Jordan Beck (Bongo Labs): Award-winning filmmaker, animation studio executive, performer, designer, and creative raconteur in Columbus, Georgia. As seen on TV.

JORDAN BECK is an award-winning filmmaker, musician, SAG-eligible actor, and creative consultant across the spectrum of 21st-century media, balancing the art of storytelling with the business of entertainment.

After graduating with honors from the University of Georgia at age 19, he has spent the last 20 years in independent film, animation, music, graphic design, themed attractions, education, and business development for studios, venues, start-ups, and non-profits.

He is not typically in the habit of describing himself in the third person.

Headshot of Jordan Beck (Columbus, GA), an award-winning filmmaker, SAG-eligible actor, and film/video/animation production consultant.
Education
Academia

University of Georgia
B.A., Film Studies | cum laude

Andrew College
A.A., Humanities & History
(Double Major) | summa cum laude

Georgia Southwestern State University
Independent Fine Arts coursework

 
Military

Defense Information School
Public Affairs and Communications Strategy | commandant’s list

Army Sustainment University
Logistics Captains Career Course

 

CERTIFICATIONS

Google Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Professional Certificate

Adobe Graphic Designer Professional Certificate

Work

2025-Present: Springer Opera House
director of development / video editor, graphic designer

2021-2025: Pretty Amazing
head of development and distribution, screenwriter

2021-2025: Hero4Hire Creative
digital + communications director, sound designer

2010-Present: Army National Guard
Captain (O3), Military Intelligence / Public Affairs / Logistics

2015-2021: Fun Academy Studios
COO / VP of communications / producer, performer, creative director

2009-2016: National Infantry Museum
creative & entertainment director

2006-Present: The Loft
audio engineer, house musician, graphic designer

Film / Animation / Video

2023-Present: Fizzy’s Lunch Lab
3x Emmy-Nominated Web Series
studio executive, content strategist, licensing manager

2023-Present: Arthur
Digital Shorts for PBS Kids
sound designer

2021-Present: Army Public Affairs
Georgia National Guard PAO
executive producer, media officer

2020: Cooking With Gaston
Animation + Cooking Web Series
director, producer, editor, sound + motion designer

2019: In the Pawprints of History
Travel + History Documentary Series
producer, editor, sound + motion designer

2018: Sgt. Stubby
Theatrical Animated Feature
co-director (voice + 2D), producer, voice actor: Elmer Olsen / Tonelli the Shopkeeper

2015: Soldiers’ Stories
3D Documentary Short
associate producer, field recordist

Music + Attractions

Sweet South Music Revival @ The Loft
house musician (guitar/bass) for weekly open jam session

Uptown Sound Group
audio production co-op

RushSouth Music Festival
stage manager

The Fiendish Thingies
original recording project

Columbus Jazz Society
bassist

The Oneeders
bassist/guitarist/songwriter

Joey Allcorn
national touring bassist

Events @ the NIM
booking for IMAX theatre, live music, and public events

Jordan Beck

Film/Animation/Audio Producer Creative Director Editor Actor Studio Executive

Originally from Oakland, CA but raised in rural Georgia by a pack of feral artists, Jordan began accelerated collegiate studies at age 12 before embarking on his early career as an indie filmmaker, musician, and gentleman adventurer.

Never one to pick an actual lane, Jordan has been an integral contributor to the Columbus, Georgia arts and entertainment scene for nearly two decades.

Still from the animated feature film SGT. STUBBY showing the characters Olsen (voiced by Jordan Beck) and the stray dog Stubby fighting over food.

In 2018, he produced, co-directed, and co-starred alongside Logan Lerman and Helena Bonham Carter in the award-winning animated feature, Sgt. Stubby. He also cast and directed local talent on the $25M film, while heading U.S. operations for French-Irish distributor, Fun Academy.

Prior to that, he managed entertainment booking and AV production for the $110M National Infantry Museum. He also served as field recordist and associate producer for the documentary short Soldiers’ Stories with Academy Award winners Nick Reed and Mickey Rooney.

Futuristic 3D animated logo for animation studio Hero4Hire Creative. The number "4" is central and appears to be constructed from glowing robotic circuitry, positioned between the words "HERO" and "HIRE" in bold white text.

Most recently, Jordan has led content development + distribution and audio production for Emmy-nominated animation studio Hero4Hire Creative and launched its sister IP portfolio company, Pretty Amazing.

He has pitched and sold film/TV content to the likes of Disney and DreamWorks, while also providing sound design and sonic branding services for PBS KidsSesame StreetCBS SportsSallie Mae, and Hasbro.

Still from "ARTHUR: Get a Hobby!": D.W. is in the foreground, with Francine, Arthur, Buster, and Mary Moo Cow with a bicycle behind her.

On stage, Jordan has extensively toured and recorded with a variety of rock, punk, jazz, and country acts. He is one of the founding partners of Uptown Sound Group, an audio production co-op serving Georgia’s second-largest market, and regularly performs at The Loft and with the Columbus Jazz Society.

Beyond the entertainment industry, Jordan is a decorated Army National Guard officer and helps manage his wife’s boutique cottage bakery, The Bongo Bakehouse.