About Ryan J.

Ryan Johnson is an award-winning commercial director and filmmaker. Ryan was nominated for New Director of the Year at the shots Awards and won the Young Director Award for Best Test Commercial in North America at Cannes Lions - both for his documentary-style approach to branded sports work. His commercials and branded content have also received international acclaim from Porsche, Ciclope, Webby, and W3. Ryan is also a seasoned creative video producer with over 14 years of experience delivering high-quality short and long-form content for documentary and commercial outlets. Ryan is an Alumnus of the Graduate Film Program at NYU and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

About Seth B.

Story Producer/ AP Editor/ AE Jackson, NJ

About Christie S.

Christie is a multi-skilled visual professional based in Pittsburgh. She was previously a photographer, videographer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and is comfortable working on strict deadlines. She has experience in documentary and studio photography, video production and editing, 2D animation, audio production and social media management. To view her live coverage, visit her on Twitter @csnyderj.

About Andre B.

Recent graduate of CUNY Baruch College with a BA in Journalism and a minor in Spanish

About Anna R.

Anna Romandash is an award-winning journalist from Ukraine. She has collaborated with Open Government Partnership, Freedom House, and Deutsche Welle. She works as a reporter and a digital policy expert focusing on sustainable media development, human rights, and access to information. She has worked on media-related projects in Eastern Europe at Digital Communication Network, and is a Hansen Summer Institute, Personal Democracy Forum, CNN, and ICANN fellow. Her areas of interest include foreign reporting, conflict resolution, and security developments with a special focus on Eastern Europe. Anna has spoken and presented her work at global events such as RightsCon, Global Media Forum, and Digital Transformation Forum. She was named Media Freedom Ambassador of Ukraine for her human rights and media work, and was named among the winners of the European Institute of Mediterranean contest for her reporting.

About Danny H.

Highly accomplished, deeply driven, respected photographer/field producer with a successful 17-year track record in the news industry. Versatile, talented and creative photographer with proven ability to develop, and implement strategies to acquire new and compelling stories. Demonstrate strong team work skills.​ ​Recipient of​ 3 “​Ovation for “Above & Beyond” “Team Work” and “Outstanding Work” By “NBC-Universal”. ​(Fluent: English & Spanish)

About Inna L.

An accomplished freelance writer, editor, creative producer and media manager with more than 15 years of experience in the online, broadcast and print media and publishing industry. Possess excellent storytelling, editorial, research and managerial skills, and a knack for potentially successful stories. As a freelance writer, I contribute to leading lifestyle and business media and support individual and institutional clients with storytelling projects. Throughout my career, I have worked for a wide range of publications, including international media brands such as Forbes, Marie Claire, L’Officiel Voyage, Inc. I have conducted and written dozens of interviews with prominent cultural figures such as theatre director Robert Wilson, artist Robert Longo, actress Kate Hudson, fashion designer Antonio Marras, industrial designer Karim Rashid, and conductor Teodor Currentzis, BMW Group's Head of Cultural Engagement Thomas Girst, President of the Salzburg Festival Helga Rabl-Stadler, to mention just a few. I am a thorough researcher and leave no minor detail without fact-checking. The major features of my texts are an engaging style, transparent structure, and verified information. I only take up projects I find interesting and exciting to work on, as I believe enthusiasm and passion are key to success. Last but not least, meeting deadlines is my top priority, along with the quality of writing.

About Casey M.

A media professional with more than 17 years of experience finding, crafting and editing stories -- including work in newspapers, radio, television and online news. As Executive Producer for Digital Media, I managed a team of five producers and four digital assistants creating content that recruits viewers to KIRO 7’s digital platforms, including our website, Facebook page, channels on Amazon Fire and Apple TV, and the KIRO 7 News apps. That role included creating and editing video for each of our platforms, planning and executing social media strategy, and coordinating all livestreams. Doubled KIRO’s daily traffic average in the first year, launched KIRO’s Smart TV apps and our Roku platform became the top local news station on that platform worldwide. Awards include a 2014 Emmy Award for political coverage, a 2017 Emmy for team coverage and a 2018 Emmy Award for crime coverage. As a reporter, I was among the handful selected to transition the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper into Seattlepi.com. Roles were often self-initiated, including video and audio projects. I also oversaw the vast P-I archives and coordinated the partnerships that led to preservation at the Museum of History and Industry and the Seattle Public Library’s Seattle Room. As a reporter at the P-I’s print edition, I crafted thousands of stories by building a network of diverse sources, including confidential sources, public officials, law enforcement officers, sports figures, historians, archivists, and trusted community leaders. After the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, I was selected along a handful of Hearst journalists to tell the stories of Sandy Hook. Stories ran in the network of Hearst Newspapers and news websites, and my contributions included text, video and photos. Additional experience includes a nightly news segment on KIRO Radio, a Seattle history podcast for Seattlepi.com, work at KJR AM and FM in Seattle, overseeing the KIRO 7 archives and creating a partnership to digitize and preserve those through the University of Washington Special Collections. Undergraduate degree is in Business Administration – Marketing.

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About Jeff M.

Jeff is a documentary producer/photographer/cinematographer whose work often weaves in cultural and social narratives that bring diversity into focus. Much of the work Jeff has worked on concentrates on Latinx communities and the nuance stories that help shape the narrative isn’t often told. Jeff has previously worked Vice News, NBC and Fusion as a producer, editor, and shooter.

About Leslie K.

