Axel Ebermann

Strategic Communications for the AI Era

Narrative | Advocacy | Multimedia

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SELECTED WORK

Case Studies

Government Transparency
Statewide Advocacy Communications
Redesigned the communications strategy for New York’s leading government transparency organization – leading earned media, legislative messaging, and coalition engagement across 38 counties.
100+ media placements
270% web traffic increase
9 bills passed through legislature
AI Policy
Global AI Governance Research
Led a 20-member international research team assessing AI policy frameworks across five countries for the Center for AI and Digital Policy’s annual index on AI and democratic values.
20-person global team
5 country assessments
Published policy index
Civic Accountability
Nonprofit Built From Scratch
Founded and launched a government accountability nonprofit – from bylaws and board recruitment to digital infrastructure, editorial strategy, and a growing subscriber community.
Organization founded
3-year strategic plan
Board & operations

ABOUT

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I build communications strategies that turn complex policy, governance, and technology issues into campaigns people can follow and act on. 

I use AI to automate the pipelines that deliver them, and I come from a background in radio, television, and advertising production across 40+ countries. Multimedia is in my DNA.

Published Work

Selected writing, design, and multimedia samples.

Writing

The Effects of Deepfakes and Synthetic Media on Communication Professionals

Baruch College, CUNY | 2021

Surveyed and interviewed communications practitioners, technology researchers, and policy specialists to measure how prepared the profession is for AI-generated synthetic media. 

The central finding: a significant gap between the scale of the threat and the readiness of the people responsible for managing organizational reputation and public trust. 

Downloaded over 3,000 times.

Design

Mount Vernon Civic Integrity Project

Website and digital communications | 2025

Built the full digital presence for a government accountability nonprofit from founding: site architecture, brand identity, editorial workflow, SEO foundations, and a newsletter program. 

WordPress and Elementor, designed to let a small team publish accountability reporting without a developer on call.

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AI Video

"Visit America"

AI-generated spec commercial

A short advertising spot produced entirely with AI tools to demonstrate how far the current generation of generative video has come.

  • Claude handled ideation and scripting. 
  • ChatGPT generated image prompts.
  • Google’s Veo created the video.
  • ElevenLabs produced the voiceover and music. 
  • No cameras, no crew, no stock footage.