Jacquelynn Powers Application PackagePowers Jacquelynn NAME:
Last Name First Name Middle Initial
3171 Sheridan Avenue Miami BeachHOME ADDRESS:
Apt No.Home No./Street City
Florida 33140
State Zip Code
305-502-4790PHONE:
Home Work
jacquelynnpowers@me.com
Email Address
Street
Same as Home
City State Zip Code
Address:
JDP Rocks Position:Business Name:Writer
Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated with the city; this
requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an individual shall have been a resident of the city for a minimum of six
months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the city.
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Miami Beach Commission For Women
Sister Cities Program
Youth Commission
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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These laws include, but are not limited to, the following:
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o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami
Beach Code section 2-26).
o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
(re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office,
from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself,
or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties (CFR 570.611).
Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk.
“I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article
VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.”
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Jacquelynn Powers Maurice
jacquelynnpowers@me.com, 305-502-4790
Nikki Beach Worldwide, Director of Content – January 2014 to
Present
• Creating, editing and proofreading all written and digital collateral for
all 13 of Nikki Beach’s global locations, including press releases,
invitations, presentations, web content, food and beverage menus,
employee handbooks, fact sheets, newsletters, gazettes, t-shirts, fans,
event booklets, billboards, brochures and their app
• Planning, writing, editing, conceptualizing all editorial content for
Nikki Style, the global magazine for Nikki Beach Worldwide
• Curating content for each location-specific publication of Nikki Style,
spanning all 13 Nikki Beach markets: Miami Beach, Saint Tropez, Saint
Barth, Mallorca, Ibiza, Marbella, Porto Heli, Bali, Koh Samui, Dubai,
Versilia, Bodrum and Barbados
• Planning the logistics for and overseeing Nikki Style’s annual fashion
shoot (budget $30,000); negotiating pricing with all photographers,
stylists, hair and makeup people, modeling agencies and models;
producing the shoot on location.
• Overseeing Nikki Beach’s global Social Media strategy
• Writing the company’s Internal Newsletter each quarter
• Keeping Nikki Beach’s global brand standards, elements, philosophy
and voice/tone consistent and on-message throughout all of its
content and platforms
JDP Rocks, Editorial Director/President – January 2014 to
Present
• A full-service content creation firm specializing in social media,
digital content, marketing, events, writing projects and editing
• Works successfully with present and past clients such as Moke
America, Drybar, Luna Beach Club (Bimini), Gray & Sons Jewelers, The
Forge Restaurant, InList, Stacy Robins Companies, Due Baci, Epicure
Gourmet Market, Chef Michael Love, The Deck at Island Gardens
• Created and executed a social media and marketing plan for the
release of The Salvage Chef Cookbook, including appearances at the
Miami Book Fair, WSVN, WLRN & WFOR
• Freelance Writer for publications like Celebrated Living, Every Day
with Rachael Ray, Dining Out Miami, Carnival Cruise Line
Miami Pop Media/Bay Pop, Editorial Director – October 2011 to
December 2013
• Launched new, cutting-edge digital media company for Miami market
• Launched new, glossy, luxury magazine for the Tampa Bay market
• Hired and managed staff – Art Director to Editorial Assistants
• Assigned and edited freelance writers; conceptualized the entire
magazine/website
• Closed each magazine, with final approval with the printer via their
InSight program
• Wrote 5 lifestyle articles per issue
• Oversaw social media plan, as well as the launch of
www.baypop.com and www.miamipopmedia.com
• Appeared regularly as on-air talent for Miami Pop Media
• Miami Pop was named Best Arts & Culture Blog by the Miami New
Times at their 2013 Web Awards ceremony
Plum Miami & Plum TV Executive Editor – Oct 2010 to Sept
2011
• Helped launch new, glossy, luxury magazine for the Miami market
• Hired staff – Art Director to Editorial Assistants
• Wrote 5 lifestyle articles per month
• Assigned and edited freelance writers; conceptualized story ideas
• Worked on social media including maintenance of Facebook and
Twitter pages
• Translated Plum TV’s philosophy into a print magazine
• Appeared regularly as on-air talent for Plum TV
Full-Time Freelance Blogger/Writer – 2009 to 2010
Contributed at least three items a month to: The Daily Beast, Miami
New Times, AOL and Urban Daddy in the categories of dining,
arts/culture, entertainment, sports, celebrity, travel
Ocean Drive Media Group, Senior Editor – 1993 to 2009
• Wrote at least 5 articles per month in the lifestyle category
• Assigned and edited freelance writers; conceptualized story ideas
• Launched new magazines including Vegas, Atlanta Peach and Florida
InsideOut
• Acted as the company’s TV spokesperson in Miami and Las Vegas
• Helped oversee, as both Editor and Writer, custom publishing
initiatives for Ocean Drive Media Group for the following custom
publications: Wynn Las Vegas, Art Basel, Venetian Style, Dining Guide,
Super Bowl and Trump
Dennis Publishing, Senior Editor – Dec 2000 to Aug 2001
• Helped launch the fashion and music editions of the Maxim brand
with the publications Maxim Fashion and Blender
• Assigned and edited freelance writers; conceptualized story ideas
New York Post, Writer – July 2000 to Dec 2000
• Wrote daily stories for the “Page Six” gossip column
Boards: Appointed to the Board of the Miami Beach Sister Cities
Program in February 2014; sits on the Junior Host Committee for Art
Basel Miami Beach since 2001
Education: University of Miami with a BA in History – 1994