Danita LaShelle Jones

Conducts interviews and focus groups with children to gain insight into their preferred content. Develops stories, characters, and dialogue for audio and animated content.

Edits existing scripts to improve the clarity and structure of the material. Conducts master classes on industry-standard screenwriting for young adult and youth writers.

Writes weekly columns for angioedemanews.com, which provides compelling storytelling about being a caregiver for people who suffer from chronic illnesses. Meets demanding deadlines while adhering to and adapting to editorial feedback.

Writes and edits posts for clarity and grammar before publishing. Engages in methodical research before writing various topics. Brainstorms creative methods to relate controversial or humorous content to target demographics. Selects cover art, fonts, and designs to appeal to target demographics. Adjusts language and tone of messages based on a target audience. Conducts workshops to teach clients desired writing skills in various genres. Works closely with clients to revise, edit or create all types of fictional and non-fictional works.

Writer/Director and producer of multi-genre scripts for live theatre and film that specializes and highlights stories about People of Color. Handles promotions, marketing, and scheduling for all live and filmed productions.

Taught Screenwriting, Theatre Appreciation, Film

Appreciation, Theatre Practicum, Film Production, and various other courses within the Fine Arts department. Shared responsibility in developing curriculum for a minor/major Theatre program. Acted as a co-sponsor for a student-led Theatre club. Advised various students on academic courses necessary for graduation.

Delivered high-quality, insightful, informative, and entertaining written content while meeting tight deadlines. Applied strong writing, editing, and proofreading abilities to each assignment to produce the best possible content. Successfully submitted two separate articles for two print and digital issues. Provided five, three hundred word, inspirational thoughts for their monthly caregiver devotional.

Edited, rewrote, and prepared several pieces per week by adjusting the reading level to make understanding articles easier. Shaped content and helped improve overall work quality through careful review, detailed editing, and constructive feedback. Collaborated with physician and site owner to execute successful content. Created eye-catching titles to engage readers in many demographics.

Created and developed Fine Arts program for high school students. Wrote and directed scripts appropriate for age and subject matter for each actor and acting group. Created a film curriculum to accommodate virtual classroom

Wrote and commissioned custom theatrical pieces and created engaging production segments and pitches for large and small live presentations. Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.

Found innovative ways to adapt a Freshman Composition class through interactive learning, while maintaining the university curriculum for the course. Revamped the Creative Drama course to include hands-on theatre experience through scene work, plays, script writing and creating a rubric for Education majors to implement Theatre in their classroom.