Alex Kellner

Current

• Strategist - Content and Research at Blue State Digital

Past

• Manager at Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet
• Intern- External Communications at Verizon
• Student Marketing Representative at Microsoft

• Intern- Congressman James McGovern MA--03 at U.S. House of Representatives
• Intern- AARP Bulletin at AARP
• Butcher/Caterer at Lowe's Variety and Meat Market
• Intern- Corporate Communications at Gannett
• Assistant Technician at Absolute ChemDry

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Education

• The George Washington University
• The George Washington University

Recommended

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Connections

163 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company
• My RSS feed
• My Website

Alex Kellner’s Summary

Alex performs online strategies for a variety BSD’s clients. He is one of the firm’s primary content creators, writing blog posts, emails and other web content. Additionally, Alex executes innovative online outreach and messaging plans, research and other strategic goals for a variety of issues and along multiple channels.

Prior to joining Blue State Digital, Alex was a research assistant at The Institute of Politics, Democracy & the Internet focusing on issues in e-government and digital leadership. He also worked at Verizon’s PolicyBlog, Gannett Corporate Communications, The AARP Bulletin, Microsoft and Rep. James McGovern’s office. Alex has written for several publications including, Euonymous: an E-Anthology of First-Year Writing and the Politics and Technology Review, and has edited many others.

Alex holds a B.A. in political communications from The George Washington University and will complete a M.A. in political management from G.W. in December 2008. Originally from Central Massachusetts, Alex is an avid Boston sports fan and enjoys cooking and arguing about politics in his spare time.

Alex Kellner’s Specialties:

Long-term political strategy
Blog Research and Outreach
Web Content Creation in a variety of CMS's
HTML and WYSIWYG layout tools
Online Fundraising
Constituent activation

Alex Kellner’s Experience

• Strategist - Content and Research

  Blue State Digital

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Create and manage content, social networking and blog outreach strategies for Blue State clients.

• Manager

  Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet

  (Research industry)

  September 2007 — July 2008 (11 months)

  Managing IPDI's eGovernance project in which a city or town will be adopted and IPDI and a coalition of industry experts will fully integrate eGovernment solutions with the goals of lessen ing the digital divide, increase quality of life and providing the most efficient and open government possible. I also blog at www.ipdi.org/blog and am overseeing the 2008 Golden Dot Awards which recognize the achievements in those of the field of Politics and the Internet.

• Intern- External Communications

  Verizon

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; VZ; Telecommunications industry)

  April 2007 — November 2007 (8 months)

  Assisted the Director of Verizon's PolicyBlog (http://policyblog.verizon.com/policyblog/). Wrote blog posts, did research on the blogosphere, helped Verizon enter the Social Media sphere, completed a project looking at long-tail bloggers in the telecom, gadget, wireless, video, and policy spheres.

• Student Marketing Representative

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  August 2006 — June 2007 (11 months)

  Used rogue marketing techniques to spread the word about Microsoft and its partners' products on the campus of The George Washington University

• Intern- Congressman James McGovern MA--03

  U.S. House of Representatives

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Legislative Office industry)

  September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)

  Answered phones, answered constituent mail and gave tours of the Capitol.

• Intern- AARP Bulletin

  AARP

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2006 — September 2006 (5 months)

  Wrote, edited, and researched articles for the largest circulation publication in the United States.

• Butcher/Caterer

  Lowe's Variety and Meat Market

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  January 2002 — August 2006 (4 years 8 months)

  Worked at the Meat Counter and Catering Department of the local grocery store. Helped develop "Monday Night Dinners" and helped add more diversity to the selection of prepared foods.

• Intern- Corporate Communications

  Gannett

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)

  Wrote articles for the internal magazine, The Gannetteer, and a history book about Gannett's 100-year anniversary, Copy-edited other articles, searched industry magazines and newspapers for clips of Gannett and its holdings, photo editing and general office assistance.

• Assistant Technician

  Absolute ChemDry

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Services industry)

  May 2005 — September 2005 (5 months)

  Cleaned carpets and upholstery

Alex Kellner’s Education

• The George Washington University

  MPS , Political Management , 2007 — 2008

• The George Washington University

  BA , Political Communications , 2004 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Tau Kappa Epsilon

Additional Information

Alex Kellner’s Websites:

• My Company
• My RSS feed
• My Website

Alex Kellner’s Interests:

Web 2.0, Social Media, Progressive Issues, Politics, Cooking, Sports, Nature, Music, Good Food

Alex Kellner’s Groups:

Tau Kappa Epsilon

•    Tau Kappa Epsilon

Alex Kellner’s Honors:

* Top TKE Chapter: Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity (2005-2006)
* Dean’s List: The George Washington University- Fall 2004, Spring 2005 and Fall 2005
* 2nd Place All-New England: New England Scholastic Press Association (Division One) for the 2002-2003 ARHS Harbinger
* Editorial Excellence: New England Scholastic Press Association for personal achievement
* Presidential Scholarship- The George Washington University; awarded for academic excellence
* Ron Doyle Memorial Scholarship- Awarded annually to an aspiring journalist in the Metrowest (Boston) area
* Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Awarded to local students who display leadership qualities and show academic excellence.

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