Jess Rionero is a filmmaker from New York living in Los Angeles. She co-wrote and directed the comedic short film Terry Fitz, SAG Eligible, which was selected as a launch title for the Vidiverse streaming platform. The short also debuted at the Portland Film Festival and screened at the LA Rich & Successful Film Festival. She also has producing credits on such television productions as the Video Music Awards (MTV), The Masked Singer (FOX), Mark Twain Prize For American Humor Celebrating: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (PBS), and most recently, Miley's New Year's Eve Party (NBC). Her personal logline is Millennial Mixed-Raced Yorker Angeleno woman who likes to create comedies about failures working on their comeback. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Video from the School of Visual Arts.