About Me

I am chronically online. Ever since I got my first iPod touch, I’ve never been more than a few inches away from a screen. With a mother working in social media, I made my Instagram account at nine and started a YouTube channel by ten (and yes, those videos still exist somewhere). My phone opened me up to a whole other world and has allowed me to have this creative outlet I never knew was possible. The fact that you can get paid to do this? Now that’s a career for me.

I’m Jenna Shaps. I’m a senior at Indiana University majoring in Advertising and minoring in Creative Technologies in Art + Design, and while I spend just as much time on my phone, the purpose behind it has grown. While I do doomscroll on TikTok from time to time (well, everyday), my phone has turned into a tool to study great advertising and marketing. Now, every scroll sparks an inspiration, every ad teaches me a lesson, and every platform fuels my love for storytelling.