Experience

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  Jenna Dern Creative

  • San Diego, California, United States

  • Founder

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • San Diego, California, United States

    Jenna Dern Creative's mission is to provide comprehensive digital solutions to businesses. Expertise includes:• Tailoring strategies for product lifecycle management• Enhancing visibility and engagement through SEO and video content• Navigating the digital landscape with agilityCollaborating with my clients allows me to dive into fresh challenges, join forces with exceptional talent, and design user experiences that set new benchmarks for impact and creativity.

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  Creative Picnic, LLC

  • Digital Media Designer

    • Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

    Creative Picnic is a creatively-driven boutique artist representation agency that champions commercial photographers and production houses, and builds branded content for Fortune 100 brands to start ups.

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  South Coast Repertory

  • Orange County, California Area

  • Assistant Director (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon)

    • Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
    • Orange County, California Area

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  UCSD Cross-Border Initiative

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Blum Summer Field Intern

    • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Greater San Diego Area

    Through the UCSD Cross-Border Initiative, I worked closely with other students from University of California schools to carry out research and projects in San Ysidro, a border town in southernmost San Diego, in association with Casa Familiar, a vital non-profit organization in the community.I collaborated closely with young adults from San Ysidro who were graduates of The Fronte Art Gallery Youth Docent program to create a short documentary film concerning the unique aspects of San Ysidro, its proximity to the border, and Casa Familiar's proposal to create a "Cultural Corridor" in a heavily traversed community alleyway.This video was presented alongside other projects created in collaboration with San Ysidro residents at multiple open forums in the community.

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  La Jolla Playhouse

  • Special Events (Development) Intern

    • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

    As a Special Events intern, I assisted the Special Events team within the Development department in every step of the process of organizing and hosting special events at the La Jolla Playhouse, including for the opening night of the Broadway-bound musical, "SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical"

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  La Jolla Playhouse

  • Education & Outreach Intern

    • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

    As an Education & Outreach intern, I worked directly with students ranging from elementary school to high school within the context of a major nonprofit institution. Throughout the program, I helped students devise theatre as a means through which to explore themes such as bullying, self-esteem, adolescent development, and healthy family relations.