Summary
Ziv Schneider is a Senior Creative Technologist based in New York with 11 years blending art, immersive storytelling, and product-focused technology. He designs and ships award-winning interactive and VR experiences—highlighted by a Lumen Prize and the co-direction of the VR piece RecoVR: Mosul—while leading creative tech at eko. Ziv teaches at Columbia and has a decade-long teaching and research pedigree at NYU and the Brown Institute, translating experimental work into teachable practice. His background in design and visual communications (Shenkar) and an ITP master’s inform a practice that spans AR, web, VR, and narrative-driven product design. Known for turning research projects into deployable experiences, he also brings production discipline from earlier roles in broadcast quality control and studio design. Colleagues describe him as a bridge between artists and engineers who makes technically ambitious storytelling feel usable and product-ready.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP, Master's degree, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP at NYU Tisch Art and Public Policy
Bachelor of Design, Design and Visual Communication, Bachelor of Design, Design and Visual Communication at Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.