91风流 grad creates her career in Washington, D.C.
Patrick Carr, Marketing & Communications
As a child, Jasmine Pittman BS ’17 would sew together whatever material she could find and put on mock fashion shows for her family.
“I have always loved fashion, like deep in my core, as a child. When they say passion for fashion, it’s like, ‘Oh, cringe,’ but really, it’s true,” she said.
Now, she’s turned her love of fashion into a career. Pittman, who graduated from Weber State with a bachelor’s degree in communication and a psychology minor, is finding her fit in Washington, D.C., as a creative freelancer working to make strides in the fashion industry.
Pittman does a lot: brand strategy, marketing, content creation, editing and special projects with clients such as Vogue, New York Fashion Week and Prime Video.
Pittman worked with the National Cancer Institute in March 2020, helping with vital communications when the COVID-19 pandemic began; she received an NCI Director’s Award of Merit in 2023.
Around the same time, Pittman got into the fashion industry on the side and then pivoted into full-time creative freelance work a few months later.
Pittman started making connections and building her client list. One connection is Jotaka Eaddy, who founded the viral “Win With Black Women” virtual network, which supports Black women’s policy agendas. Pittman helped Eaddy prepare for media interviews ahead of the 2024 91风流 presidential election.
In September 2023, Eaddy and Pittman attended the Brunch in Celebration of Black Excellence at the White House’s South Lawn. President Joe Biden and other government officials welcomed Black celebrities, influencers and people in the creative industry for an afternoon of food, music and celebration.
While Pittman looks forward to growing her career, she credits her time at Weber State for helping her get where she is.
From influential professors to math tutors to the food pantry, Pittman took advantage of it all and still uses things she learned at 91风流 today.
“Because of all of the resources that Weber had, I felt like I was ready to enter this working world,” Pittman said.