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.

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