ABOUT ME

Turin Italy, 2024

Jen Meller is a multidisciplinary designer and filmmaker with 14 years of media experience. Careers are long and winding roads—Jen's has taken her on quite the journey from industry to industry. The through-line of her work is a love for storytelling. Her experience and expertise ranges from illustration, design, art direction, photography, cinematography, directing and editing.

Most recently, she served as a Senior Graphic Artist at Scripps News, a 24/7 news broadcast. During her tenure at Scripps Network, Jen was a key motion designer, consistently delivering over 30 graphics per week and lending her expertise in world-building, data visualization, character animation, and cartography—including sophisticated work with geolayers.

Jen holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Electronic Media (2016) and a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Arts (2011), both from American University. Jen's prestigious clients have included the likes of A+E Networks, NPR, SWK Technologies, and TLC-VR. Her impressive portfolio also includes collaborations with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, where she worked on projects featuring renowned artists like Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusama, Cristina Iglesias, and Carlos Cruz-Diez.
 
Jen currently has two films, “Smolder” and “How We’ve Faded” in Nitehawk Film Festival in the Music Driven Shorts category. Jen’s photography has been featured in Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle, and The Washington Post. When she’s not immersed in a project, Jen is likely honing her pizza-making skills, in post-production on a short film, or planning her next international adventure.

Experience

Notable Clients and Companies:

Education

MFA, Film & Electronic Media, American University 2016

Certificate, Graphic & Digital Design, Parsons, The New School, 2019

BA, Film & Media Arts, focus in photography, American University 2011

References

“Thank you for tackling every project I threw your way with incredible creativity and precision. Everything you touch you make better. Know how much I appreciate how many times you made my stories look better visually than I could have ever imagined.” -Paul Crane, National Correspondent, Scripps News

“You’ve been an absolute pleasure to work with. You’ve made great, creative graphics that enhanced the visuals of our packages. When I couldn’t quite describe how to illustrate something you always found a way that worked beautifully. It was great to be on a team with you.”-Mimi Mees, Senior Segment Producer, Scripps News

“Your tireless work ethic always made an otherwise boring story come to life with your exceptional skills in graphics. I could not produce the volume of stories that I have done without you!” -Joe St. George, Deputy Political Director & National Correspondent, Scripps News

Areas of Expertise

  • 360 Marketing Campaigns

  • Client Psychology, making subjects comfortable on camera

  • Adobe Prieme Pro, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Framio, Box

  • Adobe Audition, Audacity

  • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Adobe Indesign, Figma

  • Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Cinema4d, Red Shift, Duik, Maxon, Geolayers, Lottie

  • Final Draft, Celtx

  • Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, X, Wordpress, Pinterest

  • G Suite, Powerpoint, Basic HTML 

  • Ability to integrate client needs from the top and respond easily to feedback

  • Design: Branding, UI, UX, Illustration, Graphic Creation, Concept Development, Ideation

  • Motion Graphics: Character rigging, kinetic text, interstitials, maps, charts, graphs

  • Editing: Video, Photo, Audio, Design

  • Lighting: Tungsten, LED, Strobe, and Daylight

  • Writing: Research, Storyboarding, Producing, Script Writing, Interviewing

  • Proven success working independently and within teams

  • Production: On location and in studio Photography and Video shoots

  • Booking and Scheduling talent

  • Experience working in every facet of media production