Jaren Kerr Media

Multimedia Producer | Sept 2019 - Present

Act as sole producer and business owner of Jaren Kerr Media, providing multimedia services including Photography, Video Production, and Design. Perform administrative duties such as build and maintain client relationships, write and distribute contracts and invoices, and purchase/maintain gear inventory. Oversee and participate in the production of all projects from ideation through final delivery. Duties include: Generating pre production materials such as mood boards, storyboards, and proposal documents. Project preparation such as test shoots, research, location scouting, cleaning and preparing gear, sourcing supplementary tools, and scheduling. Production and sourcing of all assets including video, photos, graphics, and audio/music. Post production in an iterative manner, receiving and applying feedback throughout the process.

Bag & Baggage Productions

Freelance Videographer | May 2023 - Present

Produce high quality and professional archival video and audio of each show in the 2023-2024 season including B-Roll and interviews with the cast and crew involved. Responsible for file management and delivery of the footage.

Loupe

Freelance Cinematographer | June 2023

Capture high quality footage of Loupe employees, the environment, and races throughout the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix event. Ensure that the company is depicted as professional, fun, and welcoming as attendees of the event interact with Loupe products and technology. Film brief interviews with the Loupe team and snippets of spectors engaging with the company. Responsible for file management and delivery of footage.

Renegade Opera

Freelance Cinematographer | May 2023

Produce high quality and professional archival video and audio of Renegade Opera’s performance of Bird Songs of Opera. Produce an extended cut that takes viewers through the entire performance and environment of the Leach Botanical Garden as well as individual clips of each aria.

CoHo Productions

Freelance Video Director | May 2023

Oversee the video and live stream production of CoHo NIGHTLIGHT ‘Kite Songs by Elsa Dougherty’. Responsibilities included camera operation, collaboration with lighting/sound designers and director to optimize the performance for both in person and virtual audiences, and operating streaming software and tools such as OBS Studio and Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro.

Freelance Video Director | Jan 2023

Oversee the video and live stream production of CoHo NIGHTLIFE ‘Two White Stripes | A Kwik Jones Play ’. Responsibilities included camera operation, collaboration with lighting/sound designers and director to optimize the performance for both in person and virtual audiences, and operating streaming software and tools such as OBS Studio and Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro.

Freelance Video Director | May 2022

Oversee the video and live stream production of CoHo Lab Residency: 2022 project ‘Clown as Protest: Build a Bougie’. Responsibilities included camera operation, collaboration with lighting/sound designers and director to optimize the performance for both in person and virtual audiences, and operating streaming software and tools such as OBS Studio and Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro.

Pink Beanie

First Assistant Camera | Mar 2023

Responsibilities include preparing the camera and peripheral tools needed for the shoot at the start of the day and ensuring each shot maintains focus. Duties include wirelessly pulling focus, initializing and organizing media, setting up and balancing MOVI Pro gimbal, ensuring all batteries are charged and ready for use, maintaining a clean and organized camera cart, collaborating with DP and second AC to prepare for each take, and assisting with other tasks around set as needed.

Media Arts Production Services at Pacific University

Senior/Associate Producer in Photography/Graphic Design | Sept 2019 - May 2022

Correspond with clients in regards to current and future projects and act as a freelance media producer. As a senior producer I take on larger projects and mentor other members of the MAPS team.

Marketing and Communications at Pacific University

Photo/Video Marketing Intern | Sept 2018 - May 2022

Create, edit, organize, and distribute assets for the university’s website, social media, and print materials.

Film & Video for Pacific OEDI Internship

Marketing Specialist | Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

Develop concepts, plan, assemble, and produce work in collaboration with the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Pacific University. Projects included an evergreen orientation video for the Student Affairs and OEDI.

Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Pacific University

Marketing Specialist Intern | Feb 2021 - May 2022

Create visual assets that best communicate and pursue our mission of creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.