Jesse Zwick Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Santa Monica, California, United States

-Direct public policy for a city of 100,000 and an annual budget of $750 million.-Developed, led, and won passage of policies to increase affordable and market-rate housing, invest in pedestrian, bike and bus infrastructure, and expand early childhood education and behavioral health resources.-Formulate and draft legislation and lobby state and county officials on issues related to housing and land use, transportation, the environment, homelessness, public safety, and additional urban policy issues-Regularly lead public speaking and coalition-building efforts, garnering support from state and local officials, advocacy groups, unions, and residents-Analyze, track and adopt positions on legislation at the state, county, and municipal level

Los Angeles, California, United States

-Developed and shaped public policy around affordable housing, active transportation, homelessness interventions, and evidence-based alternatives to policing and public safety-Wrote talking points, issue briefs, and policy reports to support the councilmember in official government meetings and press interviews-Managed media relations and built support for key policy initiatives though speeches, op-eds, short videos, social media, email, and website content-Cultivated key relationships and partnerships with state and local elected officials, advocacy organizations, unions, and community groups

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

-After enacting a communications strategy that helped a first-time candidate win more votes than any campaign in LA city council history, led media relations and acted as lead spokesperson for the councilmember and her office-Oversaw and executed all communications during the campaign and post-election, including speeches, talking points, videos, op-eds, social, paid, and earned media, email marketing, and website content-Managed and mentored mid- and entry-level staff members, providing assistance and coaching with all public-facing aspects of their work-Led the development of policy platforms on housing and land use, homelessness, reimagining public safety, and public broadband-Built popular support for policies to enhance tenant protections and administer the largest rent-relief program in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, electrify the city’s buildings and vehicle fleet, ban gas hookups in new construction, and liberalize zoning to support the production of affordable housing

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

-Provided direct services and case consulting to unhoused individuals and encampments in the Silver Lake, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Atwater Village and East Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles-Helped grow organization from an ad hoc group to a 501(c)(3) with a six-figure budget, professional staff, and hundreds of volunteers-Developed policy positions, action alerts, and issue advocacy campaigns on housing and homelessness matters before LA City and LA County-Built coalitions with values-aligned organizations across the region and partnered with county and local officials on key initiatives

Los Angeles, California, United States

-Sold screenplays to Lionsgate Entertainment, Universal Television, Endeavor Content, Sony Pictures, Working Title Films, and Black Label Media-Led story development and post-production of 38 episodes of ABC’s “Nashville,” and 36 episodes of NBC’s “Parenthood”-Wrote and directed an independent feature film which premiered and sold for distribution at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Researched, reported, and wrote longform narrative pieces on state and national politics and policy

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Planned, solicited, and edited daily political opinion and policy arguments for the website-Hired, managed, and mentored a rotating pool of 8 fellows and interns

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Researched and analyzed best economic development policies and practices across US cities for the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Covered political spending during the 2010 midterm elections for The Washington Independent-Investigated policymaking and lobbying on natural gas exploration and extraction for Washington Monthly-Wrote profiles of Tim Pawlenty, Orrin Hatch, and Mike Lee for The New Republic

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Analyzed, tracked, and reported on environmental and energy legislation and policy, including the Waxman-Markey climate bill and the 2009 UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen (COP 15)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

-Conducted research and analysis on biofuel policy and certification in California, the US, and EU-Conducted research and copyediting on a scholarly book in the field of urban sociology for Robert Sampson, Director of the Social Sciences Program at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

Master Of Urban And Regional Planning

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Social Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies (Magna Cum Laude) Concentration: Urban Sociology

Education record

Education record