Dominique Brielle Fluker is an AUTHENTIC renaissance woman AND multi-hyphenate creative who brings substance to storytelling.
Dominique B. Fluker is a dynamic writer, editor, editorial strategist, aspiring screenwriter, and interior design storyteller based in Los Angeles. She currently is the Lifestyle Editor at ESSENCE Magazine.
She’s also deeply familiar with spearheading editorial strategy, video script curation, influencer strategies, and public relations amplification to drive business results and brand awareness. Previously, Dominique served as SMB Marketing Manager at Instagram and Content Marketing Manager, Business Accounts, and SMB Growth at TikTok. Before joining Instagram and TikTok, she led consumer content at Glassdoor, voicing their B2C blog and amplifying employee stories within the Diversity and inclusion space. As a social media content and influencer strategist, Dominique produced high-performing digital content for powerhouse brands such as TIDAL, Adobe, AT&T, eBay, Air New Zealand, and more during her time at MWWPR, Edelman, and WeWork. Dominique consistently engages and inspires millennial women of color by profiling diverse public figures when she isn't supporting leading brands with data-driven digital storytelling. Shortly after graduating from Sarah Lawrence College with a Bachelor of Arts, where she studied writing and digital media, Dominique launched her lifestyle blog, Werque Dominique, helping millennial professional women to live their best lives.
The Werque Dominique platform helped earn her opportunities to create purpose-driven and multicultural content for iconic web and print publications like ForbesWomen, Glamour Magazine, ESSENCE Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Business Insider, and more. As a culture and entertainment enthusiast, she's interviewed legendary celebrities such as Toni Braxton, John Legend, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Robin Roberts, Serena Williams, Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, Issa Rae, Elaine Welteroth, Tia Mowry, MJ Rodriguez, and more. As an established advocate for Diversity and inclusion within the tech and entertainment industries, she's also a noted public speaker, moderator, and thought leader.
Dominique has found solace in curating physical spaces while creating a name for herself at the intersection of digital content curation and editorial storytelling. She believes interior design is an extension of thoughtful storytelling. 2021 marked Dominique's official foray into professional interior styling with the launch of her first business, DBF Interiors. With DBF Interiors, Dominique brings her burgeoning interior styling talents to other modern professionals like herself, committing to curating enjoyable, comfortable, and inspirational living spaces for her clients. She has been featured as an interior design expert in ESSENCE Magazine, Apartment Therapy, Martha Stewart, Hunker, Architectural Digest, and more.
Embodying a zeal for living a passionate and purposeful life rooted in impactful storytelling, Dominique strives to foster authentic connections with multi-faceted consumer groups and influential brands in her professional endeavors.
Dominique has a Master of Arts in Specialized Journalism from the University of Southern California. At USC, she was a Charlotta Bass fellowship recipient, Cowan scholar, teaching assistant, and research assistant for New York Times bestselling author Anna Tubbs. In 2023, she was nominated for a prestigious Press Club Award for her Variety piece about AAFCA.