Giovanni Hashimoto 1121 Arlington Blvd., #419 Arlington, VA 22209 T (540) 729-0900 [email protected] www.giovannihashimoto.com WORK EXPERIENCE PRESS FELLOW February–July 2014 Progressive Change Campaign Committee – Washington, DC Worked with the cofounder and press secretary to increase press shop capacity. Initial three month fellowship extended twice. Responsibilities included managing website and social updates as well as working with team in pitching stories, coordinating with email stream, responding to press queries including on-the-record statements, reaching out to influentials, etc. COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE September–December 2013 Ready for Hillary PAC – Arlington, VA Full time position assisting the communications director as part of two-man press shop. Major tasks included pitch calls to media, media monitoring, list management, writing press releases/advisories/ mass emails, web maintenance & updates, graphic design, and responding to various inquiries. RESEARCH & MEDIA INTERN Summer 2013 American Bridge 21st Century PAC – Washington, DC Assisted in preparation of research books, media monitoring, and footage management, among other duties. Made trips to Capitol Hill for document collection. Performed original research and data collection for use in both American Bridge and Bridge Project productions. SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR April 2013–May 2014 California Young Democrats – Statewide Managed and produced compelling content for organizational Facebook and Twitter presences. Gathered information, wrote copy, designed graphics, and chose relevant issues to highlight. FEATURES SECTION EDITOR WRITER 2012-2013 academic year 2011-2012 academic year PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2012-2013 academic year 2011-2012 academic year Campus Chronicle student newspaper – Angwin, CA Managed staff and content as features editor. Also helped lead website redesign and management. College Democrats at Pacific Union College – Angwin, CA Worked with officers to mobilize students to vote in November election as president of the school’s biggest political organization. Led transition in focus to advocacy and education after election. Won state federation ‘man of the year’ award in 2013-2014. TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL DIRECTOR 2011 election cycle Christopher J. Dumler for Albemarle County Supervisor – Scottsville District, VA Worked on successful open seat campaign to serve as county supervisor. Planned and executed campaign web, social media (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube), mass email, and direct mail strategies. Web engagement was highest ever seen in Albemarle County. EDUCATION SOFTWARE & LANGUAGE SKILLS PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE Intermediate Japanese; Basic Italian; Intermediate HTML; basic CSS; Microsoft Office; iWork; NGP VAN; MailChimp; WordPress; TVEyes; Google Analytics; Salsa; Vocus; Cision MediaSource; ActionKit; CQ Roll Call KnowLegis; Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; iDVD; iMovie; Civilization V; etc. 2011 to 2013 towards B.S. Journalism and B.A. History with Honors 