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Imarogbe Josey

Miami

Summary

Dynamic National Field Organizer with Popular Democracy, skilled in campaign strategy and community organizing. Proven track record in mobilizing thousands for healthcare advocacy and leading impactful training sessions. Expert in data analysis and storytelling techniques, driving successful grassroots initiatives.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

National Field Organizer/ Healthcare Campaign organizer

Popular Democracy
04.2022 - Current
  • Worked with multiple affiliate organizations to build power nationally, focusing on improving healthcare and creating the infrastructure for Medicare for all.
  • Led a cohort of 10 different affiliates from different states across the country to discuss what it takes to run a healthcare campaign in their state. In the cohort, we focused on building a community that would share tactics, strategies, and build camaraderie around organizing in this new age.
  • Held 1:1s Bi-weekly to check in with Organizers about their campaign strategy, assess campaigns, and discuss different ways to support growth and development. Additionally, we would review everyaction development to track data and leadership progress.
  • Led Trainings bi-monthly to help guide organizers in new skills, such as basebuilding, Leadership development, and the three faces of power.
  • Held a Monthly Healthcare Justice Cohort call, which served to educate organizers and members on the federal political landscape of healthcare. In addition, trained folks on skills such as birddogging, lobbying, and storytelling.
  • Led Mass mobilizations to DC to conduct lobby visits with elected officials.
  • Led the national organizing call, which hosted over 50 affiliates across the country to discuss all the different issue areas that the organization was focusing on.
  • Discussed a realistic electoral strategy and the infrastructure needed to make an impact on elections.
  • Developed and maintained a coalition of several other national partners that include organizations like People's Action, Community Change, Community Catalyst, Families over Billionaires, National Nurses United, SEIU, Physicians for a National Health Program, National Health Law Program, and Planned Parenthood.

Owner

ISJ Productions
01.2017 - 01.2023
  • Developed complicated production ideas for community organizations and election campaigns, transformed working concepts into viable video productions using professional editing.
  • Professionally compiled videos with Premiere Pro and After Effects. Edited photos with Photoshop and Lightroom.
  • Filmed and edited videos from seminars, corporate workshops, and community action Results of community actions included implementation of gun violence intervention programs, affordable housing, and municipal identification cards.
  • Wrote, directed, shot and edited all videos in a timely manner.
  • Produced fundraising videos for grassroot community organization events raising over $60,000 in funding.
  • Created and designed videos for independent musicians, videos published with over 40,000 views.
  • Clients: P.A.C.T, AVIONICA, VERIZON and AME’ STYLE and GWIM Liturgical Dancing, Grad Images Inc.

Canvass Director

Basebuilder National Canvass
01.2020 - 04.2022
  • Managing a staff of canvassers to recruit supporters, mobilize voters, raise money, gather, lead, and mobilize thousands of people to take action as part of Popular Democracy’s Innovations, Basebuilder teams, and Unemployed Action teams.
  • Recruit, hire, and manage a staff of 10 canvassers. Evaluate staff performance and give ongoing feedback.
  • Empower a canvass team to effectively communicate our message to registered voters, constituents, and anyone willing to join the fight for just and fair policies.
  • Create engaging and strategic scripts to move people to action using Everyaction VPB, ThruTalk, and 'Hustle' text-banks to reach 100,000s of people.
  • Identify strong staff, teach leadership skills, and promote multiple staff to leadership positions.
  • Meet with organizers to determine weekly priorities, put together strategic turnout plans, review results, and analyze feedback.
  • Organize meetings between multiple departments to orient new leads to CPD Actions.
  • Managed a team of 5 moderators and content creators for the Healthcare Facebook group.
  • Collected leads from Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, bringing many people to action.
  • Identifying strong leads and powerful stories to be used in building power.
  • Partnered with other Facebook groups to create a stronger coalition of online communities.
  • Worked with organizers to provide turnout for lobby visits and in-person actions.

Canvass Field Manager

Florida Rising
10.2018 - 01.2020
  • Lead a team of canvassers on the field, where there was a daily quota for membership.
  • Provide support and training to a team of 3-5 canvassers, coordinate their daily schedule, and track their progress.
  • Consistently meet daily and weekly quotas for leads and donations. Ensured the canvasser team met quotas or addressed challenges with canvassers who did not meet quota.
  • Memorize and recite scripts and statements prepared and provided by the organization.
  • Get information, such as contact details and signatures, from potential leads and clients for follow-up.
  • Conducted daily debrief that addressed challenges and successes.

Assistant/Grip Director

Studio 601
Gainesville
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Organized professional staging and lighting for interviews, commercials and documentaries.
  • Managed film equipment arriving at sites for building large scale productions sets.
  • Directed and organized video shoots.
  • Maintained excellent relationships with clients and received accolades for professional work.
  • Operated and maintained camera equipment, including: Panasonic S1, Sony Fs7, DJI mavic Pro, Dji Ronin-m/s, Panasonic Gh5, Spider Dolly, LED lights, Lowell Lighting Kit, JIbs, Neewer Shoulder rig, Various Sigma, Rokinon, Zeiss, and Panasonic lenses.

Education

A.A. - Theatre Studies

Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL
01.2014

Television Production -

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Skills

  • Campaign strategy
  • Voter mobilization
  • Data analysis
  • Community organizing
  • Training development
  • Storytelling techniques
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Issue advocacy
  • Policy advocacy

Timeline

National Field Organizer/ Healthcare Campaign organizer

Popular Democracy
04.2022 - Current

Canvass Director

Basebuilder National Canvass
01.2020 - 04.2022

Canvass Field Manager

Florida Rising
10.2018 - 01.2020

Owner

ISJ Productions
01.2017 - 01.2023

Assistant/Grip Director

Studio 601
01.2015 - 01.2017

A.A. - Theatre Studies

Santa Fe College

Television Production -

University of Florida

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