Communications Professional, Political Consultant, Writer, Digital Designer
(509) 619-6844 | joshmaasberg@gmail.com
B.A. in Political Science & Philosophy, WSU Pullman | Kent, WA
Employment
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I work as a contractor completing candidate campaign website projects with Blue Wave Political Partners, a leading national political consulting firm that delivers compliance, digital design and fundraising services.
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Consistently craft messaging based on the mayor and council’s policy objectives, deployed through several platforms including press releases, social media, email newsletters, digital ads, city website and more.
Lead writer for four State of the City addresses, dozens of media statements, executive communications, internal memos, talking points, newsletters, public notices and key messaging.
Manager for all social media content on city platforms, implemented strategies resulting in an audience growth of 26% to 90K users, engagement rate per impression of 6.4%, and 26M annual impressions.
Developed the Communications Division’s first comprehensive, internal Standard Operating Procedures and best practices guidelines, key performance indicators, and strategic communications plans.
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Assisting democratic candidates as well as labor organizations to consult on best practices for messaging, advertising, marketing, email fundraising, texting, branding, design and voter contact strategies.
Providing deliverables for clients including websites, digital graphics, printed and mailed collateral materials, fundraising emails, and more while advising on overall strategy and best practices.
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Managed a legislative campaign for Matthew Sutherland in the 9th Legislative District, garnering support from the House Democratic Campaign Committee and state labor council as a full-time undergraduate.
Ensured set goals, deadlines and objectives were met, coordinated with elected officials, vendors, consultants and PACs while overseeing the management of four staff, twenty interns and 100+ volunteers.
Developed messaging, fundraising and voter contact strategies, coordinated earned, paid and social media, managed scheduling, ensured compliance, designed/wrote all campaign materials.
25K doors knocked, 25K live calls made, 15K text messages sent, 2M impressions and $85K raised.
Skills
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Organizing
Voter or member mobilization, Volunteer Recruitment, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Flyering, Tabling, Volunteer Training
DesignPolitical Website Design, Digital Graphics, Print Collateral, Email Marketing, Vertical Video
Writing
Speechwriting, Press Statements, Talking Points, Policy Messaging, Newsletters, Digital Media Copy, Editorial Pieces, Video Scripts, Background, Plain Language, On-Record Statements, Fundraising Copy
Strategy
Project Management, Fundraising, Earned Media, Advertising, Marketing, Engagement, Event Planning, List Segmentation and Coding, Email Marketing, Content Scheduling,
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Design
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Squarespace, Canva, Capcut
Writing
GovDelivery, Mailchimp, P2P SMS, Microsoft Office Suite
Social Media
Facebook, Meta Business Suite, Meta Business/Ads Manager, X Ads Manager, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, Sprout Social, SEO
Management
NGP VAN, Actblue, Anedot, Airtable, Notion, GSuite, Google Workspace, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Granicus CMS, EveryAction
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Current Fellow with WA Institute for a Democratic Future 2025 Cohort
2022 Award of Excellence from National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) for City of Kent Social Media
FEMA: IS-29A PIO Awareness
FEMA IS-100C Introduction to Incident Command System
FEMA IS-200C Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
FEMA IS-700B Introduction to the National Incident Management System
WA EMD: G0272 Warning Coordination, L0105 Public Information Basics