CHRIS JAY
multimedia storytelling / social media / clean copy
I am a professional writer with a background in social media management and a broad range of digital media production capabilities. The only thing that I love more than the craft of writing is the art of creating engagement. I'd love the opportunity to tell your story in a way that is informative, effective and designed to be shared.
E-mail me at chrisjay318@gmail.com and let's work together!
WORK SAMPLES
food / people / culture / history
TAMALES AND GUMBO, STUFFED & BUSTED
Jan. 1, 2020
A personal essay on food, the holidays, and how multicultural families create their own traditions. This piece was produced for Stuffed & Busted, a biweekly e-newsletter written and photographed by Chris Jay.
A NEW CHAPTER AT THE LOUISIANA STATE EXHIBIT MUSEUM, 64 PARISHES
June 2020
A brief summary of recent updates made by the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, written for the great folks at 64 Parishes magazine.
CHANGE IS BREWING, COUNTRY ROADS
Dec. 22, 2016
For this dream assignment, I drove the length of Louisiana—from New Orleans to Shreveport—sampling the work of fledgling third-wave coffee shops.
TINKER AND THE SATURDAY NIGHT CAR, ALL Y'ALL
Sept. 7, 2014
With my wife and business partner, Sara Hebert, I co-created the popular All Y'all live storytelling event series in Shreveport. Chris Kirkley's story from 2014 is still among my favorite stories we've ever recorded.
