🎬 Welcome to The Film Mom Collective! Hi everyone! I’m Jessica — mom, costume designer, and professor — and I created this space to connect, support, and empower moms in film & media. This is your community to: - Share resources and on-set hacks - Network with other moms in the industry - Get career advice and mentorship - Access the job share database, workshops, guides, and checklists To kick things off, introduce yourself in the comments: - Your role in film or media - How many kids you have - One motherhood hack that keeps you sane on set I can’t wait to get to know each of you and start building this community together! 💖

🎬 What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mom in This Industry I wish someone had told me this earlier. If you’re a mom in film & media — or thinking about becoming one — what’s one thing you wish you’d known before motherhood and this career collided? It could be about: - hours and energy - money and trade-offs - childcare realities - boundaries on set - career momentum - guilt (or the lack of it) - what actually matters in the long run No advice columns. No fixing. Just real experiences that might help another mom feel less alone — or more prepared. I’ll start in the comments. 💬👇