Jessica Torres

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JESSICA TORRES

Published Poet, Writer, Spoken Word Artist + Performer, Actress, and Model

Website : JessicaTorres.me Contact : 917-943-4784

Email : xoJessicaTorres@yahoo.com Twitter/Instagram : @xoJessicaTorres EDUCATION -

• Talent Unlimited High School For The Performing Arts Graduated - June 2014

• New York University Major - Creative Writing Graduation Year - 2018

EXPERIENCE :

• Youth Board Leader for UrbanWordNYC January 2012- December 2013

• Staff Writer/ Social Media Editor for DoNYC November 2013 – June 2014

• Editor/Writer for DoSomething.Org (Summer InternShip) June, 2014 – August 2014

• Mentorship Program with AOL #BuiltByGirls September 2014 – December, 2014

• Received Grant/Scholarship from Keds/Brave Life December, 2014

• Content Creator/Editor for Snapchat (Spring Internship) March, 2015 – May, 2015

• Social Media AHuffington Postmbassador for InternQueen April 2015 – August, 2015

• Editor/Writer/Content Creator for GirlsInc. NYC July 2015 – December, 2015

• Mentorship with Poet-Linc/Lincoln Center January 2016 – December, 2016

• Event Curator/Host for Nuyorican Poet's Café May 2016 – September 2016

• Content Creator/Editor for InspiredWordNYC September 2016 – December 2016

• Social Media Ambassador/ Staff Writer for MissHeardMag May 2016 – Present

• Reporter/Writer for Born This Way Foundation January 2017 - Present

• Staff Contributor/Writer for Affinity Magazine January 2017 - Present CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & PROFESSIONAL CREDITS : Hosted a TedxYouth Conference with Rives at Brooklyn Museum , October 2015

Featured Video/Article on ButtonPoetry for Original Piece, November 2015

Featured in Huffington Post for Original Poetry, January 2015

Accepted into UrbanWordNYC's Affiliated Program, Poet-Linc & received Mentorship with Author/Actress,

Pamela Sneed, February 2016

Performed original poetry piece at the World Famous Apollo Theatre, March 2016

Performed for Kevin Powell's #YouthTruth Televised Program at NuyoRican Poet's Café, April 2016

Participated in World Wide Aspen Youth Institute Program, April 2016

Youngest Artist to Perform on WNET's Open-Mic Livesteam, on PBS, May 2016

Represented the Art's Program at Lincoln Center for their 40th Anniversary Showcase, June 2016

Became Published Author in Poet-Linc Arthrology Piece/Book , June 2016

Featured in Seventeen Magazine for Poetry Piece, July 2016

Performed Original TedxYouth Talk in Scranton, Pennsylvania, September 2016

Represented UrbanWordNYC for Nosotros Festival at Electric Lady Studios, October 2016

Published Writer/Author of Articles for Affinity Magazine, January 2017

TECHNICAL SKILLS : Writing, Lyricist, Performance Poetry, Spoken Word, Public Speaking,

Spanish Fluency/Bi-lingual, Video Editing, Photography and Photo Editing, Proficient with Computers,

Coding, Social Media Influence/Engagement, Marketing, Promotions, Event Curating and Project

Management.

KEY SKILLS : Self-Awareness/Confidence, Versitile, Powerful Work Ethic, Commitment,

Ambitious/Devoted, Positive/Open-minded, Multifaceted Artist, Boundless Range/Creativity, Strong

Verbal/Visual Communication, Leadership, Team-Working, Time Management, Adaptability/Flexibility,

Sociable, Courageous, Optimistic/Enthusiastic, Interpersonal, Reliable, Independent, and Experienced.

Jessica Torres

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