Jacques Star

Jacques Star's work experience begins in 2013 as a Freelance Sports Photographer for Fox Sports. In the same year, they also worked as a Freelance News Photographer for NBC News, gathering sound bites and b-roll, as well as feeding footage via a satellite truck. In 2014, they became a Freelance ENG Photographer for Fox News Channel.

In 2015, Jacques worked as a Hard Camera Operator for SMU Basketball and TCU Baseball at Jeff Watts Productions. The following year, in 2016, they served as the Director of Photography for Crew Connection.

From 2017 onwards, Jacques took on multiple roles. Jacques started as an ENG Photographer for The Weather Channel, where they conducted live shots, filmed ENG, b-roll, and operated LiveU. Simultaneously, they worked as a Field Producer for TLC, Discovery Channel, OWN, and RFD-TV. In the same year, they also became the Owner of Star Video Productions, where they provided freelance camera services and crews for various networks including HGTV, National Geographic, TRU TV, and the BBC.

In 2022, Jacques joined Guidepoint as a Media Consultant. Here, they remained knowledgeable about media workflow collaboration strategies and stayed up-to-date with current market trends in both linear and non-linear content.

Finally, in 2023, Jacques started working at ThinkMedia Consulting as a Media Consultant, and they are currently employed there.

Jacques Star's education history begins in 1999 when they attended Dallas College and obtained an Associates degree in Video Technology. Jacques then went on to The University of Texas at Arlington from 2002 to 2004 where they studied Communication and Media Studies. During their time at the university, Jacques achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications. In 2018, they attended Hydroflex for a brief period to study Underwater Cinematography with a focus on Arri Alexa, Mini, Red Helium, and A7s cameras. In addition to their formal education, Jacques has obtained certifications in Spanish fluency from Duolingo in 2015 and 2016.