Brittany Jackson

Experience

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  Mountain Area Information Network

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Intern Aggregated News Content Editor

  Generating aggregated news content from online sources daily and writing headlines for news articles that are posted on the MAIN homepage; Writing FAQ sheets and grant supplements used in helping this non-profit ISP make decisions and raise funds by interviewing board members and doing research both online and with archived local newspaper articles.

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  The Knot

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2014

  Production Assistant

  Worked as a production assistant for The Knot Dream Wedding, a live online video streaming of a wedding ceremony and reception thrown by theknot.com. April 3-4, 2014

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  SharpShooter Imaging

  Oct 2014 - May 2015

  Sales Photographer

  Greeting and photographing guests that visit Biltmore House, assisting lab techs by neatly cutting photos and preparing the photo package for presentation, selling souvenir photo packages at an outdoor kiosk in all weather conditions, providing excellent customer service by maintaining an upbeat and positive attitude, memorizing historical information about the estate in order to answer questions and enhance guests' educational experience, operating the cash register and POS system, accepting cash and credit card payments and accurately making change when necessary. Show less

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  Asheville Print Shop

  Nov 2016 - Sept 2021

  Sales Manager

  Bringing your designs to life! Primary point of contact for all sales inquiries, providing pricing information for screen printing and digital printing services to prospective clients, helping orchestrate various aspects of production (design, embroidery, printing, etc.) to meet deadlines, creating realistic mock ups of design ideas, keeping up momentum throughout the printing process from initial contact to project completion, taking payments and logging expenses through Quickbooks, creating and maintaining good relationships both clients as community members. Show less

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  Cat Fly Film Fest

  Jan 2017 - now

  Founder, Programming Director

  Founded an independent short film festival based in Asheville, NC that provides a platform for micro-budget filmmakers of the Southeastern United States to screen their work. In charge of booking locations, budget management, communication, outreach, ticket sales, submissions management, event programming and promotional marketing.

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  Coki Productions- "Pop-Pop is Dead" (feature film)

  Dec 2017 - Dec 2017

  Prop Photographer

  Portrait photography used as props in a feature film.

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  Armadilla - "Good Call, Bad Times" (music video)

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2018

  Director of Photography

  Director of Photography for locally-made music video for indie rock band, Armadilla. Premiered at the Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC Oct. 30, 2018.

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  Night Frizz Productions

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2019

  Media Coordinator

  Wrote and distributed a press release for "Here There Be Tygers" - a short film adaptation of the Steven King short story by Jennifer Trudrung as part of the Dollar Baby Program and managed press correspondence.

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  Music Video Asheville

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  Selection Committee Member

  Served on a panel of judges to select the 2019 lineup for Music Video Asheville film festival. Reviewed 76 submissions and provided input resulting in a final lineup of 26 videos.

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  Connect Beyond Festival

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  Panel Moderator, Film Screening Curator

  Served as a moderator on a discussion panel called "Ask the Producer- a Q&A for budding filmmakers" and curated a programming block, "Homegrown Films," showcasing selected short films of the southeastern United States during Connect Beyond.

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  Blue Ridge Community College

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  Guest Speaker

  Speaking from the perspective of a festival programmer, gave a presentation to high school aged film camp students about techniques for submitting to and attending film festivals in order to get the most out of the experience and increase chances for acceptance.

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  RADfest

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2019

  Photo and Video Coordinator

  Managed a team of photographers and videographers during a 2 day festival at the Grey Eagle; provided photo and video coverage of musical acts performing during the event.

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  Cucalorus Film Foundation

  Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

  Photography Coordinator

  Managed a team of 8 photographers to ensure coverage of over 150 blocks of programming during a five day festival. Served as a point of contact and created photo schedule for volunteers, oversaw organization of photo files in Google Drive, and provided shooting coverage of mixers, parties, filmmaker Q&As, as well as live music and dance performances.

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  Brittany Jackson Media, LLC

  Sept 2021 - now

  Photo and Video Services

  Freelance independent contractor specializing in cinematography and producer services for narrative films, commercials, music videos, and live events. brittanyjacksonmedia.com

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  Archetype Brewing

  Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  Marketing Director

  Managing social media, promoting events, generating content, tackling design tasks, maintaining our Wordpress-based website, sending out newsletters via Mailchimp, merchandise sales.

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  Made By The Water

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Merchandise + Social Media Coordinator, Catawba Palmetto
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  The Orange Peel

  Feb 2023 - Aug 2023

  Lighting Design Intern

  Six month program learning professional stage experience at a concert venue. Emphasis on Lighting Design. Trained on Avolites Titan.

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  The Orange Peel / Rabbit Rabbit

  Aug 2023 - now

  Lighting + Stage Technician

  Working collaboratively with touring crew and house audio engineers and stage managers. Lighting board programming and busking. Cabling backline and ground lighting packages. Building video walls. Focusing Lekos on ladder. Hanging backdrops. Load in and out.