Emily Thomas
Associate Producer at Jigsaw Productions- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Jigsaw Productions
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United States
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Producer
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Lemon Tree Productions
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United States
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Media Production
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Director of Photography and Documentary Filmmaker
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2016 - Present
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Group Nine Media
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United States
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Online Audio and Video Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Video Producer + Director of Photography
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May 2018 - Jul 2019
-Developed, filmed and produced short documentaries on science, tech and space for Seeker's online platforms -DP for branded video series for G9's Brandshop for clients including US Air Force, AT&T, and Bayer's Global Gamechangers series -Developed, filmed and produced short documentaries on science, tech and space for Seeker's online platforms -DP for branded video series for G9's Brandshop for clients including US Air Force, AT&T, and Bayer's Global Gamechangers series
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Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Investigator
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Jan 2017 - May 2018
• Manage investigation team comprised of undergraduate and graduate students • Train team on open source techniques to investigate human rights abuses around the globe • Discover, authenticate and verify video and photography evidence for active investigative cases involving human rights abuses, corruption, and financial crimes • Manage investigation team comprised of undergraduate and graduate students • Train team on open source techniques to investigate human rights abuses around the globe • Discover, authenticate and verify video and photography evidence for active investigative cases involving human rights abuses, corruption, and financial crimes
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Jigsaw Productions
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United States
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Docuseries Development Team
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
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Storyful
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Ireland
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Journalist
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Oct 2014 - Aug 2017
• Discover and verify videos and images from breaking news around the globe • Assign, edit and write news stories for global wire service emanating from UGC and the social web • Develop discovery tools and innovative creative approaches with product team for social platforms • Main beats include women's issues, law enforcement, politics, social activism, and technology • Live-blog top sporting events, awards shows, political events and national debates • Discover and verify videos and images from breaking news around the globe • Assign, edit and write news stories for global wire service emanating from UGC and the social web • Develop discovery tools and innovative creative approaches with product team for social platforms • Main beats include women's issues, law enforcement, politics, social activism, and technology • Live-blog top sporting events, awards shows, political events and national debates
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HuffPost
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United States
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Online Media
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300 - 400 Employee
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News Editor
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Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
• Edited, wrote, and produced breaking news, viral content and features for Women, Impact, Tech, Business, Sports, Crime and Comedy verticals• Consistently made top-viewed author list in internal stats• Strategized with social media team on growing engagement
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Associate Editor
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Sep 2012 - Oct 2013
• Curated the Crime and Weird News verticals, including splash creation, headlines, and photo editing• Managed four social media accounts; grew Weird News’ Facebook and Twitter accounts by 140k followers• Delegated writing and editing assignments; maintained editorial calendar for a team of seven• Wrote features and reported on local and national cultural events for Weird News
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Executive Intern For Arianna Huffington
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Jan 2012 - Sep 2012
• Conducted pre-interviews and research for Arianna Huffington's speaking engagements• Assisted senior editorial staff on special projects, organized HuffPost's Oasis at the DNC and RNC • Led social media strategy for EIC's Facebook and Twitter with a combined 1.5 million followers • Fulfilled personal administrative duties
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VICE Media
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United States
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Freelance Writer
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May 2010 - Sep 2014
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American Documentary, Inc.
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United States
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Interactive Intern
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Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
• Strategized broadcast plans with filmmakers and staff to program 2012 year • Wrote, edited and produced video content for pov.org • Strategized broadcast plans with filmmakers and staff to program 2012 year • Wrote, edited and produced video content for pov.org
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Master of Journalism, Documentary Production -
New York University
B.A, Journalism and Social & