John Brougher

Current

New Media Communications Manager at Democratic Governors Association
Editor/Podcast Editor at Envato
Senior Consultant at Brougher Consulting

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Past

Communications/Press Intern at Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Mac Specialist at Apple
Regional Field Director at Jill Long Thompson for Governor

Computer Education Specialist at Brown University
Activities Manager - Publicity at Department of Summer and Continuing Studies, Brown University

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Education

Brown University

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Industry

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Websites

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John Brougher’s Summary

John Brougher serves as New Media Communications Manager for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) in Washington DC. John's been working with technology and communications for years, and has a passion for technology, new media and marketing. Previously working as a Regional Field Director for Jill Long Thompson's campaign for governor, John has served as a speaker for conferences and panels and emceed numerous events, from fashion shows to cultural events. He has been selected three times by the China Care Foundation to emcee benefit fundraising dinners, raising money to support orphans in China.

John Brougher’s Specialties:

Public speaking, marketing, technology marketing and communications, technology training to broad audiences, student affairs, new media, podcasting, blogging

John Brougher’s Experience

New Media Communications Manager

Democratic Governors Association

(Political Organization industry)

April 2009 — Present (4 months)

Directing all aspects of the DGA's new media operation, including website design/development, audio/video production and more.
Editor/Podcast Editor

Envato

(Internet industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

• Founded (and currently host of) FreelanceSwitch.com’s audio podcast, “Freelance Radio,” responsible for creating and organizing content, communicating with panelists/guests, recording and editing audio, creating the RSS feed, and writing the show notes.
• Hired new writers (including searching for and recruiting talent) and edited their articles to ensure quality of content, relevancy, strength of message and ﬂow.
• Created and edited numerous headlines to capture audience interest as well as accurately describe the article or interview.
• Contributed 28 articles to date, including 20 sets of show notes, 5 interviews with freelancers, and 3 tips articles (one on productivity, two on software/technology).
• Co-founded “Rockstar Resources” brand to promote Envato’s new set of learning products.
• Created a video promo for the Envato-spearheaded worldwide Blog Action Day event.
Senior Consultant

Brougher Consulting

(Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

• Created a variety of marketing tools, including writing content for johnbrougher.com and crafting effective ﬂyers and promotions to encourage use of the services of the company.
• Provided varied technology deliverables for multiple clients, including targeted IT seminars and screencast web video production.
Communications/Press Intern

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

(Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)

March 2009 — April 2009 (2 months)

Performing a variety of tasks, including building press lists, transcription, research and more.
Mac Specialist

Apple

(Entertainment industry)

September 2008 — January 2009 (5 months)
Regional Field Director

Jill Long Thompson for Governor

(Entertainment industry)

October 2008 — November 2008 (2 months)

• Responsible for ﬁeld operations in twelve counties in southeastern Indiana.
• Forged relationships with activists, union leaders, and local Democratic ofﬁcials.
• Recruited 158 volunteer shifts and managed volunteers to maximize effectiveness of
voter contact efforts.
• Worked extensively with other Democratic campaigns in Indiana, including the Obama-
Biden campaign.
• Managed multiple phone banks during extensive get-out-the-vote effort.
Computer Education Specialist

Brown University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2006 — October 2008 (2 years 3 months)

• Coordinated computing training for the entire university community of over 11,000 staff, faculty and students, including assessment, curriculum development, and revision of training materials.
• Personally taught 51 computing classes with 449 attendees, managed student training program to provide computing training to the student body (189 classes, with 1059 attendees).
• Created 33 screencast web videos to serve as online training on a variety of software topics (including ofﬁce application tasks and CMS use, among others).
• Managed communications of the organization, including marketing of major initiatives like the departmental website redesign and the expansion of Brown University’s wireless network.
Activities Manager - Publicity

Department of Summer and Continuing Studies, Brown University

(Higher Education industry)

June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

• Coordinated all publicity efforts for a calendar of over a 100 events, including creation, design, and distribution of posters, ﬂyers and other media.
• Connected the residential advisor (RA) team of over 70 RAs to the professional staff of managers/directors, improving morale and encouraging camaraderie.