Paul Simon Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Simon Strategies provides reliable and actionable public records research to political, corporate, public affairs and government relations campaigns.• Design, plan, and carry out research projects for non-profit, corporate and political clients.• Execute in-depth strategic research on state and federal legislation, focusing on stakeholders and overcoming impediments to progress.• Conduct competitive intelligence to help clients understand competitors, including the motivations of key decision makers.• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, organizing record requests and backup documentation while meeting deadlines and ensuring factual accuracy. • Formulate rapid responses for crisis communications campaigns and refine the messages tested in polls and focus groups.

United States

Project manager for political consulting firm with over 50 clients annually, including technology companies, political campaigns and nonprofits. Developed communications strategies with budgets exceeding $1 million. • Utilized strategic, analytical and verbal communication skills to manage projects, implement timelines and secure new clients. Developed communications plans and programs to further client priorities.• Developed crisis preparedness and response playbook for clients; coordinated with consultants to respond to friendly and hostile media inquiries.• Managed internal project systems and tools, to facilitate timely and accurate client deliverables.• Applied planning and organizational skills and multitasked to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects.• Adapted to rapidly changing client priorities, while ensuring content was strategic, consistent and factual.• Oversaw company’s external communications, including company’s website, social media and blog • Recruited, trained and managed staff of up to eight analysts, including collaborating, managing workflow and human resources, remotely and in-person across two offices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Coordinated with campaigns nationwide to establish new communications departments and procedures for fact-checking paid media. Managed 10 analysts together with department director.• PAC raised over $43 million and helped elect 12 new Democratic women to U.S. House, two new women Senators and two governors during my tenure. • Drafted external and internal communication materials, including thought leadership materials• Developed crisis responses for campaigns, assisted in preparations for media appearances and debates.• Created standardized document templates for all internal and external communications. • Formalized process by which campaigns hire research consultants; created standardized request for proposal (RFP) template.

Des Moines, Iowa

Provided strategic analysis to inform communications team of Tom Vilsack’s presidential campaign. • Assisted campaign management in vetting vendors, endorsees and venues; scrutinized all verbal and written campaign data, media plans and policy copy to ensure consistency in our messaging.

San Francisco Bay Area

Wrote copy for newsletter and website; ensured legal compliance for taxpayer-funded direct mailers.

Columbus, Ohio