WRITING
Jen crafts a variety of articles, including breaking news, profiles, meeting coverage and cover stories.
MULTIMEDIA
Jen incorporates and creates photos, maps, graphics and charts to enhance her writing.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Jen has overseen publications’ Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat and NextDoor profiles
I am an…
EDITOR
I’m never happier then when I’m editing a piece of written work for grammar, style, structure and content. I’ve been doing it since 2013.
INVESTIGATOR
i enjoy digging deep into a subject and looking at it from all angles. I look at data and talk to the experts.
DEADLINE COLLABORATOR
I am driven by deadlines and checklists. When I know my work affects a colleague’s process, I work with them for success.
COMMUNICATOR
I do my best work when I’m on the same page with my colleagues, so I strive for clear lines of communication.
Portfolio
HCC bets on Katy-area growth for
new campus
The junior college will partner with UH System to offer four-year degrees.
Food halls galore: Can downtown Houston handle the latest food service trend?
It will be a battle for market share when all five food halls are open within six blocks of each other.
Fort Bend County commissioner plans to relocate, expand Fulshear library
A new library is in Fulshear’s future if one county official has his way.
About Jen
At the heart of my all, I have a deep curiosity and an appetite for going down intellectual rabbit holes.
I’ve been coaching and editing writers’ content since 2013, and I’m currently working as the editor at Community Impact Newspaper’s Katy edition. I’ve held this position since October 2018.
Previously, I worked as the web producer for Houston Business Journal and the Columbia Missourian newspaper in a variety of positions: copy editor, community outreach and engagement reporter, general assignment reporter and print designer. I also spent a few months writing for PolitiFact’s Missouri bureau.
My skills include copy editing, writing and packaging stories with photos, graphics and maps to visually represent a concept
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I grew up in Rogers, Arkansas, and graduated with my master’s degree in in journalism in December 2017 from the University of Missouri. I have a bachelor’s degree in English.
If you would like to contact me, email me at jmpara01 [at] gmail.com.
