Ian Foster

QA Engineer · Project Manager · Client Services Associate · QA Analyst · Project Coordinator · 3-5 yrs experience

100% remote

About

Skills

CopywritingProject ManagementMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficeEvent PlanningPublic RelationsCommunity OutreachEvent ManagementMobile TestingManual TestingCommunicationQA EngineeringLeadershipStrategic PlanningResearch

Experience

New Blue Interactive

Advertising Account Associate

Nov 2021 to Oct 2022

Designed, implemented, and managed a vendor outreach system for the firm’s advertising team, including list purchases, list rentals and external petitions for over fifty candidates, committees, PACs, and organizations.
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Wrote and edited advertising copy for fundraising, acquisition, and persuasion ads for frontline members of Congress and high-profile challengers across Facebook, Google, and programmatic platforms.
Engaged with client service responsibilities, including developing detailed media plans for fundraising, acquisition, and persuasion, compiling thorough reports to track campaign progress, and maintaining tracking documents on a daily basis.

The Sage Rabbit

Operations and Product Development Manager

Apr 2020 to Present

Managed and negotiated all weekly ordering for the restaurant for both front and back of house needs, ensuring that we had all weekly menu staples as well as providing seasonal menu variety.
Headed new product development for the yearly Lexington Burger Week events, developing critically acclaimed burgers that drove our best week of sales each year.
Modernized restaurant infrastructure to enhance effectiveness during COVID shutdown orders by increasing the restaurant’s online social media footprint and streamlining the menu and hours of operation.

National Democratic Training Committee

Staff Academy: Communications Track

Feb 2020 to Apr 2020

With the instruction of industry professionals, worked within a diverse cohort to develop the basic skills of a communications staffer on a Democratic campaign
Participated in a simulated campaign designed for the program, which included writing stump speeches, press releases and op-eds, creating and maintaining media lists, and ultimately drafting an entire communications plan
Worked across the program to lead Digital and Fundraising cohort members in producing a multi-email digital campaign for our fictionalized candidate’s campaign

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Project Lead

Nov 2019 to Jan 2020

Managed a team of organizers for a local street canvassing program focused on increasing turnout for Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment events through literature distribution
Personally directed canvassers during event builds for several larger “signature events” geared towards increasing enrollment numbers in areas of high need throughout the program
Led the operational and hiring process for the office, including overseeing the training, onboarding, and weekly payroll for every organizer, ensuring that the project began and ended on time
Data Entry- Queens, New York

Data Entry

Sep 2019 to Oct 2019

Worked as part of a team to audit and enter 100,000 Michigan ballots from the 2016 Presidential election into an online database
Entered detailed notes and information for up to 600 ballots per day, with an emphasis on accuracy and efficiency

Field Strategies

Field Organizer

Nov 2017 to Jan 2018

Managed an office of 10-20 canvassers in a pilot field program targeting and surveying suburban pivot voters
Contributed heavily to canvasser recruitment and training for multiple SEIU field offices in the program, resulting in a tripling of our
overall canvass staff during the life of our program
Executed daily tasks such as direct canvass supervision and data entry, ensuring that all collected data was successfully entered and
reported at the proper intervals

Education

Uppsala University

Primary

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Nov 2015

Preferences

Target roles

QA Engineer, Project Manager, Client Services Associate, QA Analyst, Project Coordinator

Work style

100% remote

Job types

Full-time

Salary target

Not set

Locations

Not set

Industries

Gaming, Entertainment, Defense & Space