Kinetic was founded by Amir Salehzadeh, who brings over 10 years of digital and strategic communications experience. He has worked for numerous statewide campaigns, nationally renowned organizations, and global brands.
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We power movements. We work with campaigns, causes, and brands to engage the audiences that matter, driving movements forward. Our practice is bold, but ethical — and we lead with our values.
It’s simple — A digital-first firm should run your digital ad program. Our team has experience running paid media programs of all shapes and sizes and we work hand-in-hand to develop a strategic channel mix based on your campaign and budget.
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Whether it's a website, logo & branding, or a custom product need, our team has the technical and creative expertise to pull it off. We work hand-in-hand with clients to build industry-leading brands, custom analytics dashboards, web apps, and websites.
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We know how to bring dollars in the door. We have revived failing programs, launched successful ones, and have experience coming in to manage programs at all stages — plus we track and share progress in our proprietary Data Dashboard to give you real-time insights.
See the WorkKinetic was founded by Amir Salehzadeh, who brings over 10 years of digital and strategic communications experience. He has worked for numerous statewide campaigns, nationally renowned organizations, and global brands.
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Founder & CEO
Political & Digital Manager
Senior Advisor | Data & Analytics
Technical Lead
Senior Content Associate
Content & Production Associate
Creative Strategist
Technical Product Associate
Amir is a digital and communications strategist with over 10 years of experience telling stories and running online campaigns for global brands, political campaigns, and national causes. He has supported several dozen candidates from Governor Jared Polis to Senator Udall, Reps. Chris Deluzio, Marcy Kaptur, Bill Pascrell, and more. He brings extensive campaign, brand, and business strategy experience. Amir has vast experience growing and leading a high-functioning team of talented digital practitioners. He leads a team that lives and breathes our values of audacious, impact-driven, and human-centered programs. In his free time, Amir likes to unplug and explore the outdoors, watch football, and experiment with new Persian dishes.
Andrew is a digital and political strategist with management and senior experience in every campaign department. He has helped re-elect members of Democratic House leadership in nationally viewed campaigns, flipped red-to-blue legislative seats, and managed DCCC red-to-blue campaigns. He brings extensive digital, communications, and political strategy experience. Andrew has vast experience growing campaign teams, hitting benchmarks, and making sure the candidate's message is consistently heard on the ground, online, and on the airwaves. In his free time, Andrew enjoys traveling to see Europe’s greatest sports rivalries, bragging about Connecticut pizza, being miserable about Philadelphia sports, and quoting The Wire.
Alex Simons is a data scientist with a passion for civic engagement and furthering the progressive movement. She was born and raised in Houston but moved to Austin for undergrad and lived there for 10 years before relocating to sunny Los Angeles for work. Over the last 7 years, she's worked full-time for companies like Snapchat and Pinterest. More recently though, she's started to share her skillset with companies that are doing work aligned with initiatives and topics she cares about, so she consults and advises on all things data for global health and political startups and firms including Switchboard and Kinetic. In her spare time, you can find her browsing art galleries, doting on her moody dog, wine tasting with her boyfriend, and likely obsessing over Beyo.
Ben is a developer and product specialist who uses his technical skills to benefit progressives and causes. A graduate of University of Michigan, Ben has several years of diverse technical experience in areas including web development, data analysis, and server administration. At Kinetic, he oversees all technical projects: building websites for campaigns and causes, creating in-depth data dashboards to display email and fundraising performance, and handling day-to-day technical questions. When not debugging code, you can usually find him practicing violin, playing slowpitch softball, or climbing rocks.
Ben is a writer and photographer. He studied Political Science and Cognitive Brain Science at Tufts University and has extensive writing experience. He has created content for New York’s Gotham Writers Workshop and for Creative Time, the internationally known public arts organization. Ben is passionate about environmental conservation, livable and equitable cities, and racial and economic justice. He loves reading, making music, and spending time outdoors.
Ben is a recent graduate of Augustana College with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and Political Science. Ben has experience working in digital media, including paid and organic social media as well as email. Ben creates engaging digital content for a variety of our clients, including campaigns, PACs, ballot initiatives, and others.
David Cutler is a values-driven visual designer and creative strategist based in Brooklyn, NY. He has nearly a decade of experience working with companies, organizations, causes, and campaigns on projects large and small. From full suite branding to strategic ad campaigns to animation and video, David brings a conceptual and thoughtful viewpoint to every piece he produces. When he’s not deep in his Photoshop files, you can find him playing volleyball, catching up on podcasts, or wandering his neighborhood looking for a snack.
Sedrick is a software engineer and developer with a background in audio engineering. A native Angeleno, he pivoted from a successful career in music to pursue his passion for technology, specializing in web, software, and app development. He’s a graduate of Santa Monica College and Loyola Marymount University and an alumnus of Snap Academies. Committed to using tech for progressive causes and social impact, he has worked with organizations like Better Angels, which focuses on addressing homelessness through app-based solutions. At Kinetic, he supports technical projects across client and internal needs. In his free time, he enjoys R&B and jazz, art galleries, gardening, and keeping up with the latest Oscar contenders.
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