Elliott Rosenfeld
Consultant
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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I currently work as a freelance consultant. My primary client is Revive & Restore, a Project of The Long Now
Foundation.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant
Revive & Restore, a Project of The Long Now Foundation - San Francisco, CA - September 2013 to
Present
Provide support such as strategic media relations, database management, Salesforce setup, training,
administration & management, as well as web content and talking point development. Work is done remotely,
punctuated by weekly in-office meetings.
Project Associate
KRC - Mill Valley, CA - September 2012 to July 2013
Worked as an integral part of a small strategic communications firm dedicated to "telling stories, moving
mountains." Services rendered included public and media relations, online and print materials and
development, crisis communications, social media training and management, event management, political
campaigning, grassroots advocacy and lobbying.
Public Relations Director
The American Small Business League (ASBL) - Petaluma, CA - November 2011 to September 2012
Increased the ASBL's effectiveness in terms of lobbying, media and public relations, coalition-building,
advocacy and research. Authored, edited and developed technical documents, formal statements, talking
points, press releases, blogs, editorials, web content, federal spending reports and visual aids. Analyzed
federal spending data and associated policies and regulations using federal databases, or otherwise compelled
the release (via FOIA) of documentation that was improperly withheld by federal agencies, to highlight need
for public policy reform.
Legal File Clerk
BCABA&K - Larkspur, CA - August 2011 to November 2011
Processed, labeled, inventoried, tracked and organized legal documents in a timely, efficient and professional
manner, in coordination with the schedules of a number of attorneys.
Editor in Chief
UCSB Daily Nexus - Santa Barbara, CA - May 2010 to May 2011
Oversaw a staff of nearly 100 students to publish a financially and editorially independent student-run
newspaper five-days-a-week. Conducted daily meetings with section editors and weekly meetings with special
section editors. Coordinated print timelines and parameters with the print shop on a daily basis. Was
responsible for budgetary decisions such as staff wage and retention, as well as responsible for overseeing,
generating, approving and editing all published content, both online and in print.
Writing Skills Tutor
UCSB - Santa Barbara, CA - 2009 to 2011
Assisted undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines with assignment analysis, brainstorming,
clarity, thesis development, sentence structure, punctuation and grammar. Also worked with specific-needs
students such as athletes or English-as-a-second language students, during off-campus appointments.
Intern
Mother Jones - San Francisco, CA - June 2010 to August 2010
Helped to assemble a tribute book in honor of a retired editor. Compiled email submissions from the company's
former and current professional staff for a first draft manuscript. Provided basic mock-ups of visual elements
for the published product.
EDUCATION
B.A. in Political Science
University of California - Santa Barbara, CA
June 2011