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Jessica Toomer is a seasoned journalist and content creator with a strong background in blogging, social media, and storytelling. She has worked as a features writer, entertainment editor, and segment writer for various publications, including UPROXX Media, Guideposts, The Huffington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, and NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the University of Westminster.

Experience

  • UPROXX Media
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Features Writer
      • Jul 2014 - Present
      • Greater New York City Area

      Pitching and producing original features for the web and creating long form features and investigative entertainment pieces. Producing shareables and deep dive stories across lifestyle, entertainment, and tech platforms. Assisting in managing brand partnerships and creating branded content. Script writing and producing pre-roll shows.

  • Guideposts
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Entertainment Editor
      • Sep 2014 - Jan 2019
      • Greater New York City Area

      Manager and leading contributor for the site's entertainment channel. Responsible for video production and content marketing. Oversaw content creation, managed a team of freelance contributors, traveled for film festival coverage, attended press trips, edited site copy, built the brand's social media following and increased traffic to the site.

  • The Huffington Post
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Television Reporter
      • Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
      • Greater New York City Area

      As a contributor for The Huffington Post's TV section I generated story ideas, aggregated breaking news stories for the TV page, created viral content and promoted through Huffposts social media accounts and interviewed celebrities for feature entertainment stories.

  • The Hollywood Reporter
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Entertainment News Reporter
      • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
      • Greater New York City Area

      Wrote news article and blog pieces for the online magazineEdited photo galleries, uploaded videos and multimedia and worked with SEOCovered red carpet events and conducted interviews with celebritiesResearched for stories and generated ideas for articles in the magazineTranscribed interviews and edited stories for the magazine

  • NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Today Show Segment Writer
      • Mar 2013 - Sep 2013
      • Greater New York City Area

      I generated, crafted, and edited TV segments for real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran and the TODAY Show. My duties included researching market listing, compiling and editing photos, creating the on-air copy and editing content for each show segment.

Education

  • 2008 - 2011
    University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English
  • University of Westminster

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