Hello, my name is George Jackson and this is my website that I have created to showcase the skills I have acquired throughout my 10 year lighting career. I am an Entertainment Lighting Designer who loves working on all aspects of theater ,concert ,corporate , and event lighting. I am also an adept programmer, fluent in GrandMA, Hog, ETC, and Avolite programming. I am highly skilled in drafting 2D/3D drawings and realistic renderings in Vectorworks and Wysiwyg. In addition to these skills, I am also working with various Digital Media Programs such as Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Lightwave, 3D Studio Max, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator. I can also code in HTML and simple Javascript functions.

I started my career taking film classes at Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL. Eventually, I discovered theater lighting in the process and fell in love with it. I finished with an A.S. Theater Degree and an A.A. Fine Arts Degree and quickly jumped at any job that I could find so I could start gaining experience. While freelancing all over town, I got an opportunity to work for big companies like Fourth Phase, Christie Lites, Universal Studios, the Orlando Shakespeare Festival, and Walt Disney World.  I lived in Boston for almost 2 years, where I worked as a production technician/manager at High Output- a major lighting company in New England. I have also rediscovered my love for graphic design and computer animation. These skills have enabled me to add a presentation aspect to my designs.

Currently, I have just completed designing lights for Treasure Island at the Orlando Rep. I am the Lighting Director for Northland Church in Longwood, FLA. I am also completing my Bachelors Degree in Theatre with a Digital Media minor at the University of Central Florida. I am the lighting director for Ballet South in Orlando and I also teach Advanced Stage Lighting at Valencia Community College every spring.

I hope you enjoy my site and please write to me if you have any questions or comments.