Assistant List ™

Name: Jenny Jenkins

Number: 612-730-5355

Portfolio: Yes, it's in hold-in-your hands book form. Website coming soon! I have worked as both a prep/assistant stylist and as a lead stylist.

Stylist assisting since: 1997, with some time off for grad school (MFA from MCAD) and a couple years working at Minnesota Center for Photography.

Current Passport: Yes

Vehicle: Subaru Legacy wagon.

Kit: Yes, I have a kit, steamer, iron, ironing board, and a sewing machine.

Props management: I have done a bit of props management. I am great at returns and have a lot of experience managing receipts.

Soft prep: I have TONS of experience prepping and styling bedding as well as apparel. I also have experience with wardrobe for talent and lifestyle shoots. I'm very experienced with linens/textiles and have a good washer and dryer at my house.

Still Motion: I have worked on video shoots, including pre-taped segments and live sets at Shop NBC.

Special Skills: I am good at connecting people with resources. I speak fluent Spanish and excellent traveler's French. Knowledge of photography from ten years assisting and working in B+W and color darkrooms. BS in Spanish, Georgetown University and MFA in Visual Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I'm a working and exhibiting fine artist (photos, textiles, screenprints).