I worked at the NYT from 2016-2019 first on the Daily 360 and then on the NYTVR and Time Immersive teams.
I accepted a new job at the New York Times on the Daily 360 team, and my skills suddenly aligned. My team was tasked with creating daily virtual reality content, at a time when most outlets were only publishing VR documentaries once a quarter or once a month.
I quickly learned that an eye for theatrical composition, the timing of a film editor, and the curiosity of a documentary producer were the exact skills this medium needed. Applying these skills, together with my eye for system-building,
I helped our team create a workflow that could deliver VR footage from a reporter in the field to the homepage of the New York Times in mere hours.
Together, we created over 450 videos in 14 months. I personally produced, edited, or shot 35+ projects, while also designing post-production workflow tools, training new camera operators, and mentoring others also new to the medium.
Durring and after the run of the Daily 360 I helped to craft a number of VR documentaries. Including Something Out of Nothing, directed by Oscar award winner Marshal Curry, 52 Places to Go: Iceland, Puerto Rico: Dark Island and the Online News Award Winning Remembering Emmitt Till.
I also worked on some of the earliest augmented reality stories that the Times ever published.
Perhaps the most intriguing work that I did was with the Visual Investigations team. Our Emmy Award nominated video is an investigation into the shooting of a Palestinian medic by Israeli forces at the Gaza border. I was able to use my video editing and 3D modeling skills to help determine the path of the bullet that killed medic Rouzan al -Najjar.
