[2] He has worked on campaigns for president and Prime Minister in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as several U.S. Senate races.
From 1989 to 1990, he served as a chief of staff to Providence, Rhode Island, mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. Devine is considered one of the leading experts on the Democratic Party's presidential nominating process[4] and general election strategy.
[7][8] From 1987 to 1988, he served as Director of Delegate Selection and Field Operations in the nomination campaign of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
[14] Upon his elevation, Devine helped put Democrats, who were nervous about Gore's success in the primary election against Bill Bradley, at ease.
Devine was also willing to put himself in the role of the contrarian, occasionally questioning Gore's recommendations and telling him when his opinion differed.
[5] In 2003 and 2004, Devine served as a senior adviser and strategist to Senator John Kerry's campaign for president in both the primary and the general election.
[19] Since early 1993, Devine has worked as a media consultant, writing, directing and producing television and radio advertising for Democratic candidates in the U.S. and providing strategic advice for national campaigns in Europe, the Middle East and South America.
However, in 2014, he continued to negotiate with Manafort and Rick Gates to return as a consultant to a new European Union political party in Ukraine.
In addition to his duties, Devine taught a course on presidential campaigns in the Department of Political Science and was a frequent university lecturer.
He has participated in public fora, such as 2009's Bipartisan Policy Center's Inaugural Political Summit at Tulane University, entitled "Taking the Poison Out of Partisanship.".
While at the Kennedy School, Devine published an article in the Harvard International Review on restoring American political exceptionalism in the wake of the Bush presidency.
[citation needed] In 2013, Devine taught a course at New York University in Washington, D.C., on media and strategy in domestic and international campaigns.
In The fall of 2013, he taught a course on media and strategy at the University of Pennsylvania Washington Semester Program in Washington, D.C.[citation needed] Devine has appeared on television programs including Andrea Mitchell Reports, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, as well as the BBC and other foreign media outlets.