Elizabeth BeShears

Experience

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  Alabama Law Institute

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Temporary staff to the Chairman of the House Education Appropriations Committee
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  Alabama Policy Institute

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Intern
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  Office of the Governor, State of Alabama

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  Constituent Services Specialist
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  Alabama Policy Institute

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

  Grant Coordinator and Policy Analyst

  • Developed a streamlined grant request writing and tracking process.• Researched and wrote 25 published research and opinion pieces.• Supervised hiring and management of undergraduate interns.

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  Heritage Action for America

  Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

  Birmingham Regional Coordinator

  • Built grassroots network of activists in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi to educate, inform, and call to action citizen leaders on current issues in Congress.• Coordinated a nine-city tour featuring Heritage Foundation President and former US Senator Jim DeMint. • Maintained a rigorous travel and speaking schedule to build in-person relationships with more than 600 individual activists, including over 30 groups.

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  Alabama Citizens for Media Accountability

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  Executive Director

  • Developed, edited, and published topical editorial content daily.• Built partnerships with local groups to further the mission of ACMA and grow its online presence.• Managed and maintained web presence and social media promotion.

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  Yellowhammer News

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  Senior Editor

  All Alabama news, all the time. • Developed, edited, and published 5-10 articles daily for a web-based Alabama news organization.• Interviewed Alabama business and political leaders to build an accurate portrayal of news events then communicated with a compelling narrative. • Managed Social Media accounts with a combined 65,000 followers, as well as constructed a daily email blast to 40,000 subscribers. www.yellowhammernews.com

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  BeShears Solutions, LLC

  Nov 2015 - now

  Owner

  - Cultivated policy, communications, and outreach tactics for statewide and local political campaigns. One statewide campaign’s lean, guerrilla strategy built a network of more than 15,000 donors and earned almost a third of the votes cast, despite only four months of active campaigning and being outspent 13-to-1.- Developed a comprehensive national go-to-market plan for a best-in class security technology, garnering 80,000 pre-orders and more than $5mm in VC investment prior to product launch.- Created web content, internal communications, and CRM strategies to rebuild a maritime security firm’s customer base after the oil shipping industry’s crash in 2016.- Wrote daily newsletters to an audience of over 60,000 people and contributed more than 200 original pieces to Alabama’s largest news publications. - Ghost wrote nationally-published op-eds for elected officials, executives, and politicians appearing in The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Medium, and other industry-leading publications. Show less

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  Belle Curve Podcast

  May 2019 - now

  Co-creator

  Welcome to Belle Curve with Mary Scott, Rachel, and Liz! Three friends, three Southern belles, joining you - smart women - to discuss life, work, relationships, business, everything from the nerdy to the normal, the practical to the philosophical, the head to the heart. Thanks for joining us as we observe, analyze, and often deviate from the standard.

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  Americans for Prosperity

  Oct 2019 - Nov 2021

  - Executive produce short-form documentaries and storytelling videos, including a Gold Telly award-winning documentary on Criminal Justice Reform in North Carolina- Develop and execute internal and external communications strategies for grassroots and political efforts across the country covering healthcare, criminal justice reform, and removing barriers to prosperity. - Manage Social Media content and issue-specific branding strategy and development. - Developed virtual and in-person programming used to attract and educate new audiences to AFP's issue areas.- Project management of large-scale virtual activism.

  • Strategic Content Director

    Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Outreach Resources Manager

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2021
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  American Federation for Children

  Nov 2021 - now

  As the National Director of Communications Strategy at the American Federation for Children, I lead a dynamic communications team, overseeing AFC's digital marketing, fundraising, media relations, graphic design, and video production. Together, we craft and execute innovative strategies that amplify our message and drive engagement nationwide. I collaborate closely with our Government Affairs team and state directors, scaling impactful digital communications strategies across states to advance our mission. By aligning creative assets with policy initiatives, I ensure that our communications resonate across diverse platforms and audiences. Show less

  • National Director of Implementation Marketing

    Jan 2025 - now

  • National Director of Communications Strategy

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2025