Expertise
Yoga, Makeup Trends, Film and Television
- Jo has practiced yoga for three years and is well on her way to 500 classes.
- Jo worked for a year as a Chanel beauté analyst and since then has been passionate about makeup trends and learning new makeup skills.
- She's completed several feature-length screenplays in development. Her feature horror/comedy screenplay Flesh and Blood won first place in the MidWest WeirdFest film festival's inaugural feature screenplay competition in 2019.
Experience
Jo has worked as a professional writer for over 10 years. She most recently served as the managing editor of the film and TV website, No Film School, where she covered film festivals, tech, indie film, and TV, interviewing both high-level and beginning creators. Previously, she was a culture and entertainment reporter with the Oklahoma Gazette and also served for five years as a story analyst and script reader at several major Los Angeles production companies and talent agencies.
Education
Jo has her master's in professional writing and her bachelor of arts degree in journalism. A mix of creative writing with journalistic standards has guided her reporting for years.
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