Jessica Piper Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Reporter covering elections through the lens of data, including campaign finance, voting patterns and changing demographics.

Augusta, Maine

• Covered the 2020 elections, including Maine's competitive U.S. Senate race.
• Reporting on the coronavirus pandemic on Maine, with a focus on unemployment, aid programs and inequality.

Washington, D.C.

• Assisted investigative team with research and reporting. Contributed to project on financial challenges for kids and families imposed by state-run foster care systems.
• Used freedom of information laws to obtain exclusive documents and data.
• Provided spot translations for the breaking news desk.

Washington, D.C.

• Reported on campaign finance, lobbying and the role of money in politics, using data and documents to contribute to both breaking news and original investigative reporting.
• Work cited in outlets including Politico, Vox and the Washington Post.

Brunswick, Maine

• Oversaw all print and digital content for weekly paper with 8,000 online visitors per week.
• Managed staff of 60 students. Taught reporting, writing and AP style.
• Filed records requests, interviewed government officials and covered local and state elections.
• Supervised social media content. Expanded live event coverage across all platforms.

• Oversaw long-term and investigative coverage.
• Helped train and mentor reporters and editors.

• Led breaking news coverage.
• Managed 5-8 reporters per week, ensuring stories were accurate, complete and on-time.

• Wrote weekly features stories.
• Honored as finalist for the Associate College Press Sports Story of the Year for a story on concussions.

Ellsworth, Maine

• Wrote more than 30 articles for the paper and its special editions. Shot photos and video.
• Pitched news, arts and business stories. Covered events for immediate publication and wrote long-form features.
• Used Spanish language skills to report on Maine’s immigrant communities.

• Wrote biweekly posts about culture in Quito, Ecuador. Took photos to accompany posts.

Greater Denver Area

• Wrote about business in the Denver metro area. Took photos to accompany stories.

Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria

• Wrote and took photos for a museum blog. Edited the museum’s English-language publications.
• Conducted research using museum archives.
• Helped plan and organize museum events.

Boulder, Colorado

• Scanned files and entered data into a searchable database.
• Organized paper filing system.

Broomfield, Colorado

• Worked with six- and seven-year-olds four times a week to foster healthy relationships with sports.

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics And Hispanic Studies, Graduated Cum Laude And Phi Beta Kappa

Activities and Societies: The Bowdoin Orient, The Bowdoin Review, Hillel

Fall 2017 Semester, Taking Courses In Spanish Language, Sociology And Journalism.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Speech and Debate Team, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track & Field, National Honor Society