Meet Bert Davis: Creative Director for Movin' On 2024

Bert Davis is the Creative Director for Movin’ On 2024. He is currently a sophomore majoring in film and has been involved in Movin’ On for the past two years.

Movin’ On first piqued Davis’ interest at the career fair during his freshman year. He joined Movin’ On’s video team, which films and edits videos of Movin’ On events, including the festival itself, Battle, and promotional events. 

“I have always loved going to music festivals and thought it would be super cool to be part of the team that puts one on,” Davis said.

As the Creative Director, Davis is responsible for the video, photo, and graphic design materials and teams, and also oversees the merch manager. 

He and the creative team also brainstorm each year’s theme and visualize ways to incorporate the theme into the festival. In addition, he deals with merchandise for the festival, as well as shirts for Movin’ On Core and Promo teams.

Davis’ favorite thing about Movin’ On is the transparency and teamwork as a student-run organization, and his favorite memory is loading in and out during the 2023 Movin’ On festival. 

“I just had so much fun meeting everyone in the organization and watching us build the stage and bring the festival to life,” Davis said.

Over the past two years, Davis said that he has gained knowledge about the music industry and how it operates. From working behind the scenes, he has learned about the many factors that go into planning a music festival. 

Outside of Movin’ On, Davis is greatly involved in his film major, and also creates films and branded content for CommAgency, a student-run creative agency at Penn State. 

Davis is set to continue developing his passion for film and music through Movin’ On and beyond, making more memories and greeting the challenges as they come. 

“The craziest thing about it all is that you never know what is going to happen, “ Davis said. “You have to be ready for anything.”