Jessica is currently working as a Creative Skillset trainee in High End Tv Drama. Her current role is Art Department Assistant/Traine for ITV Drama - Dark Heart.

Previous placements with Creative Skillset include:

Trust - FX - Dressing Props/ Standby Props Trainee  - Designer : Patrick Rolfe - Set Decorator : Stella Fox - Props Master : Owen Harrison

Flowers - Kudos/Hootenanny - Art Department Assistant/Trainee - Designer: Luana Hansen - Art Director : Rosie clarke - Set Decorator : Casey Williams

Other Experience:

Jessica graduated from the Design For Stage BA Hons course, at The Royal Central School Of Speech and Drama in July 2013.

Since then Jessica has worked freelance as a set and costume designer for fringe theatre, before starting to work within Television Art Departments.

Jessica has worked as a Set Dresser for Celebs Go Dating season 2 and 3 on E4, as well as assisting Set Decorator Katie Clarke on First Dates.

Previous to this Jessica has worked as an Art Department runner for  Britains Got Talent (Thames), Go For It (Potato) and Blankety Blank Christmas Special (Thames), she worked with Art Director Maddie Flint for both of these Productions.

Before moving into Television Jessica worked in theatre and designed the third year musicals for the Urdang Acadamy for two consecutive years, for which she designed, helped construct and painted the set for all three shows in 2014-15; Lend Me A Tenor (Dir. Laura Checkley), Ragtime (Dir. Hannah Chiswick) and Soho Cinders (Dir. Michael Howcroft) and 4 shows in 2015-16; Bring It On (Dir. Laura Checkley) A Man of no Importance (Dir Bronagh Lagan) Parade (Dir. Joe Walsh) and 42nd Street (Gerry Tebbutt)

Jessica hopes now to gain more experience art department assisting with an aim to secure a petty cash buyer role when completing her time with Creative Skillset. 

1. Art Department Trainee/Assistant

   Dark Heart - ITV - Designer : Julian Fullalove, Art Director : Steve Clark, Set Decorator : Adrian Greenwood · Jan 2018 - May 2018

2. Dressing Props Trainee/ Standby Props Trainee

   Trust - FX - Designer : Patrick Rolfe, Set Decorator : Stella Fox, Standby Art Director : Owen Mann, Prop Master : Owen Harrison · Nov 2017 - Jan 2018

3. Art Department Assistant

   First Dates - Twenty Twenty - Art Director : Katie Clarke · Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

4. Art Department Assistant

   Comic Relief - BBC - Art Director : Maddie Flint · Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

5. Art Department Runner

   Britains Got Talent - Thames - Art Director : Maddie Flint · May 2017 - Jun 2017

6. Set Dresser

   Celebs Go Dating Series 3 - Lime Pictures - Art Director : Emma Dee · May 2017 - Jul 2017

7. Art Department Trainee/Assistant

   Flowers Series 2 - Kudos/Hootenanny - Designer : Luana Hansen, Art Director : Rosie Clarke, Set Decorator : Casey Williams · Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

8. Set Dresser

   Celebs Go Dating - Lime Pictures - E4 - Art Director : Emma Dee · Dec 2016 - Feb 2017

9. Art Department runner

   Go For It - Potato - ITV - Art Director: Maddie Flint · Nov 2016 - Nov 2016

10. Art Department Runner

    Glorious Mud - Dr Pluto - Art Director: Giles Thompson · Nov 2016 - Nov 2016

11. Art Department runner

    Blankety Blank Christmas Special - Thames TV - ITV - Art Director : Maddie Flint · Dec 2016 - Dec 2016

12. Set Designer, Scenic Artist, Scenic Constuctor, Prop Maker

    Urdang Academy - 7 productions · Dec 2014 - Feb 2016

13. Set and Costume Designer

    RADA Festival - Storage - Director Sharon Maughan Eve · May 2015 - Jun 2015

14. Art Department Intern

    Stripeland - Julio Bashmore music video - Peppermint · Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

15. Set and Costume Designer

    Thundermaker Productions - 3 Productions · Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

16. Student Placement/ Student Intern

    Royal Shakespear Company/BBC - Julius Caesar · Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

17. Art Department Intern

    Carnival Films/ITV - Murder on the Home Front · Oct 2012 - Oct 2012

1. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · Oct 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

2. BA Hons 2:1 Design For Stage

   Royal Central School of Speech and Drama · Oct 2010 - Aug 2013