Jess Stein
- Producer
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
Jess is a multi-hyphenate Creative Producer and Development Consultant with over a decade of experience developing, pitching, selling, and producing feature-length, episodic, and documentary projects in partnership with emerging and established talent.
As an independent contractor, she works with teams to craft pitches and treatments to attract potential broadcasters, funding and creative partners. Some collaborators include Sabrina Jalees (SEARCH PARTY, BIG MOUTH) and Scotty Landes (MA, WHO IS AMERICA?), Isaac Jay (LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY) with Robert Ben Garant (RENO 911!), Christian Lander (BLACK-ISH) and Salma Hindy (#1 HAPPY FAMILY USA), Pat Kiely (WHO IS KK DOWNEY?), Chandler Levack (I LIKE MOVIES) and Lisa Benedetto (WORKIN' MOMS).
She was a Supervising Producer on the upcoming feature doc DISCO'S REVENGE for Paramount, from Oscar-nominee Stanley Nelson (ATTICA) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame/Songwriter's Hall of Fame/Lifetime Achievement and 6x-Grammy-winner Nile Rodgers Executive Producing.
Previously, Jess was Manager of Development at Emmy-winning CEO Andrew Barnsley's (SCHITT'S CREEK) Project 10 Productions where she oversaw development of CBC's hit series SON OF A CRITCH with Tim McAuliffe (THE OFFICE) starring Malcolm McDowell (CLOCKWORK ORANGE) and THE KIDS IN THE HALL for Amazon, produced with Lorne Michaels' (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) Broadway Video Productions.
Jess began her career as an Intern-turned-Writer-Producer at MTV Canada, where she pitched, filmed, and edited interstitials for the LogoTV NewNowNext Award-nominated series, 1 GIRL 5 GAYS. Later, she studied at Parsons, The New School in New York before joining the Director's Guild of Canada in the Art Department category and working on productions including WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, GEN-V, MRS. AMERICA, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW, SUICIDE SQUAD and AMERICAN GODS.
She has also worked as a Script Coordinator and Producer's Assistant on the Emmy-winning show PEOPLE OF EARTH created by Greg Daniels (PARKS AND RECREATION) and David Jenkins (OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH). Additionally, she has fulfilled similar roles as an Assistant and Cast Coordinator, respectively, with Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany (ORPHAN BLACK) and for the upcoming feature I USED TO BE FUNNY, directed and written by Ally Pankiw (BLACK MIRROR, THE GREAT, FEEL GOOD) starring Rachel Sennott (SHIVA BABY, THE IDOL, BOTTOMS).
As an independent contractor, she works with teams to craft pitches and treatments to attract potential broadcasters, funding and creative partners. Some collaborators include Sabrina Jalees (SEARCH PARTY, BIG MOUTH) and Scotty Landes (MA, WHO IS AMERICA?), Isaac Jay (LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY) with Robert Ben Garant (RENO 911!), Christian Lander (BLACK-ISH) and Salma Hindy (#1 HAPPY FAMILY USA), Pat Kiely (WHO IS KK DOWNEY?), Chandler Levack (I LIKE MOVIES) and Lisa Benedetto (WORKIN' MOMS).
She was a Supervising Producer on the upcoming feature doc DISCO'S REVENGE for Paramount, from Oscar-nominee Stanley Nelson (ATTICA) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame/Songwriter's Hall of Fame/Lifetime Achievement and 6x-Grammy-winner Nile Rodgers Executive Producing.
Previously, Jess was Manager of Development at Emmy-winning CEO Andrew Barnsley's (SCHITT'S CREEK) Project 10 Productions where she oversaw development of CBC's hit series SON OF A CRITCH with Tim McAuliffe (THE OFFICE) starring Malcolm McDowell (CLOCKWORK ORANGE) and THE KIDS IN THE HALL for Amazon, produced with Lorne Michaels' (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) Broadway Video Productions.
Jess began her career as an Intern-turned-Writer-Producer at MTV Canada, where she pitched, filmed, and edited interstitials for the LogoTV NewNowNext Award-nominated series, 1 GIRL 5 GAYS. Later, she studied at Parsons, The New School in New York before joining the Director's Guild of Canada in the Art Department category and working on productions including WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, GEN-V, MRS. AMERICA, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW, SUICIDE SQUAD and AMERICAN GODS.
She has also worked as a Script Coordinator and Producer's Assistant on the Emmy-winning show PEOPLE OF EARTH created by Greg Daniels (PARKS AND RECREATION) and David Jenkins (OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH). Additionally, she has fulfilled similar roles as an Assistant and Cast Coordinator, respectively, with Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany (ORPHAN BLACK) and for the upcoming feature I USED TO BE FUNNY, directed and written by Ally Pankiw (BLACK MIRROR, THE GREAT, FEEL GOOD) starring Rachel Sennott (SHIVA BABY, THE IDOL, BOTTOMS).