Jenny Chao

Director of Communications & Investor

2022

I'm the director of communications and an investor at Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with $450M AUM that backs customer-obsessed companies and spearheads their communications. Our portfolio includes Truebill, Worldcoin, Remote.com, Superhuman, DoNotPay, You.com, Owner and more. For more information: https://www.dayoneventures.com/

Member

2022

Consumer Communications

2021 - 2022

I worked briefly at Current, the financial technology company serving the needs of Americans who are working to create a better future for themselves. Raised $402M from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures, Avenir, Sapphire Ventures, Foundation Capital, Wellington Management, QED Investors, EXPA & more.

Senior Account Manager

2020 - 2021

I led consumer technology teams, focusing on PR strategy and media relations. Clients included: - DTC, fashion, beauty: Andie, Choosy, Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever by $1B), ELOQUII (Walmart), Finery (acquired by Stitch Fix), Prose - Home: ANGI Homeservices (HomeAdvisor, Angie's List, Handy), June Homes, Hippo - Health & wellness: MIRROR, The Pill Club - Edtech: MissionU (acquired by WeWork), Ozobot - Fintech: Lili, Raise - Marketplaces: DogVacay (acquired by Rover), HopSkipDrive - Music/influencer marketing/podcasting: Pandora (SiriusXM), FameBit (acquired by Google), Podcorn (acquired by Audacy)

Account Manager

2018 - 2020

Senior Account Executive

2016 - 2018

Account Executive

2015 - 2016

Account Coordinator

2014 - 2015

Senior Entertainment Editor - Neon Tommy

2011 - 2014

- Manage a staff of 100+ writers for the country’s highest trafficked, university-based website, Neon Tommy - Direct the Entertainment section that consists of Celebrity News, Film, TV, Music, Style and Events reporting - Coordinate entertainment news (i.e. celebrity features, breaking news) and events coverage such as the Emmys, Grammys, SAG Awards and Oscars - Create pitch lists/story assignments and provide constructive editorial feedback to staff members - Increase audience viewership and website traffic through social media, reaching 700,000+ unique views per month - Previously worked as a Staff Reporter and Entertainment Associate Editor before being promoted to Senior Editor - Portfolio: http://www.neontommy.com/stories/jenny-chao

Writer

2013 - 2013

- Assist Senior News Editor and News team with investigating and researching breaking entertainment news stories - Pitch and produce blog posts, new stories, features and interactive photo galleries for E! Online - Monitor social media and other entertainment news outlets for new story angles and ideas - Transcribe exclusive celebrity interviews from award shows and events for use in top E! pieces - Portfolio: http://www.eonline.com/search?query=jenny+chao

Branded Entertainment Intern

2013 - 2013

- Work directly under Director of Branded Entertainment to conceptualize and produce several original web series - Develop and execute social media campaigns for Engage:BDR and in-house nail polish line by utilizing Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - Provide support for unveiling of in-house, digital-production studio Bird Street Productions - Perform client outreach and prospecting for Branded Entertainment and Publisher Development departments