Professional Résumé

Sean Clifton Simon

Summary

PR strategist for tech & B2G. I coach execs for high-stakes interviews, land coverage that moves deals, and turn complex products into buyer-ready narratives.

Experience

Senior Account Executive (promoted from Account Executive) — Tech PR & Strategy

Bluetext
Washington, DC · 2024–Present
  • Promoted; primary owner for 3 accounts. Coached ~12 SMEs/C-suite leaders for 50+ interviews (including radio & TV); built briefs, ran mock interviews, and tightened soundbites for on-air.
  • Federal AI/B2G storyline. Built a credibility path around ATO/IL5 milestones and live deployments; secured placements and interviews in top government-contracting and defense trades, accelerating due-diligence conversations with public-sector buyers.
  • Enterprise tech (memory & storage). Led comms for a top U.S. memory/storage brand on the commercial side—framing cybersecurity and data-protection value for business audiences; generated executive briefings and product reviews across enterprise/business press (distinct from B2G work).
  • Thought-leadership engine. Stood up a repeatable byline/op-ed pipeline with research hooks and exec POV; delivered several tier-one hits each quarter and maintained steady coverage in core verticals.
  • Scaled outreach with AI (human-first, tech-assisted). Built a media scanning + lead-development system that tripled the qualified contact base while preserving pitch relevance for every reporter/outlet; cut time-to-outreach and boosted meeting-set rate.

Assistant Account Executive

Ogilvy
Washington, DC · Feb 2019–2024
  • Coordinated PR and public-affairs campaigns for government and corporate clients; owned client-facing communication across strategy, creative, and production teams.
  • Developed research plans and messaging for large-scale public-health campaigns; tracked deliverables, scope, and budget across accounts.

Analyst

Cision — Bulletin Intelligence
Reston, VA · Feb 2018–Feb 2019
  • Promoted to lead analyst on a multinational enterprise tech client; wrote and curated a 60-story executive briefing for C-suite stakeholders.
  • Produced social analytics, monitored PR efforts, and contextualized industry news for decision-makers.

Assistant Account Executive

PRR
Washington, DC · Feb 2017–Feb 2018
  • Built and monitored media strategies across transportation, sustainability, and public health; wrote copy in client-specific voices.
  • Supported community and promotional events for public-private partnerships.

Senior Fellow

Law Street Media
Washington, DC · Jan 2016–Aug 2016
  • Wrote 50+ articles and managed three interns for the site's flagship project.

Litigation Intern

Davis, Agnor, Rappaport & Skalny
Columbia, MD · Jul 2014–Aug 2014
  • Prepared case briefs summarizing affidavits and supporting documents for litigators.

Education

The George Washington University

B.A., Communications (Minor: Psychology) · 2017

Mock Trial Captain, Secretary, Logistics Officer

Skills

  • Media training & spokesperson coaching · Message development · Executive briefings
  • Digital campaign management · Analytical writing · Research design
  • WordPress, Cision, Photoshop, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Hootsuite
  • English & French (fluent); Mandarin (limited)