Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I’m Jessica Taghap, a twenty-something student who aspires to be a theatre critic and longs to live in London. I currently major in media studies and minor in theatre at Hunter College at the City University of New York.

I am currently the Publicity Manager for Hunter College’s literary arts journal, The Olivetree Review (OTR). Having been a former blogger myself, I also contribute to the OTR blog and online publication REALITY Check Girl. Recently, I interned for White Dove Vintage (www.whitedovenyc.com) over the summer.

I am interested in jobs involving anything in the performing arts, particularly those concerning dramaturgy/criticism/writing, production, advertising/marketing, and administrative work. Given my previous experiences, I am also open to jobs concerning print publishing, as well as web production and am deeply interested in fashion.

You can follow me on Twitter (@residentartist). You can also email me.

Work History

• REALITY Check Girl Magazine
• Intern/Culture & Arts Contributor
• June 2009 to Present

• The REALITY Check Girl is all about Respect, Elegance, Ambition, Love, Intellect, Taste, and Youthfulness. Our web magazine will help inspire all girls to be REALITY Check Girls.

  http://realitycheckgirlmagazine.com

• New York Theatre Workshop
• Volunteer Usher
• October 2007 to November 2007

• Prepared programs for various shows.
  Ushered viewers to their seats before and during performances.

• White Dove Vintage
• Web Intern

• Helped build blog site for White Dove, as well as performed other administrative tasks and helped rack clothes for photo shoots.