Jessica Steinrock
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Jessica Steinrock is an American intimacy coordinator.
Education
[edit]Steinrock earned a bachelor's degree in advertising from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, graduating in 2014.[1][2] She went on to receive a master’s degree in theater at the school, graduating in 2017.[2][3] Her focus was on consent in improvisational theater.[4][5] She also completed a PhD from the University of Illinois, graduating in 2020.[2]
Career
[edit]Steinrock's interest in intimacy coordination came from her background in improv comedy, where she was sometimes touched or talked about in ways she found uncomfortable.[3][4][2] Her first work as an intimacy coordinator was for an orgy scene in the TNT show Claws.[3]
Steinrock is the chief executive of Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, which was founded in 2019.[6][7] The organization is "the leading training and accreditation organization in the field," according to The New York Times.[3] In this role, Steinrock participated in a working group for the Screen Actors Guild to update the group's safety standards for intimate scenes.[3]
Steinrock's work in television has included TNT's Animal Kingdom,[8] Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere, HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,[9] and Showtime's Yellowjackets.[1][3][7] She also worked on the set of 2021 film Moxie.[1][4]
Steinrock is on SAG-AFTRA's intimacy coordinator registry.[10]
Online presence
[edit]In April 2022, Steinrock started a TikTok account.[3][8] Her content includes education about her job, including answering questions and showing modesty garments,[8][9] and breakdowns of sexual scenes in popular television shows and films.[1][3] By August 2022, she had accumulated 400,000 followers and 9.2 million likes;[1] by 2023, this had increased to 40 million likes.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Steinrock is based in Chicago.[1] She met her husband, Zev, a fight director and an associate theater professor at the University of Illinois, through her work as an intimacy coordinator.[3][4][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Burton, Jamie (2022-08-08). "Intimacy Coordinators a 'Must' for Film and TV Sex Scenes, Says TikTok Star". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Choreographing an Illusion". University of Illinois. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Harlan, Jennifer (2023-03-02). "When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ a b c d Chubb, Hannah (2023-05-25). "Ever Wondered What It's Like Coordinating On-Screen Sex Scenes? We Asked a Pro". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b Seda, Mariana. "» Lights, Camera, Consent: How Alumna Jessica Steinrock is Rewriting the Rules for Intimacy Onscreen and Onstage". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Fine & Applied Arts. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Serjeant, Jill (2019-10-16). "Wanted: Intimacy coordinators. Hollywood's fastest growing job". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b Brown, Jeffrey; Davenport, Anne Azzi; Thoet, Alison (2023-06-07). "How intimacy coordinators ensure safety on theater and film sets". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b c Mather, Katie (2022-12-06). "Intimacy coordinator shares how she helps actors look naked on TV: 'A unique career'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b Cohen, Jessica (2022-08-12). "Intimacy Coordinators Are Essential on TV and Film Sets, and This TikToker's One of Them". NowThis News. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Intimacy Coordinator Registry & Pre-Registry Lists". www.sagaftra.org. Retrieved 2023-11-20.