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Introducing the New Faces of BOCA: Joel Jamora

By February 24, 2015 No Comments

It’s time to meet another new face at BOCA. Say hello to our newest account coordinator, Joel Jamora. Joel grew up in South San Diego near Imperial Beach and studied English at San Francisco State. He was drawn to PR because he always liked the idea of finding creative ways to tell companies stories and working with the media. After graduating from our intern program last year, Joel has quickly laid down the foundation for a successful PR career at BOCA.
1. How would friends describe you?
Pretty chill and low key, but I can get really excited about certain topics and end up pretty loud. I also have a dry and sarcastic sense of humor. For fun, I like to play basketball and occasionally go indoor bouldering, which is rock climbing without the harness. The routes are considerably shorter, usually around 10-15 feet high, and it focuses more on strength and technique.
2. How did you hear about BOCA and what are your job duties?
I found out about BOCA while looking into PR agencies in San Francisco. I saw the website and blog and thought it looked cool, so I followed it. I eventually saw the recruiting party post, and the rest is history. My main job duties include creating weekly reports for accounts, conducting daily news sweeps and researching speaking and award opportunities for clients.
3. What kind of animal would you be for a day?
I would want to be some kind of bird so I can just explore and finally be rid of my fear of heights. Just not a pigeon. I wouldn’t want kids to throw things at me.
4. What’s your favorite food?
It’s hard for me to have a favorite food because I like so many different kinds. One day I could crave pizza, another I could want a burger. That being said, you can’t go wrong with a good carne asada burrito from San Diego.
5. Where would you like to travel?
I want to go to Europe so I can experience many different cultures in a limited amount of time. One city I really want to check out is Barcelona, Spain. From what I’ve heard, the food is great and the city is gorgeous.
6.Which famous person would you like to have a conversation with?
Ethan Hawke. He seems pretty laid back and comfortable with who he is so it seems like you can talk to him about movies and writing without him being pretentious.
7. What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?
Growing up, we didn’t really have a lot of money, but my dad knew that my sisters and I had really wanted a Sony PlayStation so he made sure to save enough to get one for us. On Christmas Eve (my sister’s birthday), I woke up and saw my dad in the hallway talking to my sister from her bedroom doorway. After I asked him why he wasn’t at work, he points at my sister to show that he had placed it next to her head while she was asleep. We were all really excited and played that thing all day.
When I became an adult and realized how hard it must’ve been for him to save the money for it, all for the sake of making his children happy, it made me appreciate the gift on an even higher level. It is definitely one of my most cherished memories of my father.
8. What’s a random skill you want to learn?
I’d be interested in learning how to play the violin and piano so I can finally learn all the songs that I’ve been wanting to learn how to play, such as the ones on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins.
9. Which fictional character would you be for a day?
I think it’d be really interesting to be Jesse from Before Sunrise since the whole movie takes place in a day. If case you’ve never seen it, the movie is about a young American guy meeting a French girl on a train in Europe. They get along well, and he convinces her to get off the train with him in Vienna, where they spend all day and night just walking around and talking. As much as I want to deny it, I guess I can be a little bit of a hopeless romantic.

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