Directing / Writing / Producing

​In early 2010, Jillian joined the world of New Media as a producer and star of the multi-award-winning teen series Miss Behave which lasted for three seasons. This role earned her the “Best Lead Actress in a Drama” award at the 2011 International Television Festival and Indie Series Award nominations for Best Lead Actress for three consecutive years.  The show also garnered several nominations and accolades for Best Indie Series at several festivals.

 

Jillian's directorial debut came with the feature film To The Beat!, which follows twin sisters competing in a dance contest. She continued her directorial work with the sequel To The Beat! Back 2 School, making her one of the few women to direct both films in a series. Both films have been licensed globally, including by the Fox channel in Asia.

 

Jillian also produced Pretty Broken, a film set in her hometown of Portland, OR. The film premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival and was released in March 2019.

 

In the podcasting realm, Jillian hosts Thanks For Coming In, a bi-weekly show featuring guests sharing their best and worst audition stories. The show, which has been charting worldwide, was picked up by REALM for exclusive global distribution in 2022. She also recently released the fiction podcast The Case Within, which reached the top ten fiction shows on Apple Charts.