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ZACHARY W ALES

O BJECTIVE To a pply m y s trengths i n m anagement, s torytelling, i nnovation a nd problem s olving t o a v alues-driven o rganization.

E XPERIENCE POLITICO F OCUS D IRECTOR & M ANAGING E DITOR, C ONTENT S TUDIO Oct 2 016-Aug 2 017 ( Arlington, V A)

Led P OLITICO's i nnovation t eam a nd C ontent S tudio i n c reating, producing a nd p romoting n ative s torytelling e xperiences. L ed F ocus’ core v alues a nd m ission s tatement d evelopment. C lients i ncluded B P, Delta, J PMorgan C hase & C o. a nd U nitedHealth G roup. HZDG, I NC. V P O F D IGITAL M ARKETING

2012-2016 ( Washington, D .C.)

Led t he v ision a nd g rowth o f H Z’s d igital p ortfolio a nd f our departments: S ocial & C ontent S tudio, S earch & A nalytics, E mail Marketing a nd M edia. C lients i ncluded H ilton, V olkswagen, N VR, I nc., Newseum, O rganic V alley a nd P enn S tate U niversity F ootball. FIREFLY P ARTNERS, L LC P ROJECT M ANAGER

2011-2012 ( Washington, D .C.)

Managed s cope a nd d irection f or 1 5 t o 2 0 n onprofit d igital a ccounts on S EO/SEM; w eb d esign & d evelopment; c ontent & i nformation architecture; d atabase c onfiguration; e mail m arketing; a nalytics; a nd budgeting. C lients i ncluded: T homas B . F ordham I nstitute, N ature Conservancy o f C anada, A FL-CIO, a nd t he M ultiple S clerosis Association o f A merica.

CHANGING O UR W ORLD D IRECTOR, I NTERACTIVE S ERVICES 2009-2011 ( Washington, D .C.)

Managed o ver 1 0 n onprofit a ccounts w hose s copes i ncluded S EO/SEM, social m edia a ctivism & f undraising, e mail a nd c ontent m arketing. Clients i ncluded W orld F ood P rogram U SA, t he S abin V accine I nstitute and S ightSavers I nternational.

AMERICAN A SSOCIATION F OR P ALESTINIAN E QUAL R IGHTS E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR 2007-2009 ( Washington, D .C.)

Led a ll o perations a nd f undraising i n t his s tart-up n onprofit; e xpanded the s ocial m edia f ootprint; e ngineered 1 0 c ampaign m icro-sites & o nline advocacy c ampaigns i ncluding G oogle A dWords G rant; s elected a nd solicited c andidates f or b oards o f a dvisors & d irectors; a nd v isited over 2 0 s tates c oordinating a n ational s peaking t our. JOURNAL O F I NTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS S ENIOR E DITOR 2006-2007 ( New Y ork C ity)

Managed e ditorial t eam, i ssue l aunch e vent a nd w riter l ine-up. Authored b ook r eviews, e dited c opy a nd m anaged r elationships w ith contributing w riters. ( The e ditorial b oard f or J IA i s s tudent-elected a nd serves a o ne-year t erm o nly.)

UNITED P RESS I NTERNATIONAL R EPORTER

2001-2005 ( Johannesburg N ew Y ork C ity) Reported f or I nternational a nd B usiness & E conomics d esks; s erved a s UPI’s s outhern A frican c orrespondent f or 2 y ears. MEDIA I NSTITUTE O F S OUTHERN A FRICA R ESEARCHER/EDITOR 2000 ( Windhoek, N amibia)

Conducted r esearch f or a nd a uthored a m ajor s tudy o n m edia ownership t rends i n s outhern A frica; r eported o n p ress f reedom violations i n t he r egion; a nd e dited a nnual p ublication, So T his I s Democracy?

E DUCATION MASTER O F P UBLIC A DMINISTRATION 2007 C olumbia U niversity N ew Y ork, N Y BACHELOR O F A RTS

1998 G eorgetown U niversity W ashington, D C

S ERVICE WORLDTEACH O MARURU, N AMIBIA

1998-2000

Taught E nglish, a rts a nd l ibrary s cience a t O kozongeyama P rimary School; s erved a s s chool l ibrarian a nd t rack & f ield a nd b oxing c oach. Founded t he O maruru B oxing C lub y outh c enter i n c ollaboration w ith the N amibian M inistry o f Y outh & S ports. REFERENCES

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