigns

• Student organizer, Fossil Free American University (successful fossil fuel divestment campaign)

Press Intern, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown

Summer 2017

• Wrote drafts of senator’s speeches and newsletter

• Compiled press coverage and emailed it to entire office staff daily

Public Policy Fellow, Cuyahoga County Department of Development

Summer 2016

• Redesigned Economic Development website for second-largest county in Ohio

• Created marketing materials to promote county to business site-selectors

• Conducted research directly for Chief Economic Development and Business Officer 

Special Assistant, City of Shaker Heights

Summer 2015

• Researched and drafted city’s first report on climate change mitigation and adaptation

• Interviewed municipal leadership, attended interdepartmental meetings 

Intern, City Club of Cleveland

Summer 2014

• Wrote blog posts for oldest continuously-operating free speech forum in the country

• Added synopses, pictures, and videos of past speakers to website 

Intern, Ed FitzGerald for Governor of Ohio Campaign

Summer 2013

• Wrote briefings for eventual Democratic nominee

• Called activists and elected officials to garner early support

• Assisted with social media content; tracked press coverage

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, American University

Class of 2022

• Graduated cum laude

• Dean’s Scholarship

TRAINING

Momentum: Fundamentals of Hybrid Organizing

May 2024

• Social movement training on hybrid model that combines structure-based organizing and mass protest