Jennifer Mota is a cultural catalyst and global storyteller shaping the music and media landscape through Dominican and Latine lenses. As a consultant,  creative strategist, music public scholar and former multimedia journalist, she merges her expertise in music business, journalism, and production to champion underrepresented voices and redefine what it means to be a modern storyteller in the industry. Throughout her career, she has been at the forefront of narratives that amplify marginalized communities and Latine culture, explore the intersections of sex, race, class, and identity, and honor the rich history of genres under the Latin Music umbrella. Mota first garnered media attention in 2019 with her article Recognizing Dominican Dembow: From Jamaica to El Alfa — the first investigated deep dive documenting Dominican dembow for U.S Latin mainstream media— highlighting the history and pioneers behind the sub-genre. Her expertise on the dembow scene scored her a monthly column in Remezcla, which she entitled “Si Tu Quiere Dembow,” as the first dembow columnist she reported on the genre’s past and present. In 2023, Remezcla included Mota in their annual Major Mujeres: Latinas Shaping the Industry list.

 In her career, she has consistently sought opportunities to push creative boundaries, leveraging her knowledge of global media trends and her skills in managing large-scale editorial projects.Mota received wider recognition for her writing and visual storytelling on the intersections of race, sex, and gender in music, Latine culture, and Caribbean identity — spearheading deep dives and visual productions on reggaeton and Afro-Latine stories during her time as a digital assistant for People en Español’s English-language vertical People Chica, where she produced stories highlighting old school and new talent of El Movimiento. Throughout the years, she’s interviewed some of the most prominent Latinx artists in the world, writing for Rolling Stone, Highsnobiety, Teen Vogue, VIBE, Pitchfork, Tidal, Billboard, THE FACE, The Fader and many more. Her on-camera catalog includes platforms like Yahoo’s Live Build Series, The Fader, The Boiler Room’s “Deconstructed Series,” Rapeton, Twitch, and ABC News’s ‘The Latin Music Revolution: A Soul of a Nation Presentation’ and her visual productions and script writing have appeared on Foot Locker, Amazon Music, Afro Punk, People en Español and KEXP. 
Throughout her career, she’s written various culture-shifting pieces and deep dives including “Dominican Spanish Isn’t “Bad Spanish” — That Mentality Is Rooted in White Supremacy”, “Navigating Body Politics: My Journey with the Santa-Puta Complex”, and “How Hookah Infiltrated Dominican Music” for GQ Middle East alongside Journalist Nilo Tabrizy. As an independent creator and entrepreneur, she’s worked within the intersection of media, Digital Streaming Platforms, and the record label industry as a content producer, consultant, and copywriter; positioning her as an authority in artists’ branding and a Latine-marketing strategist for U.S-based artists and major labels. She has honed the ability to lead complex media and marketing operations, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and clients to drive innovative, performance-oriented projects from concept to rollout.  Her expertise lies in artist development, strategic branding, and amplifying the visibility of underrepresented voices, particularly within the Latine and Dominican music scene. She is passionate about bridging cultural gaps and elevating narratives that resonate deeply with diverse audiences.