Jeff Reading Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

Greater Seattle Area

• Conducted ongoing business development, including developing blue-chip clients such as Pfizer, CenturyLink, Simon Property Group, Oak View Group, Holland Partner Group, City of Seattle and more
• Led numerous successful coalition-building and digital-advocacy public affairs projects, including for such clients as the Pacific Northwest Ballet, Foss Maritime, Sealaska Corporation, and more
• Collaborated across the firm’s 14 offices on multi-state projects

City Of Seattle

• Built Mayor’s Office communications operation from the ground up, including media, social media, online digital content, correspondence and departmental communications functions; managed a team of five
• Drove media and communications strategy across the executive branch, targeting policy makers and influencers, media, City employees, businesses, community groups and the general public
• Developed and executed compelling communications plan for numerous successful mayoral initiatives
• Landed positive local, national and international press coverage
• Produced major mayoral speeches and addresses
• Collaborated across multiple departments on rapid response to emergent concerns

Olympia

• Member of senior caucus staff management team; co-managed twenty-plus-member caucus staff
• Drove 24-member caucus-wide legislative, political and communications strategy based on middle class and progressive priorities
• Developed organizational model maximizing inter-team coordination; implemented process to align caucus communications and policy staff plans
• Served as lead staff member for Senate Minority Leader
• Partnered with stakeholders (including the House and the Executive) on general strategy

• Successfully developed and implemented Microsoft’s communications strategy for state public policy priorities
• Wrote materials on behalf of the company’s general counsel and executive vice president
• Represented the company in successful legislative coalition efforts
• Landed positive local and national press coverage
• Managed communications response to emergent reputation risks
• Developed, launched and maintained the Microsoft in Washington State Facebook page

• Member of senior caucus staff management team; managed seven-member communications staff
• Developed caucus-wide issue-based messaging, including communicating historic and revenue challenges during the Great Recession years through a variety of innovative channels
• Writer and spokesperson for the Senate Majority Leader and Majority Caucus Chair; led communications efforts for their signature issues
• Primary point of contact to the media for 27 Democratic members of the Senate
• Introduced SDC to online media tools; developed and maintained social media presence
• Collaborated with policy staff, nonpartisan staff and legislative assistants on ongoing proactive policy initiatives and emergent issues management

• Created and managed grassroots lobbying program, including maintaining the database, conducting training, managing a field team of five, and managing internal member communications
• Managed PAC contributions; coordinated funding requests via candidate endorsement process
• Provided reports, briefs and support materials to the government affairs committee and the board of directors on critical legislative issues and new association initiatives
• Prepared weekly legislative updates, legislative action alerts, issue briefs, newsletter copy, op-ed pieces, letters to the editor, and annual legislative session review

• Worked more than 400 constituent cases with federal agencies
• Drafted more than 600 pieces of official correspondence, as well as newsletter content
• Provided small businesses and organizations with procurement information and assistance with federal agencies and federal prime contractors
• Provided federal grant-writing assistance, guideline consultation and sample formats