New Media Makeup Lecturer Brings Wealth of Experience

Media Makeup students at Riverside College have been exposed to new career prospects and fantastic work experience opportunities with the appointment of a talented new tutor, Jenna Hacking.

Jenna is a professional hair & makeup artist and brings 16 years of high profile experience to her new role as Media Makeup Lecturer at the college.

Student Chloe Green (left) and tutor Jenna Hacking at North West Fashion Festival

Jenna’s background includes a degree in Makeup Artistry and specialist training in New York, Japan and London. She has applied her skills for TV presenters, celebrities and film stars for a range of top clients including; BBC, BT Sport, Toni & Guy, New York Fashion Week, and Olympus UK. She provided full prosthetic makeup for actors in the 2016 Hollywood film, The Girl with All the Gifts.

Following her training and high profile experience, Jenna has decided to give something back to makeup by taking on the role at Riverside College. She said “My own college education wasn’t the best and I could see as I built up connections in London that the standard of training and knowledge was so much more advanced; I wanted to bring that high level to the North West.”

Jenna Hacking applies makeup to singer Ashleigh Wood

Since starting in September, Jenna has been very impressed with the progress of her students. She commented, “Compared to when I was at college, the students at Riverside are well ahead and learning fast, I am very proud of them.”

Jenna continues to work freelance alongside her new teaching role which has benefitted her students enormously. She has been able to use these connections to provide high profile work opportunities for her students by bringing them along to events to help out and improve their CVs with industry experience.

Talented student Chloe Green, from Runcorn, accompanied Jenna to the North West Fashion Festival in October. Chloe worked as part of the team applying makeup for the catwalk models, under head makeup artist Melanie Doyle.

Student Chloe Green (left) applies makeup | Student Olivia Wilding (right) works at Gorgeous Couture

Megan Ody, former pupil at St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, and Chloe Jack, formerly of Wade Deacon High School, went to Media City as Jenna’s assistants to work on a music video for singer Ashleigh Wood. Both Megan and Chloe performed exceptionally well under the pressure.

Olivia Wilding, formerly of St Chad’s Catholic & Church of England High School, had the opportunity to work as an assistant for celebrity fashion brand, Gorgeous Couture, where Jenna is the head makeup artist.

Jenna has big plans for the future of the course. Next year, awarding body City & Guilds will be introducing improved changes to the Media Makeup course and Jenna is preparing already with updated lessons based on industry standard practices. She commented “I am looking forward to the planned changes for next year; I am planning exciting projects and more work experience opportunities for my students which will help to create top industry standard makeup artists.”

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