As a Strategic Manager in NMS’ Public Affairs practice, Erin specializes in strategic consulting and planning, new media outreach, online marketing and social networking. She is a new media strategist with nearly a decade of experience working with national and state-wide campaigns, organizations and party infrastructure. She most recently served as the Director of New Media for Media Matters for America and their C4 arm, the Media Matters Action Network.
Erin previously served as Director of Online Strategy and Communications at Grassroots Democrats – a 527 dedicated to working with Democratic State Parties. Specifically, Hofteig helped more than 30 State Democratic Parties write their new media strategy, re-design their website and build campaign micro-sites for list building. From 2003 to 2004 she was an Internet Strategist for the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign for President.
Erin Hofteig is a graduate of the California State University, Chico with a double major in Political Science and International Relations.