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Murphy is an experienced public relations professional and political strategist who enjoys fresh
challenges and finding solutions and regularly exceeds expectations and deadlines.
● 4+ years of experience creating and launching marketing plans with a cross-functional
team to reach targeted groups, fundraising goals, and policy initiatives, while growing
the awareness of the organization, brand, and mission.
● 3+ years tracking legislation and strategizing messaging on key issues to the
organization’s overall goals and persuading legislators and stakeholders to take action
beneficial to the organization.
● Regularly exceeds project deadlines.
SKILLS
Analytics and Reports| Senior Management | Marketing and Communications Strategy Development |
Project Management | Stakeholder Management | Adobe Systems | Copy Editing
Election Protection Arizona Phoenix
Co-Director 07/2020-Present
● Interviews, hires, supervises, and develops the skills of 10 member staff.
● Develops and implements non-partisan messaging to educate the public of the voter protection hotlines as part of a strategic campaign that has increased media engagement by 109900% and clients’ share of voice by 85.5% in targeted demographics within four months.
● Directly manages the paid media budget of 500,000, which reached a target of 100% people in Arizona.
● Built relationships with coalition members at the state coalition table.
● Secures prime earned media placement such as NPR, USA Today, The Guardian, KJZZ, AZCentral, ABC15, and Arizona Mirror.
● Vet Mail and Digital RFP’s, selects vendors, and manages mail consultants to supplement earned media strategy with targeted paid media.
● Co-Directed a team that recruited and trained over 1,000 volunteers who were deployed to monitor polling locations during early vote and Election Day.
● Writes post-election reports and presents finding to county recorders and media.
Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Phoenix
Communications Director 05/2018-07/2020
● Develops and implements strategic communications campaigns that have increased media engagement by 100% and clients share of voice by 35% in targeted demographics.
● Increased Twitter impressions by 3001%, Twitter mentions by 132%, and Twitter followers by 75%. Increased Facebook engagement on posts by 1500% and Facebook followers by 177% in two years.
● Secures prime earned media placement, such as The Associated Press, Mother Jones, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, and more.
Vet over 40 RFP’s, selects vendors for in-person interviews and manages research,
polling, digital, and mail consultants to supplement earned media strategy with
targeted paid media.
● Fosters highly effective communications plans with District Managers that increased
media mentions by 10.8% in 2020 compared to 2018.
● Tracks legislation on key issues to the organization and gives communication guidance
to state legislators and candidates running for office.
We the People Summit Phoenix
Co-Director 05/2017-05/2018
● Operates three large-scale summits with 1.5K+ attendees, 100+ speakers, and 25+
workshops; plans vendor, speakers, and caterer logistics.
● Secured a donation of 15k, the organization’s largest single donation, among other
donors and sponsors resulting in 50k+ through ticket sales, merchandise, partnerships
with like-minded organizations, and outreach to individual donors.
● Designs and oversees PR direction, online marketing, and grassroots media releases;
including the website, graphics, and social media design.
Murphy Bannerman Photography Phoenix
Director of Photography 2014-Present
● Completes assignments in partnership with major publications, businesses, and clients
in the Phoenix area; contributes creative art pieces to enhance print media and
business marketing.
● Featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Phoenix New Times, and The Arizona Republic .
Rustic Pathways Fiji
Photographer and Travel Guide 06/2015-08/2015
● Documents community service projects and captures the scenic beauty of the Fiji
islands during 1-2 week extensive programs.
● Works directly with students, communities, activities operators, and other program
leaders in Fiji during the summer from June to August.
● Represents Rustic Pathways, mentors and leads students through outdoor adventure
activities, community service projects, travel accommodations, transportation
throughout the island, and downtime.
● Builds relationships between students through structured activities and forms strong
relationships with the local community.
The Hutchinson News Hutchinson, KS
Photojournalism Intern 01/2015-05/2015
● Photographs news, business, and sports events for the daily newspaper, besides
working on a long-term photo essay and video project.
● Daily responsibilities include organizing and distributing transmitted images from staff
photographers for the web and editing images for print production.
Pollen–Tech Mesa, AZ
Marketing Intern 05/2014-12/2014
● Website design and market research that effectively connects with key publics. Writes
and organizes materials for grants and competitions.
The Arizona Republic Phoenix, AZ
Photojournalism Intern 12/2013-05/2014
● Photographs news, business, sports events, and editorial assignments for the weekend
newspaper.
The State Press (ASU Student Newspaper) Tempe, AZ
Assistant Photo Director 1/2013-05/2013
● Managing and editing the visual content of the online and print newspaper. Generating
content creation through collaboration with senior staff.
● Assigning and overseeing task assignments to junior staff members. Manages a staff of
20 photographers.
Graphic Design Intern Tempe, AZ
The Journal of Surrealism and the America’s 08/2011-03/2012
● Works with the director of the journal to create a new logo for the website, along with
small vignettes for the body of the journal.
● ASU News featured my completed work in an expose on student and faculty
partnerships.
EDUCATION
Degree: Sociology, Graduation Year (2014)
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
CONTACTS
Name: Rep. Jennifer Jermaine
Relationship: Former Co-Worker
Email: jenniferjermaine@gmail.com
Name: Charlie Fisher
Relationship: Former Supervisor
Email: cfisher@azdem.org
Name: Bren Pantilione
Relationship: Former Supervisor
Email: b.pantilione@gmail.com