Jake Hallman

Audio/Video Technology, Chorus & Journalism Teacher

Claxton High School | 2021–Present | Claxton, GA

Full-Time Teacher – Chorus, A/V I, Journalism I/II, Broadcast Video Production Applications | 2025–Present

• Teach Chorus, A/V I, Journalism I/II, and Broadcast Video Production Applications for grades 9–12.
• Advise student news, yearbook, and video projects, emphasizing story, accuracy, and on-time delivery.
• Integrate AI tools, formative-assessment platforms, and collaborative workflows to support a wide range of learners.

Full-Time Teacher – Chorus, Drama, A/V I & II, Broadcast Video Production Applications | 2024–2025

• Directed choral concerts and dramatic scenes; coordinated performers with student technical crews.
• Led advanced A/V courses in studio operations, multi-camera production, and postproduction.
• Built student leadership roles (anchors, camera operators, floor directors, editors, stage managers).

Part-Time Audio/Video Technology Teacher | 2021–2024

• Taught foundational A/V courses focused on camera operation, composition, lighting basics, audio capture, and editing in DaVinci Resolve.
• Helped launch and grow the school’s video production capabilities, including news packages and event coverage.
• Modeled industry expectations for professionalism, safety, and collaborative workflows.

Creative Director – “Where the Food Comes From”

CBC3 Media (RFD-TV) | 2022–Present | Tampa, FL / Remote

• Serve as Creative Director for “Where the Food Comes From,” a nationally broadcast agriculture series on RFD-TV
• Lead most on-location video shooting, coordinating with host, producers, and partners across farms, labs, and legislative settings
• Act as primary editor for episodes, owning postproduction from ingest and rough cut through color, audio mix, graphics, and final delivery for broadcast/streaming
• Collaborate with sponsors and stakeholders to ensure stories meet brand, network, and journalistic standards while staying on schedule and within budget

Owner & Producer – Stouthouse Media

Statesboro, GA | 2009–Present

• Operate a media production company serving corporate, educational, and community clients.
• Handle client discovery, scripting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and delivery for video, audio, and photography projects.
• Produce advertising, promotional videos, radio spots, product photography, and press materials; maintain long-term client relationships through reliable delivery and creative problem solving.

Statesboro, GA | 2002–2010

• Editor, Connect Statesboro (2005–2009; short-term return 2010) – Led editorial direction and design for an entertainment weekly; mentored writers; helped transition to a web-first multimedia strategy; troubleshot editorial and business issues during a 2010 return engagement.
• Reporter/Photographer, The Statesboro Herald (2002–2005) – Covered education, government, and general news while contributing photography and page layout; managed the entertainment section and night-desk layout; earned multiple state press association awards for writing and photography.

Student Media Leadership

Georgia Southern University | ~1996–2002

• News Editor, Reporter & Columnist, The George-Anne — Assigned stories, managed reporters, contributed to page layout for the campus newspaper.
• Station Manager, WVGS Radio — Progressed from DJ to station manager; managed scheduling, hiring, FCC compliance, and budgeting for the campus radio station.
• Art Director, The Reflector — Responsible for photography, illustrations, and page layout/design for the student magazine.
• Held most roles concurrently, spanning undergraduate and graduate studies.

AI-Assisted Application Development

Personal & Professional Use | 2024–Present

• Built a dueling piano live request and tip app (Claude + ChatGPT Codex) — audience scans a QR code to request songs and tip digitally; live pianist dashboard shows the queue; bar TV display cycles song facts, upcoming requests, and performer info. Actively deployed at gigs with dueling piano partner Tonya Scott.
• Created an AI lesson planning workflow (ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, Claude) that auto-pulls syllabi, identifies weekly standards, and generates completed lesson plans in the district template format.
• Built a YouTube trivia video generator — automated pipeline from Google Doc question bank through parser, video render with backgrounds and music, to AI-generated metadata and thumbnails. Used to promote weekly live trivia events.
• Developed a seating chart and grouping optimizer that ingests a class roster and constraints, iterates thousands of combinations, and outputs optimized arrangements. Adopted by colleagues at Claxton High School.
• Created an open mic night manager — QR sign-up, live display lineup, and performer self-promotion features for venue events.

Trivia Host & Event Entertainment

Multiple Venues | ~2006–Present

• Hosted live bar trivia for approximately 20 years across multiple venues — currently running a weekly game at Pour House Pub in Statesboro, GA, plus private trivia at corporate and social events.
• Write all original trivia content spanning general knowledge, pop culture, current events, music, and local interest.
• Built an AI-assisted YouTube trivia video generator to promote live events: questions from a Google Doc feed through a custom parser, code renders video with backgrounds and music, and AI generates descriptions and thumbnails for YouTube.

Musician & Live Performer

Various Venues | 30+ Years

• 30+ years playing keyboards across bands, genres, and venues — from background music at high-dollar events to touring with a Nashville group.
• Solo piano and vocalist performer; dueling pianos with partner Tonya Scott at bars, corporate events, and private parties.