Jared Morgan
Creative Producer • Creative Director • Marketing & Brand Lead
Overview
I’m a creative producer and director with 20+ years of experience helping organizations turn complex ideas into clear, compelling stories—across video, brand, digital, and integrated marketing.
My work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. I’ve led creative and production efforts for startups, nonprofits, agencies, public-benefit companies, and community organizations—often stepping in when things are ambiguous, under-resourced, or high-stakes.
Sometimes that looks like directing a film or video series. Sometimes it’s building a brand system, leading a rebrand, or translating research into accessible visual content. Most often, it’s helping smart people make their work understandable, engaging, and human.
What I Do
- Lead creative and production from concept through delivery
- Translate complex topics (science, education, systems, social impact) into clear visual narratives
- Balance hands-on making with direction, planning, and collaboration
- Build calm, functional workflows that help teams do their best work
- Partner closely with founders, executives, educators, researchers, and creatives
Experience Highlights
Owner / Freelance | Major Danger Studio | 2002 – Present
I founded Major Danger Studio to support organizations that care about clarity, craft, and impact.
- Produced and directed video and multimedia content across films, documentaries, broadcast advertising, educational media, and digital campaigns.
- Led brand, messaging, and visual system development for startups, nonprofits, and community organizations.
- Created fundraising, investor, and program storytelling that supported successful seed, VC, and community funding.
- Produced speaker and event content (including TEDx) reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers.
- Regularly collaborate with subject-matter experts to ensure accuracy, tone, and accessibility.
This role has required wearing many hats, including creative director, producer, designer, strategist. Always in service of making the work clearer and more effective.
Marketing Director | renegade.bio | 2020 – 2023
Brought on to build and lead brand, creative, and marketing during a period of rapid growth.
- Led creative direction across video, motion, design, packaging, web, and digital content.
- Oversaw production of educational and explainer content translating complex scientific research into accessible narratives.
- Partnered closely with scientists, clinicians, engineers, and executives.
- Supported revenue growth, public-facing communications, and fundraising through brand and content strategy.
- Built visual systems and workflows that balanced speed, accuracy, and consistency.
Producer & Account Manager | Free Range | 2014 – 2017
Started as a video producer and expanded into broader production and client leadership.
- Managed multiple concurrent video, animation, and web projects.
- Produced nonprofit and public education campaigns for organizations including FEMA, NHTSA, The Ad Council, and Global Fund for Women.
- Led projects focused on accessibility, public awareness, and social impact.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders from proposal through delivery.
Selected Earlier Work
- Assistant Producer | The Rise & Fall of Jim Crow | PBS, Peabody Award, Documentary
- VFX Coordinator | Feature films including Sin City
- Bidding Producer | Agency campaigns for national brands
- Instructional Associate, Software Engineering | General Assembly
Areas of Focus
- Creative & Production Leadership
- Video, Film & Motion Graphics
- Graphic Design & Visual Systems
- Brand & Narrative Development
- Educational & Research-Informed Content
- Nonprofit & Social Impact Storytelling
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Tools & Capabilities
- Strategy: Brand, Marketing, Product, Story
- Planning & Collaboration: Airtable, Miro, Monday, Jira
- Video & Motion: Post-Production Management, Videography, Art Director
- Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, FigJam
- Web: Webflow, WordPress
Education
Bachelor of Arts, English Cum Laude
Texas State University
Certifications
Software Engineering Immersive
General Assembly
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