Rebecca Sesny
Multimedia Editor And Producer at Simons Foundation
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolRebecca Sesny is a multimedia editor and producer with eight years of experience crafting investigative and science-focused video and digital content, currently shaping the Simons Foundation’s visual storytelling and website multimedia features. A documentary filmmaker and journalist, she has reported across East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on politics, human rights and the environment, and co-produced an Emmy-nominated National Geographic series on the global water crisis. She blends field reporting, motion graphics, data visualization and social media campaigns to translate complex research for both scientific and general audiences. Rebecca also freelances for news organizations and non-profits, and has led web content and site relaunch work for collaborative journalism projects on healthcare costs. Trained with an M.A. in International Reporting from CUNY, she pairs newsroom rigor with cinematic production and a knack for building audience-facing multimedia features. An uncommon strength is her ability to move seamlessly between investigative fieldwork and technical collaboration with developers to implement multimedia storytelling tools.
7 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Drama and Media Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Drama and Media Studies at The Catholic University of AmericaMaster's degree, Broadcast Journalism, Master's degree, Broadcast Journalism at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNYGithub contributions (3)
graim/FREYAwebsite
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
rsesny/rsesny.github.io
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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