Rosianna Halse Rojas

Rosianna Rojas
Born Rosianna Halse Rojas
(1991-08-15) 15 August 1991
Residence Indianapolis, Indiana
Alma mater University of Exeter
Vassar College

Rosianna Halse Rojas (born 15 August 1991) is a writer, video blogger, social media manager and online personality. Rojas is perhaps best known for being vlogger and novelist John Green's personal assistant.[1] On having this position, Green has written, "She is often called my assistant, but she does many things—from project management to helping shape the strategic direction of our educational and charity projects."[2] Rojas is also a literary critic.[3]

Personal life

Rojas attended Tiffin Girls' School, prior to her enrolment at the University of Exeter where she studied English with Study in North America. Rojas attended Vassar College for the second year of this course.[4] Although formerly living in London, Rojas now resides in Indianapolis.[5][6]

YouTube

She began building a presence on YouTube in 2006, when she registered her account under the username missxrojas.[5] On the account, she would post vlogs about Harry Potter, intellectualism and her personal school life as she studied for GCSE and A Level exams, among other topics.[7] [5] Her videos attracted an audience, and she developed a presence in the Nerdfighteria community. Eventually, in March 2013, Rojas became John Green's personal executive assistant.[8] John Green is one of the two brothers who form the VlogBrothers, a vlogging channel created by the Green brothers, which sprung up the Nerdfighteria community. She would also give a TED talk at TEDx Brighton.[7] She was one of 16 vloggers to be recognised by YouTube's Next program in 2012.[7][9]

In addition to being John Green's PA, Rojas has been described as "a pioneering nerdfighter," by The New Yorker.[10] In 2013, Rojas was one of six fill-in hosts for Green on the VlogBrothers channel, while Green was on paternity leave.[11] Rojas has also served as the editorial director of Leaky News, a Harry Potter fansite.[12]

Aside from being involved in Nerdfighteria, Rojas is a personality in YouTube's female community; Rojas identifies as a feminist.[5] Rojas was the moderator of the Sexism on YouTube panel at VidCon 2014.[13] In this field, Rojas has also designed "The Ladies Survey", an online survey about women and the internet.[14][15] Rojas is also credited with being a writer on the humanities-related courses (world history, literature, US history) on Crash Course.[4]

After signing a first-look producing deal with Fox 2000 and Temple Hill Entertainment, Green hired Rojas as a producing partner.[16] Their currently unnamed production company is working with Fox 2000 to produce a film about AFC Wimbledon, a third-tier English soccer team.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Votta, Rae (31 July 2014). "What it's really like to work for a YouTube star". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Green, John (15 August 2014). "I hope Rosianna will forgive me posting this video she made six years ago after meeting Hank and me for the first time.". Tumblr. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Eyre, Charlotte (25 September 2014). "The Bookseller launches YA Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 Rojas, Rosianna (2 May 2014). "Rosianna Halse Rojas (2001-2009)". Tiffin Girls' School Review. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Girl Like Us: Rosianna Halse Rojas". Lydia Magazine. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rosianna Halse Rojas Twitter Bio". Twitter. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Digby (15 August 2012). "Rosianna Halse Rojas – Online Communities as Sites for Engagement". TedxBrighton. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rosianna Halse Rojas". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Lawler, Ryan (8 May 2012). "With 125M Views, These Vloggers Are Already Good. But YouTube Wants To Make Them Better.". TechCrunch. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Talbot, Margaret (9 June 2014). "The Teen Whisperer". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Rojas, Rosianna Halse (2 July 2013). The Perks of Being John's Assistant. VlogBrothers. YouTube. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rosianna Halse Rojas". LeakyCon London 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Votta, Rae (14 July 2014). "What it's really like to be a woman on YouTube". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Matthews, Cate (3 December 2013). "Science YouTuber Delivers The Perfect Response To Sexist Commenters". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Del Rey author's take vlogger Rosianna Halse Rojas' The Ladies Survey". Del Rey UK. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  16. ↑ Lewis, Andy (21 August 2015). "John Green Promotes 24-Year-Old "Virtual Assistant" to Production Partner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dons story on big screen". AFC Wimbledon. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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