Producer, strategist, and project manager with extensive experience in television, film, video, print, and interactive media production. Skilled at developing narrative content and enhancing it with compelling visual design to fully engage audiences. Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail. Comfortable with short- and long-form material. Deep content knowledge in public policy, economics, politics, environmental issues, and the sciences. Collaborative yet autonomous. Passionate about innovative, new ideas and able to translate complex topics into approachable content through creative storytelling. Thrives in fast-paced environments.

EXPERIENCE          

GRAVITYLENS, New York, NY                                                                                            1999 – Present

Founder/Owner/Producer

·  Oversee consulting firm dedicated to production strategy, content development, design, and production execution for broadcast journalism, film, print, and interactive media

·  Develop and manage client relationships, growing business to over 50 clients served

·  Conduct strategic planning and competitive intelligence initiatives to help clients achieve project and organizational goals and enable them to use existing resources to enrich and expand customer bases

·  Research, design, author, and develop material; evaluate development strategy; direct cinematography

·  Provide advice for go-to-market strategies, new media and production technologies, and brand identity

·  Manage projects including supervision of staff (e.g., illustrators, copywriters, production staff)

·  Conduct statistical analyses as needed to support strategic research

WNYC and WBAI, Midday/The Leonard Lopate Show: Contributing Producer                             2013 – 2019

·  Wrote and produced over 450 long-form radio interviews with leading economists, legal scholars, historians, authors, scientists, and political leaders such as Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Shiller, authors Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie, legal scholars Laurence Tribe and Bryan Stevenson, and Senators Elizabeth Warren, Tom Daschle, Trent Lott, and Amy Klobuchar

·  Researched, identified, and pitched news stories and potential interview subjects

·  Prepared materials for host to use before and during interviews; managed logistics with guests

·  Maintained database of over 50,000 interview records having diagnosed performance issues and implemented new solution, saving replacement and upgrade costs

D2A Architecture and Design: Marketing and Communications Consultant                                 2018 – 2019

·  Developed communications strategy for creatives to pitch sustainable design plans to developers

PBS, Bill Moyers Journal: Design Consultant and Art Director                                                    2007 – 2010

·  Provided creative guidance on effective use of graphics for interviews, editorials, and infographics

·  Designed, created, and produced on-air graphics and animation

·  Managed post-production for news and interview segments  

PBS, WealthTrack: Content and Design Consultant                                                                  2006 – 2009

·  Consulted with producers and show host, Consuelo Mack, on investment program look and feel

·  Managed content, particularly for workflow standardization, and provided post-production support

·  Designed and animated infographics and editorial visuals for the show

TruTV (originally Court TV), Nancy Grace: Design Consultant and Animator                                2006 – 2008

·  Developed conceptual design, produced and animated infographics and promotional videos

·  Taught and guided staff on use of new production techniques for digital photography and animation

PBS, NOW on PBS: Broadcast Content Consultant and Art Director                                             2006 – 2007

·  Designed and produced content and visuals for weekly TV news magazine and managed post-production

·  Managed content and coordinated workflow involving designers, animators, and producers

Show+Tell: After Effects Artist                                                                                              2005 – 2007

·  Consulted on effective visual design for unconventional and technically complicated large format video displays such as shown in Times Square and Barclays Center; designed and produced animated footage

Showtime Networks: Consulting Designer and Animator                                                          2002 – 2006

·  Designed and animated promotional videos for Showtime original programming including Showtime Boxing, The L Word, Dead Like Me, Queer as Folk, and Huff

·  Provided strategic guidance on use of new technologies and content management

NYU: Adjunct Professor                                                                                                                  2005

·  Taught two terms of Animation and After Effects, a design course for television and film  

New Line Cinema: Senior Art Director and Interactive Media Designer                                        2000 – 2001

·  Developed creative strategy to promote New Line films and related products

·  Designed and developed film websites including Dancer in the Dark; managed illustrators and copywriters

Agile Industries: Consulting Designer                                                                                     1999 – 2000

·  Consulted on design and development of new media online trends and techniques in advertising

OgilvyOne: Art Director                                                                                                       1999 – 2000

·  Guided creative strategy for and provided education on interactive, rich media advertising campaigns

·  Designed and produced animated content, coordinating with clients and ad agency directors

Pittard Sullivan: Motion Graphic Designer                                                                              1999 – 2000

·  Developed creative strategy for effective advertising and promotional video and animation

·  Created conceptual artwork; designed and produced live and animated footage and leveraged new media

Representative Pro Bono Projects

·  Ocean Conservancy: Researched and presented public policy approaches for reducing plastic marine debris

·  Brooklyn Museum: Print design and preflight content management for exhibitions

·  Rococo Productions: Print and web design for experimental dance company

·  Dollars and Sense: Wrote news items; proofed and edited pieces for economics magazine

·  South End Press: Designed book covers; proofed and edited books

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Technical Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud (audio, video, photo, and graphic design); Stata, R, and Excel

Hobbies and Interests: Photography (hughsansom.myportfolio.com), hiking, revolutionary war tour guide, independent filmmaking (The Second Coming), and independent author of political commentary and analyses

EDUCATION                              

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, School of International and Public Affairs, MPA

MIT, MS in Philosophy focused on Political Theory and Philosophy of Science

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, BA in Physics and Philosophy