Jacob Hood

• Led interior design team to create a multi-genre anthology, enhancing visual appeal and readability using Adobe InDesign.
• Implemented design concepts such as tracking, leading, kerning, and pagination to ensure adherence to publishing standards..
• Researched and established design specifications according to publishing standards.
• Gained expertise in design processes for short stories, essays, and poetry, integrating them into a cohesive long-form text.

• Worked with a publication team to produce the Chautauqua Literary Magazine's 17ᵗʰ annual.
• Learned and practiced the processes of proofreading, fact-checking, and copyediting.
• Promoted literary works by assessing their relevance to the publication's goals.
• Oversaw "Looking Back" feature with poet Noah Davis, managing correspondence and developing a questionnaire to gather insights.

• Coordinated workflow and established effective communication between production areas, ensuring seamless operations without interference.
• Echoed the AD in clearing and quieting the set, acted as stand-in for visual tweaks, escorted actors to and from set, stood guard for outside interference, kept the set clean, and ran countless errands.
• Distributed communication technology, food and water, props, and grip equipment (C-stands, gobos) constantly and with diligence.
• Managed distribution of communication technology, food, water, props, and grip equipment (C-stands, gobos) to support on-set needs.
• Supported AD in clearing and quieting the set, stood in for visual adjustments, escorted actors, maintained set cleanliness, and efficiently handled various errands.

Comprehensive education in the moving image, with particular focus on screenwriting.

Extensive practice toward the written word, involving workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Specialized training in the publishing setting and graduated with a Certificate in Publishing.

Wrote, directed, and produced a thriller short titled The Devil Is A Goofball as senior project.

Membership in the Order of the Arrow as well as the National Eagle Scout Association.