jessica vass: Associate Producer in Atlanta, GA

• Plan and coordinate editorial and commercial photo shoots for clients such as Coca-Cola, Candlewood Suites, Atlanta History Museum, and The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation • Communicate with agency art directors and clients • Assist Producer in the creation of contracts • Develop and submit call sheets • Source talent and crew • Create pre-production book and shoot schedules • Order catering for production days • Collaborate with all crew, talent, and clients on set to ensure the best in-camera result • Manage Instagram account linked to Hales Photo (@hales_photo)

• Supporting the photo team for one of the world’s largest media corporations responsible for creating unit photography, gallery photo shoots, and images for corporate initiatives • Assisting Photographers on shoots for television shows on networks like TBS, TNT, truTV, CNN and internal corporate clients at the Atlanta headquarters • Sourcing images from internal databases and photo agencies for Turner Classic Movies and other networks on behalf of the photography researcher • Maintaining 5,000 sq. ft studio, extensive photography equipment, and database of the top freelancers globally

• Pick up and drop off rental equipment from studios if needed • Set up and control lighting equipment • Assist photographer with directing clients • Gained Basic Capture One knowledge for focus checking and lighting tests

• Implement new tracking systems and film program for the Film Video Production Department • Manage high school students while broadcasting shows live on the Internet and internal systems • Fill DVD orders • Monitor production calendar

Seek and obtain content from current students, alumni, and faculty of the GSU Photography Department for the @gsuphoto Instagram account • Collaborate with the Department Head on social media marketing plans • Coordinate Instagram takeover schedules

• Worked as a production assistant to the Director of WALive • Set up multi-camera systems, directed, technical directed, and worked as a camera operator for live broadcasts