My Work
FEATURED PROJECT
The east broad top way
2020-2021
This short documentary follows the ever-fascinating story of the East Broad Top Railroad, located in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania. Tatum Poirier, Hayley Purvis, and Ashley Purvis worked on this project from September 2020 to October 2021. We feel incredibly lucky to be able to tell the story of a place with such heart and soul.
University of michigan
2023-Present
For Tatum's senior thesis, she directed, edited, and created a grouping of eight short films that utilize color theory to tell her personal experiences while coming out as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
St Cloud State University
2022-Present
Tatum was hired as St. Cloud State University's Video and Creative Content Coordinator in February 2022.
color me in
2020-2021
Tatum Poirier, Ashley snd Hayley Purvis, worked on this year-long, short documentary film, to tell the historical story of the East Broad Top Railroad.
color me in
2020-2021
During her time as the Juniata Associate for Juniata College's Athletic Communications department, Tatum worked on multiple projects including the Alfies, NCAA Diversity & Inclusion week, and more.
COLOR ME IN T-SHIRTS
2021
Tatum took her amphibian filmmaking to a whole new level while working with a community partner in her Integrated Media Arts Practicum course.
All-in campus
democracy challenge
2020
During Tatum's Junior year at Juniata College, she was hired as a Digital Media Studio Student Assistant to help create video content for Juniata College’s YouTube and social media platforms.
COVID-19 Video series
2020
Although Tatum was sent home only two months into her semester abroad, she still had the opportunity to work on two phenomenal projects.
Headwaters campus store
2019
Zack Attack, Tatum's first ever short documentary created for a final project in her Video Production I course.
huntingdon county humane society
2019
This Week @ Juniata was Tatum's first ever filming experience. She fell in love with video production after one day randomly agreeing to shadow this weekly video series.
JUNIATA brewing company
2019
Juniata College's Environmental Science Department asked Tatum to help update their hallway signage for prospective students over summer of 2019.
hate has no home here
2019
Tatum worked on "Rainbow of Emotions" in her Digital Photography I course. This piece was selected for display at Juniata College's Liberal Arts Symposium in Spring 2019.
Additional projects at juniata
2018-2021
Juniata college environmental
science department
2019
rainbow of emotions
2019
Tatum worked for Juniata Brewing Company as their marketing intern. She worked on product photography, merchandise design, and social media.
Tatum worked on "Hate Has No Home Here" in her Digital Photography I course. She asked students on campus if they would be willing to take photos while holding a flag that feels like home to them.
This week @ juniata
2018-2019
Tatum worked with the Huntingdon County Humane Society in her Integrated Media Arts Labs I course. Her role was to photograph and shoot a brand identity video of the humane society's residents.
video production i final
2019
Headwaters Campus Store hired Tatum to work as their marketing and design intern, an employee, and as their student ambassador.
York, England (Study abroad)
2020
Tatum was asked to help create a video series for incoming freshmen, so that they could better understand what it's like to be a student at Juniata College.
Juniata College Digital Media Studio
2019-2020
Tatum was part of the design and media team that created social media materials to help students understand how important it is to vote. Overall, the All-In Campus Democracy Challenge helped increase Juniata College's student voter registration rate from 74.9% in 2016, to 91.5% in the 2020 presidential election.
Northern map turtles
2020-2021
To kick of the release of her senior thesis film, Tatum sold t-shirts and held a tie-dye event to encourage her peers to "Color Me In."
Juniata College Athletics
2019-2021
For Tatum's senior thesis, she directed, edited, and created a grouping of eight short films that utilize color theory to tell her personal experiences while coming out as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
The east broad top railroad
2020-2021
For Tatum's senior thesis, she directed, edited, and created a grouping of eight short films that utilize color theory to tell her personal experiences while coming out as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Not all projects deserve their own spot on the timeline, but here are some of Tatum's favorite projects that influenced her career path.