Jackson Cobb (they/he) is a video programmer, media designer, and educator working between NYC, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Austin, TX. They hold an M.F.A. in Design and Production (Integrated Media) from The University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in Digital Media Arts from Hamline University.

Jackson views design as a dramaturgical endeavor. They believe every choice matters, and that every link in the chain—from content design to systems engineering—should contribute to storytelling. They implement design work using tools like Disguise (d3), TouchDesigner, WATCHOUT, QLab, ETC Eos, After Effects, Unreal Engine, Vectorworks, and Python. They also know their way around a broadcast control room.

SPHERE: Eagles (Disguise Programmer); Dead and Company (Disguise Programmer), Phish (RenderStream Programmer)
BROADWAY: Once Upon a One More Time (Disguise Programmer); Thoughts of a Colored Man (Asst. Designer).
OFF-BROADWAY: Monsoon Wedding - St. Ann’s Warehouse (Disguise Programmer).
INTERNATIONAL: Monsoon Wedding - Qatar Creates (Disguise Programmer).
NATIONAL TOUR: Peter Pan - NETworks Tours (Disguise Programmer); Kidz Bop Live: Never Stop! - Fuse Technical Group (Resolume Programmer).
REGIONAL: Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein - Indiana Repertory Theatre (Assoc/Programmer); i see you. you are seen. - VORTEX Rep (Designer); Fast Company - Guthrie Theater/Theater Mu (Asst/Programmer); Spittin’ Seeds - Penumbra Theatre (Assoc/Programmer); Gloria: A Life and Dirty Business - History Theatre (Asst/Programmer); Crowns - New Dawn Theatre (Programmer); Autonomy - Mixed Blood Theatre (Programmer).