Jess McLaughlan

Jess is writer/producer/director, visual artist, musician, and software engineer.

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Her comedy TV Pilot, IT Girls, was a 2021 Semifinalist in Screencraft's Comedy Competition and was a 2022 Quarterfinalist in Screencraft's TV Pilot Competition, Filmmatic's Short Film Competition and Filmmatic's Comedy competition.

Her web series by the same title was part of NYC WebFest's 2019 Official Selection.

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Jess is from the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, where she grew up in an artistic and musical family. She has bachelor's degree in Acting from Towson University in Baltimore, MD, where she was recognized by the Kennedy Center for several performances.  

 

Since moving to NYC in 2012, Jess has studied Sketch and Improv Comedy at Upright Citizen's Brigade, and has written both live and filmed sketch comedy.  She lives with her fiancé and creative-partner, Julian Franco ​and their rescue dog, Bowie. She is currently writing her second feature-length screenplay, News Team,  a coming-of-age feminist comedy.