JENNI SCHALK

I am a versatile producer and director with expertise across television, social media, advertising, and corporate 

communications. From producing deeply researched documentaries to developing vertical video series for tech start-ups, I’ve spent 20 years crafting innovative multi-platform content that spans formats and genres. 

 

I have secured permissions for shuttle launches at NASA, filmed aboriginal artists in the remote Tiwi Islands, interviewed A-list celebrities, and directed everyday people with extraordinary stories. My documentary work has been featured on National Geographic, ABC, Discovery Networks, CNN, A&E, PBS and more.  

 

Whether it’s TikTok, streaming, or Youtube Shorts, I am committed to creating groundbreaking, trending visuals that resonate across mediums; clients including Toys’R’Us, The James Beard Foundation, The New Yorker, Google Creative Lab, Ernst & Young and Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. My early career focused on political media, working on advertisements for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Moveon.org, and Hillary Clinton’s first presidential bid. 

 

My nonfiction expertise is bolstered by an in-depth archive research and licensing knowledge base. I have secured the only posthumous commercial usage of Heath Ledger’s likeness, discovered unpublished behind-the-scenes videos and images from Jaws & Animal House, and worked with major film studios and archive houses to supervise content usage for worldwide distribution. 

 

I grew up in rural Northwest, Ohio and studied photojournalism and video production at Ohio University. Currently I live in Brooklyn with my terrier-mix Waylon and spend my free time gardening, playing softball, and exploring the city with friends.