Curriculum Vitae

  • Rockstone Legal

    Entertainment & IP Attorney

    January 2023 - Present

    Entertainment and Intellectual Property Boutique Firm based between Kingston, Jamaica and New York.

    Drafting and negotiating licenses for trademarks and copyrights in industries including consumer goods, technology, entertainment, agricultural technology, and fashion.

    Negotiating major label artist deals, producer agreements, side artist agreements, endorsement deals, sync licenses, and navigating producer and label relations.

    Managing a worldwide trademark portfolio, consolidating foreign associate relationships for a client to increase efficiency and streamlined communication.

    Gumbo Media

    September 2022 - Present

    A storytelling platform and content engine that expands the narrative of Black life.

    Creative Project Manager

    Lead the execution and oversight of media services end-to-end in collaboration with the Creative Director Led including coordinating timelines and aligning deliverables.

    Cultivate and nurture client relationships and portfolios, fostering collaboration across cross-functional creative teams, while serving as the bridge connecting Gumbo Media and our clients.

    Elizabeth Sloane

    October 2021 – Present

    Head of Communications and Syndication

    Drive creative vision for all communications and content creation while working on Elizabeth Sloane’s communication team for UNESCO’s Creative Caribbean project, including developing brand identity (logo, brand kit, etc), traditional and digital press content and website

    Lead licensing contract development and infrastructure assessment for visual artists and other clients in creative industries

    Design, develop and spearhead communication and visibility strategy

    British Council

    February 2022 – Present

    Arts Consultant

    Creatively produce visual art and cultural dance programmes while working collaboratively with teachers and students from selected regional schools in Jamaica and Trinidad

    - Selected as lead facilitator for British Council's Future of Creativity consultations with Jamaica's arts, culture, and education sectors.

    - Served as rapporteur and helped convene key networks to identify opportunities and areas of focus for upcoming British Council programming.

    YAK Films Oakland, CA.

    July 2021 – March 2022

    Project Manager, Creative Lead

    This role involved:

    Script revision, including reading for cultural sensitivity and establishing substantial changes to general content and supporting character development

    Remotely managing and executing film productions including devising timelines, creating and revising budgets, monitoring expenditure and securing talent

    Managing stakeholder relations

    SKEW 03 Los Angeles, CA June 2021 – November 2021

    Editor-in-Chief

    Set the tone and editorial direction of the 3rd issue of Level Ground’s annual art magazine

    Lead global submission call for contributions from Black artists across the diaspora

    Curated submissions alongside Art Curator for Digital Hub, featuring experimental multimedia offerings

    Coordinated with various SKEW team members through our schedule of execution ensuring all components including the print magazine, digital hub content and the syllabus project were finalized and completed

    You Had Me at Black LLC New York, NY September 2020 – January 2021

    Creative Project Manager

    Podcast - Global Storytelling Media Platform and Community for Black Millennials

    Conceptualized and coordinated the launch of virtual event programming with the Kickback, managing event logistics while driving targeted outreach and successfully resolving any delays and potential crises.

    Designed promotional materials and strategy, and developed copy for social media promotional content.

    University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA January 2020 - February 2020

    Project-Based Legal Analyst, Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance

    Contracted by Lumen Legal to conduct annual compliance update across existing research projects using data organization and analysis with Microsoft Excel.

    Buckley LLP Los Angeles, CA September 2018 – June 2019

    Project-Based Legal Analyst

    Contracted by Hire Counsel to perform statutory research and statutory analysis in the development of a fifty state-wide financial regulation database.

    Used Westlaw Next to retrieve various statutes and regulations while working with team members to coordinate the most efficient execution of database protocol to consistently complete assigned development tasks ahead of deadlines.

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Philadelphia, PA January 2016 - May 2017

    Law Clerk

    Working within the Life Insurance and Annuities practice group, conducted legal research and performed legal writing on various issues that arose within the life insurance context.

    Drafted various legal documents (motions to dismiss, subpoenas, etc.) in furtherance of litigation at various stages.

    Created and revised client presentations to strengthen existing client relationships on both PowerPoint and Prezi platforms

  • Juris Doctor Rutgers School of Law

    Camden, NJ August 2014 – May 2017

    Bachelor of Arts, Government Georgetown University

    Washington, DC August 2008 – May 2012

  • Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) Kingston, Jamaica
    Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Kingston, Jamaica

    Rapporteur

    February 2023 - June 2023

    Contracted by the MIIC and the PIOJ to provide concise reports and analyses of policy meetings.

    Attended key policy meetings, capturing and summarizing critical discussion points, decisions, and action items.

    Delivered clear, insightful reports to ministry leadership to inform policy development and decision-making.

    Demonstrated strong analytical, writing and synthesizing skills in fast-paced policy environment.

  • Digest - Issue 14, Active Cultures Los Angeles, 2022

    Abundant Frequencies: Black Abstraction in Motion, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, 2022

    SKEW 03: Black Abundance, Level Ground Co., 2021

    BLACKNESS, NIKE ACG Campaign, 2020

    As A Black Person in 2020, I had to learn to breathe again, gal-dem, 2020

    Black Girl on The Internet, SKEW 02, Level Ground Co., 2020

    I Am Done With Guilt, Pulp Dreams, Mala Forever, 2019

  • Art/Creative Writing and Cultural Studies Workshops

    • Caribbean Cultural Institute (Perez Art Museum Miami) and Contemporary& Art Writing Workshop   Virtual | July 2024

    • PREE Writing Studio
      University of the West Indies | May 2024

    • Jamaica Art Society and Contemporary& Art Writing Workshop
      National Gallery of Jamaica | April 2024

  • SPOTLIGHT: Positioning Art in the Global Marketplace (Kingston, Jamaica) - August 2022

    Queen’s Baton Relay Award Ceremony (British Council) - 2022

    Liberated Black Futures Quarterly Creative Workshop - In Collaboration with You Had Me at Black, Sept. 2020 - Present

    You Had Me At Black’s the Kickback - Nov. 2020, March 2021, July 2021

    Eek! A Vagina Zine Launch - July 2020

    Queer Black Futures Creative Writing Workshop - In Collaboration with Cuties Los Angeles, July 2020

    Queer Cannabis Imaginings Writing Workshop - In Collaboration with The Writers Club, June 2020

    Creative Writing Workshop - In Collaboration with Writer’s Club, May 2020

    Who Taught You To Feel Good - In Collaboration with Days LA & Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Jan. 2020

  • 2022 Prince Claus Seed Award Recipient

    Honoree, shesaid.so’s Alternative Power 100 Music List 2021

  • Wordpress; Google Workspace; Slack; ClickUp; Canva; AirTable; Twist; Illustrator; Microsoft Suite

  • English

    Jamaican Patois

    Spanish

    French