Jess received her first exposure to filmmaking in August of 2011 when she was invited to participate in the 48 Film Project. From there, she met a plethora of local professionals who have assisted her in cultivating her skills and blossom in the local film scene. She was named Vice President of Reel Arkansas, a filmmaking forum aimed to help promote the community in the state of Arkansas.Jess is a part of 10th Dimension Productions, where she works with a small group of her peers to create film in any way possible. She was previously a member of Heads or Tales Production, whose first project, "7 Hours", was a short film written and directed by Jess that premiered in December of 2011. She completed filming her first feature-length film with 10 Dimension Productions, "Jade", in the fall of 2012.