Jasmine Rodriguez, Writer/Editor/Creative

About

Hello! My name is Jasmine Rodriguez-I love discussing the latest in music, art, and culture. I am a skillful writer and communications specialist with three years, comprehensive experience developing storyline narratives and writing content for local and out-of-state music, arts, and culture blogs and publications for over 15,000 readers, artists, and members of the music & arts community. Additionally, I manage the process of developing quality written content from the planning and researching stage to the editing and publishing stage in a team of 10 people.

Experience

NFK Currents

May 2021 – Present

Norfolk, Virginia

Contributing Writer

- Generate significant traffic and engagement to an audience of over 12.5 K followers with content in the form of event promotions, features, and interviews in support of local businesses, cultural hubs, art, and music

Popscure

Oct 2019 – Present

Norfolk, Virginia

Managing Director/Editor/Writer

- Expanded and continue to improve Popscure following through well-written interviews, features, reviews, promotions, and think pieces - Provide editorial knowledge, ideas, and concepts to team and writers to deliver high-quality content for over 1700 readers, artists, and members of the local community - Administer team organization and workflow through coordination of monthly meetings and implementation of project management tools (e.g., Asana and Slack) to actualize team goals, projects, and overall content output - Compose engaging and well-designed graphics for Popscure social media content across social media platforms to increase follower count and website traffic - Partner with local organizations, external clients, and Popscure team to conceptualize, plan, and deliver promotions for local music/art community events via copy and graphics for social media and written content on the Popscure website - Collaborated with team in revamping the Popscure brand, website, and management style to improve the Popscure mission, audience engagement, and overall workflow - Conceptualized and led the Popscure "Black Experience Collective" project as a platform to empower individuals of the black community to vocalize their experiences through various mediums of expression

No Preserves

Jun 2019 – Present

Norfolk, Virginia

Editor/Copywriter

- Collaborate in promotional marketing campaigns for artist music release rollouts via press releases - Develop and maintain distribution lists with press and artist contact information - Assisted in marketing campaigns, via press releases and social media copy, for concert series--Grow House

Juniper Magazine

Feb 2019 – Present

Chicago, Illinois

Content Contributor

- Provide engaging, written content (e.g., music reviews, show reviews, evergreen material) on music/culture - Curate monthly playlists

U.S. Army

Nov 2019 – Sep 2021

Newport News, Virginia

Military Training Program Analyst

- Develop detailed summaries of scheduled and recurring meetings to track program's ongoing issues, initiatives, and goals - Compile, analyze, and maintain data for over 600 program capabilities in government databases to establish accountability with program stakeholders and customers Army-wide - Expedited program awareness Army-wide by way of strategic communication efforts to include establishing a quarterly newsletter, disseminating relevant program news for social media audiences, and coordinating with over 10+ Army commands and department personnel to enhance program promotional outreach - Spearheaded development of program branding to align with program's mission of delivering training and education to the Soldiers' point of need - Remodeled and maintain program page on web-based collaborative platform, SharePoint

Education

Christopher Newport University

Aug 2014 – May 2018

Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies

Jasmine Rodriguez

Writer/Editor/Creative

Skills

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