Jessica Barraco

San Diego, CA USA
Website: http://www.jessicabarraco.com
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Professional Experience

I have a Bachelor's degree in journalism, and am a published author of an investigative memoir called The Butterfly Groove, It releases 8/4/15 and will be available for purchase on Amazon, B&N and independent stores. I have well-rounded experience in news/magazine writing, copyediting, brainstorming, writing content for brands and their online hubs, and PR materials, planning and pitching. I have training in both journalism and PR work, and professional experience in content and marketing copy. Please contact me today so I can better understand your needs! I'd love to hear from you!

Expertise

Book Author
5 Years
Content Editor (online)
4 Years
Writer
10 Years

Specialty

Consumer Products
10 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Technology
10 Years

Industries


PR (in-house) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
10 Years
Marketing (in-house) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
4 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

10 Years

Other Work History

Experience at WPP's content marketing agency, Group SJR. Spent 3 years working at HarperCollins Publishers headquarters doing marketing, tech publicity, and partnerships work. Have worked at several PR agencies, and wrote a book that is coming out on August 4, 2015.

Technical Skills

N/A

Unions

Girls Write Now (member of the communications board from 2014-2015), an NYC non-profit.

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Keynote, Powerpoint, Cision, Vocus

Equipment

Mac laptop, printer, digital camera, iPhone, Skype, Microsoft office suite, Keynote.

Showcase

Writing Samples

Why I Gave Up Dancing After My Mom Passed Away
(EliteDaily 7/14/2014)
6 Ways to Write An Investigative Memoir
(ModernLoss 5/4/2015)
I wrote this piece for ModernLoss, a progressive community speaking and comment on loss. An investigative memoir is a term I like to use to describe my book The Butterfly Groove: A Mother's Mystery, A Daughter's Journey.
Behind the Book + Thoughts On Mother's Day
(SheWrites 5/6/2015)
SheWrites.com asked me to give some insight behind my book and comment on Mother's Day.
Why You Shouldn't Let Age Get In the Way
(EliteDaily 12/12/2013)
This piece received 315 organic, direct shares!
The Boulderado: A Favorite Haunt
(The Denver Post 10/30/2007)
The Denver Post ran my story on a semi-famous hotel in Boulder, my college town in the Style section. This work is cited in a book about Boulder ghosts.
Racing Against the Clock
(EliteDaily 1/5/2015)
I wrote this to help motivate and inspire my readers to take control of their passion, life, and be happy while juggling it all.

Author of a Book

The Butterfly Groove
(She Writes Press 8/4/2015)
A decade after twelve-year-old Jessica loses her mother, Dianne, to cancer complications, she finds herself curious about Dianne's mysterious youth. Armed with a journalism degree, Jessica sets out on a quest to find two of Dianne's former lovers.