Summary

Jessica Jones is an Emmy® nominated documentary editor. Her work often focuses on community, cultural representation, and racial equity through character-driven narratives. She is currently a Sundance Contributing Editing Fellow.

Credits

12/22 – 4/23

Editor Born For This

Film (Feature-length) — Forward Films LLC
12/22 – 4/23
10/22 – 12/22

Associate Editor Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

Disney+ — TV — Actual Films
10/22 – 12/22
10/19 – 9/22

Creative Producer + Video Editor

Staff Position — Instagram Details
10/19 – 9/22

Conceptualized series and standalone micro-documentaries featured on the @instagram account, the largest social media account globally (500M+ followers). Supported editorial team with quickly delivered video edits. Co-created the Webby nominated series "My Black Joy".

9/17 – 10/19

Senior Video Producer

Staff Position — Virta Health Details
9/17 – 10/19

Served as the only in-house videographer — produced, shoot and edited all branded video content that propels Virta Health's mission of reversing type 2 diabetes. Grew YouTube subscribers by 10x.

8/15 – 9/19

On-Call Editor/Director/Producer KQED Arts

YouTube — Digital — KQED Details
8/15 – 9/19

Research, produce, shoot and edit web stories focused on the arts communities in the San Francisco Bay Area including the Webby award winning If Cities Could Dance series. Received one Emmy nomination. Credits: Director & Editor, Zydeco Dance in Houston: Black Cowboys, Trail Rides and Creole Roots | If Cities Could Dance Series, 2020 Director & Producer, Hip Hop Dancers Ignite a Cultural Renaissance in Richmond, CA | If Cities Could Dance Series, 2019 Director & Editor, Memphis Jookin: Ballet for the Streets | If Cities Could Dance Series, 2019 Editor, Oakland Dancer Blends Ballet, House, and African Dance | If Cities Could Dance Series , 2019 Director & Editor, Baltimore Club Dance's Resurgence | If Cities Could Dance, 2018 Director, Producer & Editor, Portraitist Oree Originol Honors People of Color Killed by Law Enforcement, 2017 Producer, 'Boolander' Bamboo Bike to Bring Eco Sense and Eccentricity, 2017 Editor & Producer, The Time Traversing Sound of the Black Spirituals, 2016 Editor & Producer, Discover the Hands Behind Nik Sharma’s Food Photography, 2016 Editor, San Francisco’s City Hall Illustrated by Jeremy Fish, 2016 Director, Producer & Editor, Women Dancers Redefine Oakland's Street Dancing Scene, 2015

9/16 – 12/16

Associate Producer A Conversation with Black Women on Race

NYTIMES.COM — Film (Short) — Rada Film Group
9/16 – 12/16
1/16 – 12/16

Co-Producer Eye, Camera

Film (Short)
1/16 – 12/16
9/15 – 12/15

Associate Producer All Roads Point Home

TED Live — Film (Short) — Rada Film Group
9/15 – 12/15

Orgs

  • Video Consortium
  • Brown Girls Doc Mafia
  • Hue You Know
  • The Alliance of Documentary Editors

Self ID

I identify with the following groups:

  • Ethnicity: Black, African American or Caribbean
  • Ethnicity: Multiracial
  • Ethnicity: White or Caucasian
  • Gender: Woman

Media

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Education

Class of '11

George Washington University

Certificate in Documentary Filmmaking
Class of '06

Northwestern University

Psychology, International Studies

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects