Maria Rivera
Lecturer
M.A. The University of Texas at Austin (Advertising)
B.A. University of Alabama (Communication)
E-mail: riveram@mail.utexas.edu
Maria Rivera graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Alabama, after which she worked in marketing capacities for several arts organizations including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Austin Lyric Opera. She received her M.A. degree in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin and subsequently worked as a copywriter for creative agencies Grace & Rothschild and Della Femina Rothschild Jeary & Partners in New York. Presently, Ms. Rivera runs her freelance copywriting business, The Little Red Writing Shop, based in Austin, TX, while teaching courses in advertising creativity.