Cierra Smith

SUMMARY



● 7 years of experience producing leading internal communications teams and digital marketing strategies for political principal campaigns, ad agencies, and elected officials on the State and Federal levels in fast paced environments


● Coordinated with mobilization teams to ensure video and marketing materials, as well as resources were distributed to all 10 New York State regions and supporting stakeholders for 1199 SEIU union workers and and Attorney General Letitia James campaign


● Drafted comprehensive press materials, fostering brand integrity, and strategically managing relationships with media representatives to enhance organizational visibility and effectively convey the mission of political campaigns and electeds


● Oversaw a $3.5M video and creative budget and 3 graphic and video producers for New York State’s inaugural education campaigns, increase adult-use and medical cannabis market participation by $430M from July 2023 to July 2024


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Cierra Smith

Office of Cannabis Management • 10th July 2024

New York State Cannabis Education Campaign

Responsibilities: Brand Development and Creative Strategy, Creative Production, Script Writing, Story Boarding, Set Design, Location Scouting, graphic Design, and Talent Scouting
Office of Cannabis Management • 10th July 2024

New York State Medical Cannabis Education Campaign

Responsibilities: Copy Writing, Creative Production, Media Buying, Campaign Budget Management, Talent Scouting, and Graphic Design
Office of Cannabis Management • 10th July 2024

New York State 'Why Buy Legal' Adult-Use Cannabis Campaign

Responsibilities: Script Writing, Creative Production and Direction, Talent Scouting, and Copy Writing
Office of Cannabis Management • 14th March 2025

New York State Office of Cannabis Management Licensing Initiative

Responsibilities: Brand Development and Creative Strategy, Policy Integration, Graphic Design, Digital Live Conversations, In-person Activations, Webpage Design, Digital Video Series, Social Copywriting, and Photography
House of Representatives • 21st February 2020

House Democratic Caucus Chair Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

Responsibilities: Content Curation, Graphic Design, Video Editing and Production, and Social Copywriting and Editing
House of Representatives • 13th August 2020

House of Representatives Minority Whip Katherine Clark Childcare Initiative

Responsibilities: Creative Production, Talent Scouting and Pitching, Graphic Design, and Copy Editing and Writing
House of Representatives • 29th July 2020

House of Representatives Minority Whip Katherine Clark Heroes Act Campaign

Responsibilities: Creative Video Production, Digital Series Launches, Press Releases, Talent Scouting, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Editorial Copywriting, and Text-on-screen Videos
House of Representatives • 29th July 2020

House of Representatives Minority Whip Katherine Clark with Jacob Tobia

Responsibilities: Creative Video Production, Digital Series Launches, Video Editing, and Social Copywriting
New York State • 15th March 2025

New York State Attorney General Tish James Re-Election Campaign

Responsibilities: Content Curation, Creative Video Production, Graphic Design, Social Copywriting and Editing, and Brand Development
California State • 2nd February 2022

California Surgeon General Dr. Burke Harris

Responsibilities: Content Curation, Graphic Design, Video Editing and Production, and Social Copywriting and Editing
CNN • 15th June 2016

CNN

Responsibilities: Video Editing, Text-on-Screen Videos, Editorial Writing, Content Curation, and Digital Publishing
NowThis • 6th June 2019

NowThis

Responsibilities: Video Editing, Text-on-Screen Videos, Editorial Writing, Content Curation, and Digital Publishing
Bank of America • 2nd February 2022

Bank of America

Responsibilities: Digital Ad Copywriting and Editing, Digital Ad Buying, and Corporate Communications
NABJ • 24th July 2019

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ): Syracuse University

Responsibilities: Video Editing, Text-on-Screen Videos, Voiceovers, Content Curation, Digital Publishing, Event Curation, and Community Engagement
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