Jess Kaufman
Strategic Storytelling

Creative heart. Organizer instinct.
Strategic communication.

I help mission-driven organizations turn complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives that inspire action.

Let's talk.
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About Jess

Jess is a white woman with long wavy brown hair with a blue streak, glasses, and a welcoming smile.

I’m a Strategic Storytelling Consultant who helps mission-driven organizations turn complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives that inspire action.

I bring together a lifetime of storytelling in the arts, a childhood raised in organizing and advocacy, and a creative approach to strong project management to deliver results through a friendly, collaborative process.

I thrive at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and execution: building communications ecosystems that connect policy to lived experience, align passionate teams around shared values, and move audiences to action.

My work spans the arts, advocacy, labor, policy, electoral and organizing campaigns, multimedia storytelling, and arts leadership. Wherever I apply my skills, I work through a human-centered, values-driven lens.

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Offerings

I offer three scopes of service across my key areas of expertise:

Scope 1:


Comprehensive support with a single deliverable, such as a video, an event, or a press push. My most economical offering, and a great way to try out working together.

Project

Scope 2:


Strategy plus execution over a set timeframe. I can run your campaign from strategy through post, working collaboratively with your team or as a one-woman comms shop.

Campaign

Scope 3:


An embedded, ongoing role that includes organizational work, strategic planning, and execution on retainer. I can fill a temporary gap, assess your long-tern needs, or drive a new work stream for your organization.

Partnership

What We Can Do Together

Accomplishments

$15 Minimum Wage: Scripted, cast, and project managed a digital video ad that was instrumental in passing Florida’s $15 minimum wage.
20+ Congressional Leaders engaged in direct conversation with healthcare workers through press conferences, virtual events, in person meetings, and video.
$3k–$250k: 5 year budget growth of a nonprofit arts organization under my direction from 2021-today.
12 states, 5 election cycles: Managed multi-million-dollar digital ad campaigns for local and national races.
“After speaking to some Senators and other elected officials up in Congress, we feel seen finally.” – CJ, union healthcare worker
30+ Live Events in 5 countries, produced from concept through post for audiences as intimate as 60 and large-scale as thousands.
20k+ press hits: I built the materials, and press infrastructure for the No Kings coalition, helping drive 20k+ press hits for a single event.
4 Policy Wins for Disabled People Strategized and executed coalition campaigns that inspired a federal rule change, defended two executive orders, and influenced a DOT policy, all supporting people with disabilities.
11 Values woven through working processes for departmental and organizational restructures that improved quality of work at 3 mission-driven orgs.

Let’s start a conversation.

Whether you’re developing a campaign, refining your narrative, aligning your experience at work with your values, or building something new, I’d love to hear what you’re working on.

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