From 2023 to 2024, JCP served as the Associate Editor of Urban St magazine
Early Summer 2024
Curated and edited contributor articles: Crockery Creek Saloon Review by Elizabeth G, Chopshop Primehouse new restaurant review by Jeremy G.
Served as point of contact for On Our Radar, Calendar of Events, and Editorials consideration.
Urban St ‘Sip into Summer!‘ Issue
Blending music, animals, and nature feature story.
Third spaces provide a break between work and life.
Urban Reads interview with The Book Warehouse of Western Michigan.
Giving Back with hospital volunteers.
You Gotta Try This! Hibachi and fried sushi food review of Lucky Sushi Cafe.
You Gotta Try This! A seed library info article.
Recipe adaptation editing from Fustinis and the Food Network, per publisher-ads direction.
Lakeshore PRIDE festival roundup replaced with Spring Celebrations.
A home garden from scratch feature article.
Mother Tongue Kitchen focaccia recipe.
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Grand Rapids Magazine articles, crossposted from Urban St magazine
Making tea with skill
Plant, share, repeat…
Serious summer reads
Capturing that hibachi feel
Dancing into the sunset
Eating clean in Holland
A Q&A with the Daily Potager
Animals, music and nature
Blue-stocking up on good books
Pitched, edited, photographed (Bell’s article), and written for Grand Rapids Magazine
Fall 2023
Spring 2024
Pitched and edited Cumin Indian Kitchen review by Elizabeth G—featuring photography by Carmel Musich, ‘You gotta try this!’ The observatory at Hemlock Crossings, and Pizza Quest food review by Jason R.
On Our Radar and Calendar of Events.
Urban St Magazine ‘Spring is Magical‘ Issue
Urban Reads with Bluestocking Bookshop.
Crustless frittata recipe from Fustinis, per publisher-ads direction.
Festival preview Q and A with Steve Tamayo.
Dancing into Sunset summerlong festival preview.
‘You gotta try this!’ Upleaf Cafe new restaurant review.
Giving Back nonprofit feature with Fellinlove Farm.
Flashing green: West Michigan runners dash before they crawl the streets on St. Paddy’s Day.
Winter 2023
Urban St Magazine ‘The Art of Winter‘ Issue
Provided cover photography and feature articles.
In conjunction to a full-time seasonal benefits-less job ($15/hr), JCP began working with HOUR/Gemini Media as an editor-writer, collaborating with other freelance contributors.
After quitting her full time job, JCP was able to better invest time and energy towards producing quality local journalism.
Amongst professional copywriting, Jessika Cesilia Perez has been able to make up to $19/hr when it comes to entry level work for her various skills amongst retail, customer experience, interpreting, bookkeeping, hospitality, factory, food sector, supervisory and leadership roles despite over ten years of work experience and language advantage.
Share your opinion on the bare minimum you think a full time worker should be able to afford here. ie, Are car payments a luxury? How will we get to our jobs if we can’t afford the car?
As someone who has relied on the bus, roller skated, longboarded, and biked to work, the weather is not always favorable nor is every job location accessible by physical labor.
Summer 2023—Received CoreCHI Certification for medical interpreting (Spanish).
Spring 2023—National Interpreter and Translator’s Appreciation Day lunch event for freelance contractors within a nonprofit’s language department agency.
Helped facilitate the training of two new community interpreters rosters.
Fall 2022—Earned Community Interpreter certificate.
Spring 2022—Created CatsupMagazine.com
Winter 2021—Voted ‘Most Valued Reporter’ by The Collegiate
Editorial cartoon published
Fall 2021—News Editor and reporter for The Collegiate. Covered the (new-at-the-time) Lakeshore campus events, pandemic and school updates.
Fall 2018—Art Prize Van Video Interview
2015—Inaugurated as part of the International Thespian Society
2014—News Editor and designer of The West Ottawan
2009—Created my first technical writing and discussion website on WordPress.com