Jessica Staples
Jessica Staples
Ivins, UT
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Crew Listing


Description

Southern Utah based production professional (able to travel for work) specializing in Assistant Location Management and locations operations for feature films, episodic television, and commercial productions. Experienced supporting location scouting, coordinating permits and permissions, managing documentation, and serving as a liaison between production, government agencies, and private property owners.

Recent work includes Assistant Location Manager on a major studio animated feature during pre-production, supporting scouting, stakeholder meetings, agency coordination, and location documentation. Extensive experience as a Locations Assistant on long-form productions, maintaining location databases, tracking permits, agreements, and releases, coordinating access and scheduling, and assisting with pricing and approvals.

Additional experience as a Key Office Production Assistant and Production Assistant on commercial and episodic projects, supporting production office workflows, call sheets, timecards, petty cash, and expense tracking. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable in fast-paced production environments. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Cashet. Veteran with reliable 4WD transportation.


Special Skills & Experience

Locations / Assistant Location Management
• Assistant Location Manager support on feature, episodic, and commercial productions
• Location scouting, follow-up scouting, and photo documentation for studio and production review
• Permit, permission, and approval coordination with Departments of Transportation, parks, and governing
agencies
• Direct communication with property owners, park managers, and location stakeholders regarding access,
scheduling, and pricing
• Location fee support, pricing comparisons, and approval tracking
• Management of location documentation, databases, contact lists, agreements, permits, releases, and wrap
paperwork
• Liaison between production, locations, agencies, and private stakeholders

Production Office / On-Set Support
• Key Office Production Assistant experience supporting production office workflows
• Call sheet distribution, production mail, timecards, and daily office coordination
• Production Assistant experience on commercial, episodic, and feature projects
• Petty cash, expense tracking, and receipt submission

Technical Skills
• Microsoft Word
• Excel
• Adobe Acrobat
• Cashet

Additional
• Veteran
• Horseback riding experience
• Reliable 4WD transportation (2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser)

Credits

  • LOCATIONS - Assistant
  • 2023: Horizon 2
  • LOCATIONS - Assistant Manager
  • 2026: Navajo (working title - major animated film)
  • PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - Office
  • 2025: Subaru NB8
  • 2024: Nissan #5086ARM-24
  • 2024: The Promised Land - Season One

Affiliations
  • Non-Union
  • Local # / Other: SAG-Eligible
  • License: N/A

  • Color Code Key
  • Military/Veteran
  • Statewide