Jessica Rivera

Jessica Rivera has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Jessica currently holds the position of Digital Marketing Specialist at Pivot, where they began in September 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Associate Director of Marketing at The Contingent from July 2019 to September 2022.

Before their role at The Contingent, Jessica worked at Portland Leadership Foundation, where they held multiple positions. Jessica was the Communications and Marketing Lead from February 2019 to June 2019, the Embrace Oregon Volunteer Coordinator from June 2017 to January 2019, and a Young Fellow from June 2016 to May 2017.

Jessica's earlier work experience includes serving as an Admissions Visits Intern at George Fox University from August 2015 to April 2016, a Sports Editor for the university paper, The Crescent, from September 2012 to April 2016, and a Communications Intern at Multnomah County from May 2014 to December 2015.

Furthermore, Jessica had the opportunity to participate in mentorship programs at Nike, where they worked with high-ranking employees to enhance their creative marketing and communications skills. Jessica also worked as an Assistant Sports Instructor at Portland Parks & Recreation from June 2012 to August 2013, where they taught sports to children aged 4 to 11 and developed lesson plans.

Throughout their career, Jessica has gained valuable experience in digital marketing, marketing management, communications, volunteer coordination, writing, and sports instruction.

Jessica Rivera obtained a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Spanish from George Fox University from 2012 to 2016. In 2014, they also pursued a Spanish program at Trinity Christian College.