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