Sharna Jackson Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Best selling and award-winning children's author. Agent: Hellie Ogden at WME.Forthcoming:The New Me, OUP, Jan 2022Peak Peril – A World Book Day title, Mar 2022The Good Turn, Puffin, May 2022Recent:Black Artists Shaping the World, Thames and Hudson, Sep 2021What the Artist Saw: Faith Ringgold, DK, Nov 2021The Cove(n) at Christmas, a short story in The Very Merry Murder Club, Farshore, Oct 2021Happy Here (Introduction), Knights Of, Aug 2021Mic Drop, Knights Of, Apr 2020London/Londoff, Knights Of, Feb 2020High Rise Mystery, Knights Of, Apr 2019

London, United Kingdom

Ensemble - highlighting POC achievement in games - focusing on people and process for London Games Festival.

Sheffield

Leading on artistic and participatory programmes.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Interactive arts for kids show:Site Gallery - July 2016Cantor Gallery - July 2017Millennium Gallery - July 2018 "Music/Response"Site Gallery - July 2019 “Game/Changers”

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Repping the arts, learning and new perspectives.

London, United Kingdom

Writing London/Londoff as part of Imagine Children's Festival with 1400 primary school children in the UK. Illustrations by Dapo Adeola.

Awards, learning, events, BAFTA Kids website.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Helsinki Area, Finland

Working on 1001 Animals with Haruworks

London, United Kingdom

Digital, Marketing, Comms, Outreach.

London, United Kingdom

Show to commemorate VOTE100, curated with Parliament Hill School.Site-specific show from March 2Photography show at RichMix in 6-28 June 2018.

Everywhere

A&R, Lost My Name/Wonderbly, October 2015-December 2017• Digital Strategy• Finding and developing talent for Story Studio teamWriter/Director/Producer, Children's Audio Tour, March 2015-September 2015• Family Audio tour for The Broad in LA featuring the voice of LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow, Star Trek TNGDirector of Logistics, Education Design Labs, July 2013-January 2014• Planning and organising Learning {Re}imagined, a cross-platform project which explores how connected society is transforming education across the world• Contact with academics and industry leaders including Sir Ken Robinson, Mitch Resnick (MIT), Eric Rosenbaum (Makey Makey, MIT), John Maeda (then RISD), Sandy Speicher (IDEO),Consultant, Red Lemon Press, January 2013-July 2013• Initiated a cross-platform narrative-led HTML5 piece around dinosaurs• Forged partnership with Natural History Museum, London and American Museum of Natural History, NYC to support projectHead of Digital & Curator: Game Based Learning, LWF conference, September 2012-February 2013• Responsible for content and technical development of the website• Leading on initiatives to tie digital and the physical together at the conference, via installations, booths and ‘ticket +’• Curated and developed a high-quality Game Based Learning strand Development Producer, Plug-in Media January 2012-November 2012• Tee & Mo – co-learning animated short-form show for toddlers and their parents• Ha! Ha! Bonk – crowd-sourced comedy show for kids. With robots• CreateWorld – a suite of apps merging play and creativity to actively engage pre-teen boysOthers:• Developing own IP with a small team – cross-platform property focused on engineering and making called Fluke & Bodge• Led on digital campaigns with National Schools Partnership for clients including Morrisons, B&Q, Lloyds TSB • Digital strategy for One for Ten – a ‘democratic documentary’ film series about Death Row• Input into strategy for Ogilvy’s Unilever account

London, United Kingdom

Organising the Design Ventura conference - 29 March 2017

Sittingbourne, Kent

Encouraging the young people of Sittingbourne to use their mobile phones for digital creativity.

London, United Kingdom

• Directing UX, brand strategy, design direction of all aspects of new TV and learning platform for preschoolers• Developing and implementing an innovative interactive strategy to blend acquired videos with new learning game content• Leading on creation and production of original shows and intergrated interactivity • Input into and implementation of unique Hopster curricula synthesized from global preschool standards• Management and Leadership – in-house team of five and significant six-figure budget • Award Nominations include KidScreen: Best Channel Design

London, United Kingdom

Bringing about change.

London, United Kingdom

• Developed and delivered brand and content strategies for Tate Kids to complement wider organisational aims• Led on the development, project management, production, creation of best practice guidelines, KPIs, analytic analysis for all content• Instigated and led on funding bids - successfully securing and managing £190k from the Wellcome Trust• Commissioned multiplatform content and briefed designers, artists and agencies including The Brothers McLeod, Preloaded, Hellicar & Lewis, Aardman • Developed and maintained suitable partnerships for the creation and distribution of content with institutions and companies including Royal Ballet School, MiniClip, Mind Candy, Me Books• Managed and lead teams, stakeholders - both internal and externalSelected awards and nominations:• Webby Awards, Win: Best Youth Website 2009• Museums and the Web, Best of the Web, Win: Best Educational Website, 2009• Children’s BAFTAs, Nominations: Animation, and Best Learning Primary 2009, Interactive 2010• Design Week Awards: Nomination: Best Digital Design Information (Discovering Turner) 2010• SXSW, Finalist: Educational Resource (Wondermind) 2012

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the development and timely delivery of on and offline educational resources including the E.ON Energy Experience and Cadbury Skills Space• Input included copy writing and editing for web and print, concept development and planning, contribution to design, production, promotion and distribution process• Commissioned, briefed and liaised with external suppliers

Brighton, United Kingdom

• Created content for e-learning materials, specifically copy, audio and video scripts for a range of clients including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rentokil, RBS, MOD, BECTA, Capita Education Services, the National Learning Network and UNIAID – a charity for students• Conducted user trials and chaired client meetings• Organised and participated in photoshoots and voiceovers• Enhanced my technical knowledge and understanding of new media and developments in digital technology

Brighton, United Kingdom

• Developed material for internal and external use by generating copy, proofreading, editing, recruiting and commissioning contributors, and picture research to tight deadlines for recruitment materials and corporate information • Key involvement in the implementation of a major rebranding initiative, input included, defining, designing and applying a new house style (fonts, colour pallets and images) across all comms

Pgdip Media Culture And Communication

Modules included: Games, Gaming Cultures and Education and Children's Media Culture. Dissertation looks at the feasibilty of creating.

2:1, Ba English And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Responsible for the reinstatement on the TV and Radio section in The Badger, the student paper.