A moderately-priced, 30-second spot for WTOP Radio. The "news leader" in greater Washington, DC, WTOP Radio positions the Capitol Hill BID for (a) increased brand exposure, on-air and online, (b) cross-promotional opportunities with other area advertisers and (c) a value-added corporate partnership.

Capitol Hill Business Improvement District (BID) radio spot

(A better version of) rain tapping on gutter, looped.

rain with fades.

Two tracks in one: a voice-over of my own writing and drops of water. Drops of water (amplified, then looped) made in sink. 

Inspired by this: http://youtu.be/eTsKEgUJyUQ. 

beat.

Unsheathing made with cookie tray off of a table edge; swords, hot dog fork on trowel in garage; and tea, in my kitchen. 

Inspired by this: http://youtu.be/eTsKEgUJyUQ. 

sword fight.

An excerpted reading of Khaled Housseini’s The Kite Runner. 

the kite runner.

dr pepper.

An excerpted reading of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. 

lincoln.

Tea—black, green, with sugar, or without—is social. 

It is ceremony, lore, and comfort in the rain. Essential to economy and symbolic of place. 

A mashup of Flickr and Google Maps, spot of tea – beta welcomes enthusiasts to explore geo-tagged photos of this global experience: the people, kettles, cups, scrubbed wooden tables, and conversations at the heart of the harvest. 

Much as butter goes with a warm scone, my digital brew aims to complement the work of Flickr’s connoisseurs. To figuratively and literally put their cuppas on the map. 

Welcome to the world’s biggest tea party.

spot of tea – beta.

A shout-out for Tea Leaf Nation's [www.tealeafnation.com] first anniversary. 

Happy Birthday, Tea Leaf Nation!

Canton, Mich.'s summer tradition, on the air. Via Cumulus Media. 

Canton Liberty Festival radio spots

Based in Michigan, Jessi Levine is a fourth semester student pursuing an emphasis in digital communication.

The coursework has seamlessly complemented her professional experiences with WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, and various email newsletter services: Currently, Jessi works as the marketing coordinator for Canton Leisure Services. Think Parks and Recreation.

Her writing has appeared in American Road magazine, AnnArbor.com, The Huffington Post [http://huff.to/IVjkEP], and, most recently, Tea Leaf Nation—partner to The Atlantic [http://bit.ly/RIM7Cq], an e-magazine that examines Chinese social media outposts as a way to gauge and comment on netizen sentiment.

Reach Jessi on Twitter @jlevin47.

levineeats