Oversee creative development of a 2D musical platformer about gender and identities. Provide constructive feedback to and approve assets from team members across departments, develop company culture standards, facilitate meetings, and consult with studio lead to continue studio productivity and growth. Cooperatively steward the hiring process for each new role.

Curate and manage the social media (FB/IG/X/LI), email newsletter, and Slack server to foster community engagement and growth. Oversee the development of a branding overhaul (2024). Provide live social media coverage of conferences and other collaborative programming.

8TPS is a new vocal collective of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive professional musicians founded and facilitated by Socks Whitmore (they/them) & Tanner Pfeiffer (he/she/they). This polystylistic a cappella group exists at the intersection of identity-driven, community-building, and professional-caliber choral ensembles. Its mission is to curate niche musical selections for a wide audience and create spaces centered on trans joy.

Collaborate with a small team to book trans performing talent & speakers and produce live events in local venues for the Los Angeles trans/LGBTQ+ community. Design unique programming concepts, communicate with performers & venue managers, and manage the company website/social media.

Highlights:-Write and compose music theater (full length musical "We Are Here" with Evan Johnson, one-act musical "Back to One" with Stephanie Carlin, experimental opera "MARROW" with Gillian Perry)-Score films and songs for the screen (several short animated films, a film pitch optioned by Netflix)-Work as a narrative designer/writer on video games (dating sim/RPG "Dungeons and Dating", audioscape driving sim "Georgia", limited release text-based CYOA "The Quest for… Show more Highlights:-Write and compose music theater (full length musical "We Are Here" with Evan Johnson, one-act musical "Back to One" with Stephanie Carlin, experimental opera "MARROW" with Gillian Perry)-Score films and songs for the screen (several short animated films, a film pitch optioned by Netflix)-Work as a narrative designer/writer on video games (dating sim/RPG "Dungeons and Dating", audioscape driving sim "Georgia", limited release text-based CYOA "The Quest for Crystal's Heart")-Write short fiction, poetry, and op-ed articles (published by Queer Quarterly Magazine, Sappho Small Talk, TransLash Media, American Composers Forum) Show less

Highlights:-Vocalist with the social justice choir Tonality, the composer-conductor-chorister collective C3LA, & 8TPS — a new gender-bending vocal ensemble-Featured soloist in the Maryland Symphony Orchestra's "The Orchestra Sings!" (May 2017)-Choral performer at the NAfME All-National Honor Ensemble Concert at the Grand Ole Opry (2014) and the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall (2016-18) & Sydney Opera House (2017)-Originated lead roles in multiple… Show more Highlights:-Vocalist with the social justice choir Tonality, the composer-conductor-chorister collective C3LA, & 8TPS — a new gender-bending vocal ensemble-Featured soloist in the Maryland Symphony Orchestra's "The Orchestra Sings!" (May 2017)-Choral performer at the NAfME All-National Honor Ensemble Concert at the Grand Ole Opry (2014) and the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall (2016-18) & Sydney Opera House (2017)-Originated lead roles in multiple musical theatre works such as "Children Cannot Sleep" (2018), "We Are Here" (2019), "The Bully Problem" (2019), "Finding Wonder" (2019), and "Back to One: A Coming of Self Musical" (2020)-An extensive catalogue of voice over work including 16 audio dramas, 6 video games, recurring narration work for Penguin Random House, and more than 25 animated characters in various short films-Lead roles in the feature-length cinematic projects The Magical Christmas Tree (2021), The Once (2023), and Blue Belt (2024)-Other on-camera credits include Baby Cat (2023), OUTFEST 1-Minute Film Festival (2023), Live in Others (2020), and A Color Without Color (2019) Show less

Read, edit, and provide feedback on scripts and/or footage of new works, especially in areas related to trans/queer topics, gender, and mental health. Highlights include:-Georgie Romero Is Done For-The Joy-Jackson Initiative-57 Bus: The Musical-No More Bitchy Queen-Elaine's Cooking Podcast for the Soul

Write reviews, conduct interviews, and speak on the episodic podcast "Stages of Our City" for a Los Angeles based digital journal dedicated to discovering, discussing and honoring L.A.-based arts and culture. A voting member of the Stage Raw Awards board. Specialties: new and contemporary musical theatre, queer/trans topics, disability & accessibility.

-Sending and managing communications to administration members in order to design, plan for, and execute events-Event hospitality for events such as CalArts Parent Weekend, Chouinard Alumnx Reunion, Accepted Students Day, and graduation-Research and data entry for Internet-based projects such as alumnx contact/social media info and alumnx presence at prominent events and as awardees (e.g. SXSW, Sundance, Guggenheim fellows)-Managing and rerouting incoming phone calls to… Show more -Sending and managing communications to administration members in order to design, plan for, and execute events-Event hospitality for events such as CalArts Parent Weekend, Chouinard Alumnx Reunion, Accepted Students Day, and graduation-Research and data entry for Internet-based projects such as alumnx contact/social media info and alumnx presence at prominent events and as awardees (e.g. SXSW, Sundance, Guggenheim fellows)-Managing and rerouting incoming phone calls to the appropriate place as well as answering questions using extensive accumulated knowledge of the Institute-Video editing, closed captioning, and artistic direction related to event footage and promotional materials-Serve on hiring committees for senior positions such as VP of Enrollment-Design and implement CalArts Connect, a social platform for the CalArts community, from the ground up Show less

As the Music Composition Representative:-met with the dean of the music school to discuss school-based issues and needs-met with non-union students and performed extensive outreach via social media during and beyond regular office hours to represent student needs-spoke during, voted during, and took minutes on meetings and town halls related to topics such as budgets, project support, and bylawsAs a member of the the CASU Grants Committee-reviewed grant… Show more As the Music Composition Representative:-met with the dean of the music school to discuss school-based issues and needs-met with non-union students and performed extensive outreach via social media during and beyond regular office hours to represent student needs-spoke during, voted during, and took minutes on meetings and town halls related to topics such as budgets, project support, and bylawsAs a member of the the CASU Grants Committee-reviewed grant applications, and helped make award decisions-discussed and revised grant application and distribution structureAs a leader of the CASU Wellness Committee:-conducted interviews and research to compile and organize a list of wellness-related resources available to students-led a task force that reviewed and selected Title IX education materials for the 2020-21 entering class-researched and organized materials for a Title IX healing resources handbook-stocked and monitored a food pantry of non-perishablesAs a member of the Equity & Diversity Committee (from March 2019):-attended monthly meetings to discuss relevant topics and represent neurodiverse, differently abled, and genderqueer perspectives-spoke at the 2019 AICAD-DEI conference on art student perspectives and experiences related to DEI Show less

Talent management, website development and management, production coordination, and assistant music direction for the offshoot company Key Change Ensemble. Worked on music videos, pilot projects, live performances, and large-scale event planning.

Assisted with set-up and teardown of the set as well as camera and lighting equipment, sound, paperwork, cleaning, supply runs, and supported crew/cast members for various projects:Four Girl Trick (Lucy Kerr)Come F*ck My Robot (Broken Arrow Entertainment)Pictures (A Greek God Entertainment LLC)TransSoulDence (3opolis)