Devin Hiett Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted with all aspects of planning and executing media strategies to promote CBPP's research and analysis, worked closely with experts across five policy teams to develop messaging on a range of policy issues
• Pitched to reporters, drafted press advisories and media toolkits, fielded press inquiries, and updated and maintained media contact lists
• Spearheaded a long-term research project analyzing how the media frames CBPP's racial equity work, crafted recommendations to strengthen our advocacy in this space
• Created all content for CBPP's Instagram and tracked analytics for social platforms

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Worked with allied organizations to create a legislative scorecard to inform over 150k voters and increase government transparency
• Drafted Twitter threads, Instagram posts, and created digital infographics for our endorsed candidates
• Tracked bills and voting behavior of incumbent legislators, sat in on committee meetings, and had personal conversations with legislators to better understand the back end of the bill nomination process

Norman, Oklahoma

• Chosen as one of 15 undergraduate students to gain first-hand experience in public policymaking in the state of Oklahoma by attending weekly seminars and briefings with state leaders at the Oklahoma State Capitol.
• Gained in-depth knowledge of the Oklahoma legislative process and policy issues by partnering with students at the University of Kansas to compare and contrast the political system in our states.

Norman, Oklahoma

• Helped launch a global magazine by and for intersectional feminists in higher education.
• Interviewed retired judges in Oklahoma about their work fighting to protect reproductive rights.
• Wrote features on accomplished women around the world from an Australian scientist to a famous Afghani journalist.

Norman, OK

• Wrote about gender equality and race equity coverage in the media, including stories about a CNN Hero who is turning women in Oklahoma prisons into poets, and local shelters that work to improve the lives of animals.
• Worked with the vice president of Student Affairs to improve the structural gender biases prevalent in the Greek system at the University of Oklahoma.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Spent the summer in San Antonio, Texas, volunteering with Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 senate race.
• Knocked on hundreds of doors and talked to people from all walks of life about the political issues they care about most.
• Phonebanked and helped register citizens to vote.

Marble Falls, TX

• Responsible for supervising a cabin of 10 to 12 campers.
• Effectively running and supervising fine arts activities (drama, cooking, art, and drawing) while ensuring camper safety.
• Communicating and partnering with parents, managing conflicts in the cabin, and communicating camper information to supervisors.
• Excelled with campers ranging in ages from 5-8.
• Awarded Outstanding Activity Counselor, 2016.

Bachelor Of Arts Dual Degrees, Summa Cum Laude, International Studies And Journalism

Activities and Societies: College of International Studies Convocation student speaker, N.E.W. Leadership with the Women's Leadership.

International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Edinburgh University Theatre Company: Actor in the Candlewasters Repertoire, the university's playwriting and.

High School Diploma, Musical Theatre

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of the National Honor Society, cast member in Les Miserables, Jane Eyre, Hairspray, A Midsummer.