Valerie De La Rosa


About Me

Peruvian-Colombian Storyteller.

Location

New York City, NY
Education
    St. John's University-New York
    September 2015 - May 2019
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production
    minor
    International Studies
Work Experience
    Starts With Us
    Associate Producer
    New York City, NY, United States, 10075
    March 2022 - present
    company
    Starts With Us
    title
    Associate Producer
    overview
    Produced remote documentaries in California and Colorado and executed pre-production prep such as talent outreach, hiring qualified crew, creating and managing budgets, arranging hotel and travel, obtaining permits, and securing catering. Managed multiple popular social media series including casting talent, coordinating shoots, sourcing licensed media, creating original copy, monitoring deadlines and handling deliverables. Sourced licensed clips and developed copy for numerous social media series. Conducted research of current news and footage for production use.
    1st Films
    Founder and CTO
    New York City, NY, United States of America
    December 2018 - present
    She's the First
    Video Intern
    New York City, NY, United States of America
    June 2018 - August 2018
    Sabon NYC
    Sales Associate
    August 2015 - August 2015
    TYWLSA
    Tech Crew Intern
    August 2013 - June 2015
Skills
Languages
Spanish
Technical skills
Adobe PremiereFinal CutGoogle DrivePower Point
Skills
arts and craftsdog walkingfilmmakingorganizingpetcarePhotography
Leadership
    Annual TYWLSA Eco-Friendly Fashion Show
    Annual Diabetes Walk
    Girls Who Code Summer Program
Hobbies
Traveling
Painting
Watching Movies
Seashell Collecting
Hiking
Dancing
Kayaking
Videos
    Wondering what the solution is to issues like poverty, climate change, and malnutrition? We'll give you a hint: girls' education. Panelists Tubi Retta of the Obama Foundation and McKinley Tretler of the Malala Fund moderated by Tara Abrahams tackle the many ways in which girls' education h...
    Jamira Burley, activist and Obama White House Champion of Change, closed out the second day of the Summit, touching upon her lived experiences and powerful message to 150 student leaders. This panel was part of the 7th annual She's the First Summit, held at AppNexus in NYC, on Friday, Aug...
    She's the First believes in locally led change. We give grants to our international, community-based partners to strengthen the quality of their girl-centered programs for STF Scholars, based on solutions they identify. Annually in Nairobi, we host a conference for African partners to s...
    How can we build movements of equality with girls, for girls? STF Partner Akili Dada's Executive Director Purity Kagwiria sat with STF Co-Founder and Chief Programs Officer Christen Brandt to discuss what girls need in order to be successful, the systems that keep them from equality, and w...
    STF Scholars in the Gambia shared their thoughts on topics like climate change, violence against women, and other issues we discuss through our Action Network. Check out what STF Scholar Haddy has to say about climate change—then head to the Action Network to make your voice heard, too: a...
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