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Duke Votes

Duke Votes was a university-wide initiative that repeated every election cycle, for both primaries and general elections. I co-led (with the assistant director for State Relations at Duke) during the 2022 and 2024 election cycles.


We coordinated student participation within leadership goals, maintaining adherence to election guidelines.


I directed the content strategy including Duke Today and partner stories, social activity and video assets including creation of an animated Electoral College video explainer. 

I directed graphic design, digital distribution and vendor-managed print collateral throughout the process. 

Some of the design work

    Content Production

    Duke Today

    Duke's flagship storytelling space served as the primary messenger. I set the editorial calendar and the message.

    Sharing Information

    Our primary job was to be sure potential voters could find the information they needed to register and vote.

    Encourage Action

    Our stories centered on both the why and the how of voter registration, often connecting with targeted events.

    Promote Successes

    It was important that potential voters recognized that they could be part of something bigger than themselves. And celebrating the work we accomplished.


    Across Channels

    Our messages included content beyond standard news stories.

    Partnering

    We aligned our editorial calendar with content, produced by campus partners, that we could share.

    Preparing the Issues

    While actively non-partisan, we pushed for stories featuring expert analysis to clarify significant election-related issues.

    Final Push

    The last "What You Know" story included an embedded Instagram video

    Duke Votes Documents

    Project Plan

    Working across a range of colleagues and stakeholders meant clear understanding of our plan was required.

    Timeline Draft

    The timeline would circulate through our partners to determine who would take on certain tasks or handle funding

    Post Election Report

    After each election cycle we reviewed what had worked and what hadn't to improve outcomes for the future.


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