The New Orleans native has freelanced for The Times-Picayune, New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, and El Tiempo, a bilingual Spanish newspaper. Jewel currently works in public relations and marketing, having developed successful media/marketing campaigns for nonprofit organizations like the American Cancer Society, institutions like the George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art in addition to annual events such as Patois: The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival.