With a love for Basketball and content, imagine packing up all your stuff to move to LA looking for a new scene without a job. That's how Jineen's journey began before she got the opportunity to capture content for the late great Kobe Bryant.

As a freelance content producer, Jineen has been in the right place at the right time working hard to create work that she's proud of. No special requests, no clout chasing, or sliding into DM's for work. She lets it all come to her by focusing on doing a job that she's excited to do.

Patience and timing, two words we don’t like to live by when planning out our careers. Those words define Cameron Hicks, Social Content Producer for the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Learning how to be in the right place at the right time takes some trial and error, and sometimes you have to rebel. Cameron details his journey from spotlighting his brothers play and competing with his mom when it comes to capturing moments.

Life's unexpected turns can lead us to our true calling. Taylor is the Director of Video Production at the University of Virginia.

When two ACL tears altered her athletic career path, she found inspiration in an unlikely place...a Documentary. That moment sparked a creative awakening that would ultimately shape her career, turning setbacks into success.

How would you like to wear your portfolio? What about seeing other people sport work that you’ve created?

Brian Gundell sees random people wearing his designs all the time. It’s one of the cool parts of his gig as the Manager of Graphic Design, NHL Jerseys, at Fanatics. Covering his time early in sports, we dive into his process, freelance life, and his strong opinion on AI’s impact in the world of sports design.

Ever dreamed of roaming the sidelines as a photographer working with a team?

Choua has landed opportunities because she made connections and built relationships by being reliable and consistent.

There's more to freelance photography than taking photos, especially when it comes to events. Choua shares her advice on getting reps, working to create value for sponsorship needs, and how she prepares to deliver for so many different lighting setups. And that obviously isn't taking into account any pre and post work done to create a successful shoot.

Producing content in the NFL has its ebbs and flows.

Pulling inspiration from films and shows, Emmy winning producer Janella Lacson discusses building your skillset to be able to tackle a project soup to nuts, and also learning how to script out your shots to make the edit more seamless.

Working on a small team and having your hands in most projects, being an exceptional producer comes down to preparation, playing to teammates strengths, and being willing to constantly learn and develop your skills.

Welcome back to Season 4 of the CREATIV Sports Podcast!

Picking up in the Fall, we talk about Halloween creativity, some current events, what's hip, and of course the changing landscape of how money is changing the sports creative landscape.

Jalen Jones, Senior Motion Designer with the Vegas Golden Knights, shares his journey into sports and motion design. Initially picking up Photoshop to be like his brother, Jones found his passion for the art and is now pushing the bound of design and motion. He stresses the importance of pitching content that means something to you. 

Mio Linzie loves to explore stories and express them through her illustrations. As a queer, autistic artist, she finds that a pen in her hand clears her mind of the noise, and lets her imagination run free.

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Regardless of your medium, we are are storytellers. From long-form to short-form, and producing content in the pros and college, Jasmine has a unique perspective on how to develop the storytelling structures to strike the right notes at the right time for the audience.