Jessica Perez Email and Phone Number

• Oversaw all aspects of the print and online publication: editorial content, social media and community engagement, layout, web management for Boyle Heights Beat, a bilingual quarterly print newspaper and website project of USC and Hoy, the Spanish language daily. • Developed curriculum for journalism training programs• Mentored a group of youth reporters and adult community contributors; helped develop, research, assign and edit articles for publication• Managed a team of editors, interns and associates • Launched and developed outreach strategies, recruitment, new media projects• Provided support with grant writing, website redesign, staffing, event planning

Mentored a group of youth reporters and adult community contributors for Boyle Heights Beat, a bilingual quarterly print newspaper and website project of USC and La Opinion, the Spanish language daily. Helped develop, research, assign and edit their articles for publication. Wrote news articles for the web and managed multiple Wordpress websites. Managed social media accounts to establish an online presence.

• Wrote articles/blog posts for various sites including: MisNeighbors.com (founding editor), HuffingtonPost.com, Patch.com, laforward.org, laeastside.com, lataco.com, Brooklyn & Boyle Magazine • Produced short video/audio stories• Managed websites and used social media outlets to promote stories

Developed and managed a community arts and culture blog covering the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles. Began a partnership under KPCC- Southern California Public radio's community cohorts.

Pitched, wrote stories and provided photography/multimedia for Oncentral.org, a website covering South LA

Researched, wrote scripts, conducted on-camera interviews and shot stand ups for a magazine-style community TV show.