Christopher Applegate Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, IA, US

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

- Developed and presented strategic and effective media proposals to clients- Negotiated media rates, added value and ad space positions across mediums- Worked hands-on across an array of platforms to launch, oversee, monitor and optimize campaigns - Oversaw the approval of media invoices, reconciliation of billing discrepancies and maintained up-to-date.

Remote

-Produces media plans that achieve the goals of Rising Tide’s clients, including political candidates, ballot initiatives, advocacy organizations, and nonprofits.-Works directly with people across multiple teams and superiority, including Lead Strategists, Account -Mangers and Directs on the Client Strategies team, as well as department vice presidents and.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Worked as part of a team to manage mail pieces for one Iowa US House race, one Iowa US Senate race, and one Montana US House race, totaling near 50 individual pieces and numerous other smaller projects
• Managed tight deadlines, in high stress situations, sometimes with short notice while working remotely
• Communicated directly with campaigns to get approval and edits on all mail pieces
• Invoice state parties, campaigns, and US House official offices in a timely manner and track outstanding invoices
• Wrote numerous mail pieces for smaller races, utilizing effective positive campaign messaging

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Worked with a portfolio of corporate and advocacy groups to boost positive media coverage through media pitching, scheduling interviews with leaders, letter-to-the-editor campaigns, and local events. This position required me to regularly reach out to community leaders to build grassroots networks and leverage those groups towards client public relation.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Worked with account leads to manage the mail programs of 5 Nebraska Legislature races, 2 US Congressional races, 1 Pennsylvania House race, and 1 Omaha, NE municipal race resulting in 5 victories
• Communicated directly with candidates and campaigns to create and run strategic mail programs and write district- district-appropriate ad copy
• Analyzed and interpreted research and polling to develop effective messaging
• Wrote ad copy for campaign direct mail pieces in collaboration with account leads and campaigns
• Edited and oversaw movement of mail pieces working closely with Art and Production Departments to ensure accurate,error-free mail that met targeted dates for mailing
• Tracked mail pieces through the design process, creating invoices, updating budgets, and scheduling drop-dates using FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Excel.

Des Moines, Iowa

• Maintained the campaign calendar, for candidate and surrogates. Set up, organized, and helped facilitate campaign events, travel plans, meetings, and press interviews.
• Acted as primary point of contact for the campaign when organizing with county Democratic parties, press, and advocacy groups.
• Folded into field operations of campaign in capacities of event building or voter contact whenever needed.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

-Manage schedules, organized bills, set up and collaborated with other legislators to schedule subcommittee meetings-Oversee communication with constituents on local issues as well as issue coding and data management in NGP VAN-Draft, edit, and distribute weekly newsletters and occasional press releases to local media outlets-Research past and current.

Marion, IA

-Wrote and executed a campaign strategy utilizing person-to-person voter contact-Planned and organized fundraisers-Recruited, trained, and organized volunteers to help meet campaign voter contact goals-Utilized campaign technology on a daily basis, including NGP VAN and MiniVAN to compile accurate voter records to maximize future voter contact.

Waterloo, Iowa Area

Fundraising and campaign consultant contracted with Gary Kroeger for Congress during 2015-2016 Democratic primary season. Oversaw call time, which included monitoring call time, keeping up to date donor records and call logs, managing all incoming donations and outstanding pledges, doing donor research and compiling call sheets for future fundraising. I.