Professional Experience

Kamala Harris For President, Wisconsin Democrats Coordinated Campaign

August 2024 - November 2024

Deputy Digital Director

  • Managed organic growth of Kamala for WI social media vertical to 12k followers, 2 million impressions, and 8% engagement.

  • Managed staff and work products, including social media production review from start to finish, calendaring, fielding incoming requests, approvals, scheduling, and reporting.

  • Led vertical influencer growth to 55 active participants (without budget), generating $1.4 million in earned media impressions.

  • Facilitated a $22,000 paid influencer fellowship to engage creators to mobilize hard-to-reach audiences.

  • Cultivated relationships with key creators and ensuring their content reflects the campaign's key messaging

  • Designed tracking system for instate principal trips and led digital team’s coverage to ensure substantial digital time

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin / Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin

May 2022 - August 2024
February 2016 - May 2022

Digital Communications Strategist
Digital Communications Specialist

  • Led digital advertising and social-media influencer programs including concept and creative development, audience targeting, content testing, and implementation. 

  • Built digital advertising program from entirely outsourced to internal departmental capacity

  • Managed project staff and $350,000 digital ad campaigns during the 2022 midterm election gathering 53.1 million views.

  • Executed digital strategies on ten social media accounts, two websites, and email to drive public policy, voter engagement, and elect representatives - including 12 election cycles. 

  • Spearheaded multimedia production, graphic design, and digital organizing using internal and external collaborators. 

  • Cooperated with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to coordinate national narrative into state-level goals. 

  • Tracked and analyzed digital metrics to measure success and identify key lessons from campaigns and projects.

MarkPochow Creative

November 2024 - Present

Content Creator - Education Dynamics / Post University

  • Produced, filmed, and edited short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook to highlight graduate school topics.

September 2023 - Present

Political Video Correspondent - Courier / UpNorthNews

  • Produced, filmed, and edited two weekly short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook to highlight Wisconsin political news articles.

February 2013 - January 2020

Video Producer / YouTuber

  • Conceptualize, plan, produce, edit, and publish online videos on youtube.com/MarkPochow to a total of 740K views.

  • Create digital assets, including photography, to establish a brand presence, including social media content. 

  • Research trends and use analytics to adjust content for target audiences and inform digital marketing strategies.

Kallidoscope Photography

February 2013 - January 2020

Second Photographer

  • Provide backup by shooting secondary angles and alternate moments for over 20 weddings a year. 

  • Arrange and photograph subjects and large groups. 

  • Test lighting setups and scout for shooting locations.

NeoCloud Marketing

June 2013 - February 2016

Manager of Social Media & Email Marketing

  • Create, execute, and consult with our clients in the areas of social media and email marketing

  • Analyze trends in clients' industries and identify opportunities to engage the audience accordingly 

  • Give presentations on social media and email marketing as an Authorized Local Expert for Constant Contacts

EDUCATION

2012

Marquette University | Milwaukee WI
Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Marketing

 

Professional Certifications

2020

PRIORITIES USA
Digital Advertising Certification                  

2019

WISCONSIN LGBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Business Leadership Academy

Skills

  • CMS: SproutSocial, Buffer, Hootsuite

  • CRMs: VAN, EveryAction, Mobilize, Convio, Mailchimp)

  • Website Platforms: Squarespace, WordPress, Django

  • G Suite & Adwords

  • Meta & Snapchat Ads

  • Adobe CC (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier Pro, After Effects)

  • Final Cut Pro X/Motion

Publications

NEW YORK TIMES
POCHOWSKI M. VIDEOGRAPHER. “WOMEN’S MARCH 2.0: SCENES OF A PROTEST”. 2018 JAN 20