A seasoned writer / director / video editor with experience spanning commercial, documentary, narrative and digital. Leslie believes in the power of story and its ability to move people and change society.

About Sara L.

About Kevin O.

I'm an Emmy award-winning New York City and Los Angeles based editor of documentary films, commercial videos, investigative new videos, reality & documentary TV series, behind-the-scenes documentaries, social media videos and more with over 10 years experience. I additionally work as a multimedia producer, story producer, and story consultant for a wide range of companies. My most recent work includes freelancing as a Senior Video Editor for The New York Times, where I have edited several documentary and news video series including "Quarantine Diaries," "Diary of a Song" (featuring Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Kacey Musgraves), and "Stressed Election," which was nominated for a 2021 News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Editing: News. I also currently freelance for a wide range of media platforms including Netflix, HBO, AMC, and Nickelodeon. My work as a commercial video editor has appeared everywhere from national ad campaigns to a billboard in Times Square for clients including Netflix, HBO, National Geographic, Adobe, Paypal, TED Talks, Paypal, Google, YouTube Originals, Sephora, Lyft, Salesforce, Clif Bar, Men's Health, The Cooking Channel, The LGBTQ Center of New York, Link NYC, Lyft, Outside Lands Music Festival, UC Berkeley, TED Talks, Google, and Planned Parenthood. The social media videos I edit for news and social media issues platform ATTN: have received tens of millions of views. I also edit for several other widely followed social media platforms such as NowThis News, BuzzFeed, Vice, Refinery 29, Big Think, Upworthy, Mic, Brut, Tastemade, and Zoe Saldana's social media production company, BESE. For Apple Music's social media platforms, I produced and edited "Broken Record," a documentary series on songs that have made a social and political impact featuring Patti Smith, Bono, Keith Richards, Sheryl Crow, and other artists. As a multimedia story producer, I have worked on numerous projects including "War Ink," an interactive website on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their tattoos, "This is Watts," featuring the stories of people who lived in Los Angeles during the Watts Riots, and "Stonewall Forever," a documentary and living monument in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. I have also worked as a story producer and editor for Riot Games, where I researched and scripted videos for their platforms. In 2020, I won an Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series as the editor for AMC’s “Legal Ethics With Kim Wexler," a companion web series for AMC's "Better Call Saul." As a TV editor I have worked on shows for Nickelodeon, HBO, and PBS. I recently edited behind-the-scenes documentaries for Disney, Netflix, and AMC as well as video retrospectives for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I got my start as a documentary film editor working alongside renowned documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles of the Maysles Brothers ("Grey Gardens," "Gimme Shelter," "The Gates") and have since worked as an editor on several short and feature-length films. I am the editor of "Soledad," a feature-length documentary following three inmates after their release from one of California's most violent and overcrowded prisons, and recently co-edited "Voices Beyond The Wall," following a group of orphaned teenage girls living in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, murder capital of the world, as they learn to write poetry about their lives. I was the editor on Roku TV's Lesbian Bar Project, a docuseries following three lesbian bars across the country hosted by Lea Delaria. My work for the New York Times was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy. My work on the docuseries Lesbian Bar Project was nominated for a GLAAD award. My work editing promos for the TV show Better Call Saul won an Emmy Award. In addition to making films, I record and conducts oral history interviews across the country for StoryCorps, a National Public Radio and Peabody Award-winning project dedicated to preserving the stories of everyday Americans at the Library of Congress. My work as a radio editor has been broadcast on NPR, WNYC, KPCC, KQED, KALW, and PRI's The World. You can view my portfolio and recent samples of my work at: https://www.kevinoliveredits.com/

About Ken K.

Our company; River Knoll Productions has been birthed from the idea of telling a great story. We have worked for a wide range of clients from SUN Pharma to independent authors. Our specialties are: Live interactive broadcasting, Creative Training materials, Live Events, Animating, Doc and Narrative Storytelling, Augmented reality, Gamification. Creative Engagement for both live and virtual events.

About Kate W.

Kate O. Wagner is an experienced media maker with a special interest in social justice issues. She has a decade of experience in filmmaking, with demonstrated skills in writing, producing, videography, video editing, photography, and podcasting. She is experienced in organizing production or post-production in six countries. She holds a BA in Media Studies with a concentration on Video Production, an MA in Arab Studies, and a Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies from the Institute for the Study of International Migration.

About Stephanie F.

I'm a Canadian reporter, speaker, and host focusing on foreign affairs and a United Nations Correspondent. I have worked both in broadcast journalism (CBC/Radio-Canada) and print (La Stampa). I graduated from Columbia University (M.A. Politics & Global Affairs) and in 2015 from McGill University in Montreal (Comparative Politics, History, and Italian Studies). In 2015, I won the European Union Delegation in Canada Young Journalist Award and in 2021, the Prince Albert II of Monaco award for UN reporting. My work appeared in outlets such as Quartz, Foreign Policy, Forbes, The Independent, Vice News, Radio-Canada, and PassBlue.

About Emily N.

About Jonathan G.

About Alex C.

Hey there! I'm a Berklee graduate with a degree in Music Production and Engineering. I've been the editor/mixer on the award-winning podcast Questlove Supreme for five years. And for the last 10 years, I've worked in recording studios across New York City as a recording engineer and mixer. I'm open to work as a podcast editor/mixer, audio mixer, or location sound engineer. The link to my audio engineering reel is below. And you can check out my editing work on the latest episode of Questlove Supreme here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X0ThBWpiPUplNxoaa7SMx?si=566ba846aaff412c

About Denis P.