By my calculations, I have edited 52 videos for FP, from my very first explainer to my most recent Ones and Tooze episode. (And that’s not counting rough cuts, Premiere template, and proofs of concepts that never went live).
My favorite videos to edit are ones that reconsider big topics from unexpected angles. Across these three examples, you can see my graphic skills improve and editing time decrease, while still maintaining my journalist’s curiosity and an eye for catchy visuals.
I’ll let the YouTube analytics speak for themselves for my longer-form content abilities. I haven’t missed a single Friday upload since the Ones and Tooze revamp, and the audience has loved it.
For the Globe‘s Studio/B, one of my favorite projects was our campaign with FindMassMoney. I was given a spreadsheet of people who had used the site and tasked with finding interesting stories. That resulted in a branded homepage, four video shoots, and two articles.
The video team was very excited to help get me involved—here I am on set conducting the interview with Miriam, the first video on the landing page.
At Northeastern, I used every free elective to take journalism classes. For a visual storytelling course, I made a short documentary with classmates on how homeless Boston residents were facing COVID lockdown. I remember being so proud of the data visualization I made at 1:35.
Finally, I found some little graphics I made when I was first teaching myself Illustrator and AfterEffects in 2020. I had an Adobe account, some YouTube tutorials, and a lot of my time on my hands. Look at how far I’ve come!
