Jess Gaffin is a decorator, fabricator, and miniature artist based in Atlanta, GA. The thoughtful details of visual storytelling are where she shines on any project, and she loves to watch people discover all the different moments in her work when they take the time to look a little closer.
Growing up in Orlando, FL, Jess quickly fell in love with theatre which lead to her joining the high school theatre magnet program that would spark her obsession with behind the scenes work. During college Jess interned for the Walt Disney Imagineering Props & Set Dec department during the summer of 2016 and 2017, earning her BFA in Production Design from SCAD in 2018. Jess joined the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge project as a scenic artist shortly after graduation, and remained there until receiving an offer to join the Set Decoration department of HBO’s Lovecraft Country in 2019.
Since then Jess has been part of the Set Decoration department on films for studios such as Warner Brothers and Netflix, along with collaborating with indie creators on smaller passion projects. The variety and constant exploration that comes with a creative career is exciting and she welcomes all the unexpected places it will take her.