
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.

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
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
PR + MEDIA PLACEMENTS
Animation Magazine, Mar. 2024
Microsoft & GBH Team for ‘Ruff Ruffman’ Media Literacy Shorts Animated by Hero4Hire
Kidscreen, July 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Hero4Hire launches originals-focused prodco
Animation World Network, Nov. 2022
Hero4Hire Creative Unveils Rebrand
Toy Insider, Mar. 2020
Fun Academy’s Stubby Squad Offers Free 30-Day Membership
Boys’ Life, Apr. 2018
Sergeant Stubby
Cartoon Brew, Apr. 2018
‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’: What You Need To Know About It
Angry Staff Officer, Mar. 2018
A Soldier and His Dog: Review of Sgt Stubby
Features + Editorials
AdForum, Jan. 2022
Bring the ‘Digital’ to the ‘Digitally-Native’ in 2022
Post Magazine, Nov. 2021
Outlook: Eyes stray further from the wide screen
Connecticut Magazine, Mar. 2018
Connecticut’s War-Hero Dog to Make His Movie Debut
American Legion, Mar. 2018
Sgt. Stubby, movie star
Rough Draft Atlanta, June 2017
Movie biz booms behind the screens
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Oct. 2016
Fun Academy aims to make Columbus an animated film production magnet
Live Design, May 2016
Christie 6P Laser Projection System At National Infantry Museum
Podcasts + Speaking
PODCASTS
The Animation Industry Podcast
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Rome International Film Festival
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
Industry Affiliations
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.

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.
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 Kids, Sesame Street, CBS Sports, Sallie Mae, and Hasbro.
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.






