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Emilie Eve Aries
emilie[at]emiliearies[dot]com
EDUCATION
Brown University, May 2009
Political Science B.A.
Cumulative GPA 3.64/4.0
University College London, January-May 2007
London, England
ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE
Jim Himes for Congress (CT-4), GOTV Staffer October 29-November 4, 2008
- Organized and ran the coordinated campaign’s Get Out the Vote phone banks for Fairfield County
- Served as a translator to communicate with Spanish-speaking constituents
Grassroots Solutions (D.C.), Intern June-August 2008
- Helped organize nationwide grassroots training seminars for client, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
- Compiled participant contact sheets, resumes and trainer notes to produce evaluation books for client
- Set up and helped run the Salt Lake City Campaign Camp weekend seminar
Leslie Byrne for Congress (VA-11), Campaign Scheduler May-June 2008
- Directed logistics for all events on Leslie Byrne’s public and private schedules
- Researched potential events throughout the district and presented them to the candidate
- Managed advance teams and maintained the location of the candidate on primary day
John Edwards for President (NH), Volunteer December 2007-January 2008
- Organized hundreds of volunteer canvassers on primary day and processed voter contact data
- Worked on the advance team to prepare staging for media events and direct the motorcade
- Canvassed neighborhoods and called constituents
Ned Lamont for Senate (CT), Volunteer August 2006
- Called constituents to help mobilize support for Ned Lamont
COMMUNICATIONS & NEW MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Blue State Digital (DC), Content/Research Summer Intern June 2009 – August 2009
- Composed blog posts and uploaded content to client websites (using HTML)
- Evaluated online presence and drafted strategy memos for potential clients
Obama for America (RI), New Media Intern September-November 2008
- Wrote original posts highlighting local volunteers for the Rhode Island State Headquarters blog
- Co-managed Florida’s Obama email account
- Managed social networking site accounts for Connecticut and Rhode Island
Judy Feder for Congress (VA-10), Communications Associate July-August 2008
- Wrote and edited campaign press releases
- Researched coverage of the candidate on the blogosphere
- Participated in campaign message-testing focus groups
Global E-Government Report (RI), Research Assistant to Professor Darrell West May-August 2007
- Rated 1,687 government websites from 198 foreign nations to measure information accessibility
- Assessed websites only available in Spanish
- Wrote conclusions of research observations for inclusion in the report
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee (D.C.), Intern August 2008
- Wrote policy briefs on AIDS in the United States and the world for Chairman John Conyers
- Helped arrange the chairman’s Democratic National Convention 2008 schedule
Department of Environmental Services (RI), Intern February-March 2008
- Researched Providence public schools’ recycling rates
- Wrote recycling program proposals to present to administrators
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Brown Women in Business, Vice President & Co-Founder December 2008-May 2009
- Coordinated all fundraising outreach to secure corporate and individual sponsors
- Served as a liaison between advisory board and members of the student leadership
Brown Daily Herald, Communications Director September 2005-December 2008
- Founded the Herald’s first-ever communications and market research division
- Designed a comprehensive recruitment plan to attract new members to the Herald
- Created bi-monthly client newsletters to improve customer service
SKILLS
Languages: Spanish (fluent) and French (proficient)
New Media: HTML, basic CSS, Blue State Digital Control Panel CMS, Democracy in Action Salsa CMS, Wordpress, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver.
Trainings: Netroots Nation 2009, NOI Bootcamp 2009 (won mock election), Politics Online 2009m, HRC Campaign Camp – Salt Lake City 2008.