Strategic communications · Waukee, Iowa

I’m Caleb Durant, a strategic communications leader building modern brands, digital systems, and live experiences for nonprofit and higher-education audiences.

Measured impact

Clarity should move the work forward.

Results across digital strategy, communications leadership, events, and operational systems.

200%increase in website engagement after a complete redesign
13K+members served through integrated multi-state communications
5K+participants reached through in-person and livestream events
$13.8Kannual savings created through smarter vendors and processes

Selected work

One throughline, different mediums.

Strategy becomes tangible through systems that simplify the work and creative that earns attention.

Video & live production

Live moments. Lasting stories.

Multi-camera direction and message-driven edits — from live stages reaching thousands to focused organizational stories.

In the field

Production & event photography.

A closer look at the people, performances, and production environments behind the work.

Camera operator at a broadcast camera and production monitor
Behind the CameraFIELD WORK
Speaker holding a book on a stage decorated with plants
Stage CoverageLIVE EVENT
Wide view of a conference audience with a stage and large video screens
Audience & ScreensLIVE EVENT
Photographer carrying a camera and telephoto lens through an event hallway
On LocationFIELD WORK
Conductor leading musicians with a baton
Music & PerformanceSTAGE
Speaker presenting at a transparent lectern
Speakers & PresentationsSTAGE
Four attendees posing together at an event
People & ConnectionSTORY
Portrait of Caleb Durant

Résumé

Caleb Durant

Strategic Communications Brand & Digital Engagement Nonprofit & Higher Education

Waukee, Iowa515-916-7486calebtdurant@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/calebdurant

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Professional summary

Strategic communications leader with 10+ years helping nonprofit and higher-education organizations build clear, modern communications across web, print, email, social, and live events.

What I bring to every role

01

A bias toward building — I'd rather create a new system than patch an old one.

02

A knack for reaching multi-generational audiences where they are.

03

The technical chops to execute (WordPress, Apps Script, CRM, streaming) alongside the strategic vision to know what to build next.

Core expertise

Communications StrategyBrand ManagementDigital Content & Web StrategyAudience EngagementLeadership & Internal CommunicationsEmail Marketing & CRMSocial MediaEvent Communications & LivestreamingAnalytics & Reporting

Professional experience

Directing integrated communications for a multi-state nonprofit serving 13,000+ members across every major channel.

  • Led a full website redesign and content restructure that increased engagement by 200%.
  • Built a cohesive brand system across digital, print, social, and live events.
  • Modernized the annual organizational calendar distributed to 2,500+ households.
  • Automated registration, reporting, and internal workflows to reduce manual processing and improve data accuracy.
  • Advise leadership on communication priorities during organizational change; vendor and process improvements generate approximately $13,800 in annual savings.
  • Produce event communications reaching 5,000+ participants in person and online.
Leadership

Education & certification

Southwestern Adventist University
B.A. Communications — Radio, Television & Film

  • Yearbook Editor — led the editorial team across content, visual design, and publication management
  • VP of Publications, Student Association — managed all student government communications and media outreach
  • VP of Publications, Adventist Intercollegiate Association — coordinated multi-campus communications strategy
  • Student Photographer — documented campus events for university communications

Q-SYS Level 1
Audiovisual certification

Tools & platforms

WordPressAdobe Creative SuiteGoogle WorkspaceApps ScriptCRM & EmailLivestreamingAnalytics

Community & service

Over 20 years running AV for churches · camera work for ARME Bible Camp and Secrets Unsealed · Student Missionary to Nepal.

The operating principle

Start a conversation ↗

Make the complex clear.