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Selected Work

Here are some examples of the work I have done in my courses and through other jobs that are utilized in the field of public relations, social media management, and journalism.

Selected Work: Text

Magazine Work

Here is a brief display of my work at DÍG in Español as Editor-in-Chief and Chief Media Designer.

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SPRING 2023 ISSUE

DÍG EN ESPAÑOL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF With this issue I helped with design aspects, such as sharing ideas and helping with design in a few pages. I helped in helping make final decision in the process of making the magazine. I helped to plan and guide the launch party as well as the promotion of the magazine, working closely with the PR team and social media team. We dedicated the back cover to our graduating class due to the issue of our school and president not letting us walk or say our names at graduation.

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SOLUTIONS ISSUE SPRING 2023

DÍG EN ESPAÑOL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I worked with a team as part of my magazine to collaborate with the Solutions Journalism Network to create a special issue during our Spring 2023 semester. This was our first bilingual issue to be published both online and in print as well as the first time publishing twice in a semester. With this issue I focused on connecting with the community. I reported on mental health amongst the homeless in Long Beach as well as co-hosted a townhall to cover topics such as tenant rights and resources and issue amongst the houseless in Long Beach.

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Fall 2022 ISSUE

DÍG EN ESPAÑOL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As Editor-in-Chief, I helped guide the creation of the magazine by directing writers, photographers as well as helped with tweaking some of the design aspects. I managed and directed the launch party to promote the published issue.

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Spring 2022 Issue

DÍG EN ESPAÑOL

CHIEF MEDIA DESIGNER I helped put the magazine together (design-wise) using InDesign and Photoshop. I helped to crop the cover image as well as chose fonts, colors and backgrounds. I figured out how to link images and work with the printer to send the complete file and made sure they had every image we used so they would show up when printed. I also helped take pictures and wrote a community resources list.

Merchandise

While I was Editor-in-Chief at DÍG en Español I helped to bring about the magazine's first merchandise with our talented media designer and business team. Our merchandise was a hit and a success! Involving loteria themed notebooks, business cards and tote bags that were all uniquely designed based on our university and journalism department. 

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These unqiue business cards that showed the magazine's logo and website on the back, also became stickers and the forefront theme to our products!

Podcasts

Campaign Coursework Examples

Levi's Employee Campaign

Class Assignment

LA Charger's Impact Fund Presentation

J471 Class Assignment

LA Charger's Impact Fund Campaign Book

J471 Class Assignment

Newsletter for Ed Cal

Class Assignment

Communication Plan for SoCalGas Co.

Class Assignment

Social Media Audit United Hands of Compton

J470 Class Assignment

Selected Work: Files

Social Media

As Editor-in-Chief I helped in picking up the slack in our small team and not only helped in direction social media helped with social media but also with the content creation. I helped in creating content for stories and posts from Fall 2022 until Summer 2023. Platforms I posted on included: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Spotify, TikTok, and YouTube.

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Selected Work: HTML Embed

DÍG en Español YouTube

Fast & Furious Angelino Heights Protests

On August 26, 2022, Angelino Heights residents and street safety organizations gathered together to protest the dangerous street racing taking place in their neighborhood brought upon by the Fast & Furious series. Report/Video By: Brenda Payán #fastx #fast&furious #thefastandthefurious #vindiesel #angelinoheights #losangeles #protest #digenespanol

DÍG EN ESPAÑOL Highlights the 2022 NFL Kickoff

The 2022 NFL Kickoff took place on Los Alamitos Beach in Long Beach, California. Editor-in-Chief, Brenda Payan, covers the highlights of the event. El Kickoff de la NFL 2022 tuvo lugar en Los Alamitos Beach de Long Beach, California. La directory principal, Brenda Payan, cubro los aspectos más destacados del evento.

Selected Work: Video

Discussion about the social and cultural relations between the Black and Hispanic/Latinx community

Our managing news editor Anasazi Ochoa and Daily Forty-Niner art’s and life editor Kadie Gurley, led a discussion about the the relations between the Black, Afro-Latino and Latinx communities. These are the highlights from the discussion.

DÍG en Español presenta: Cal State Long Beach Alumni + Local Celebrities (that represent Latinos) - TikTok video

An example of one of a few tiktoks that I created. On Tik Tok I would focus on engagement and reposting to create a pleasing and active account. 

Selected Work: Video
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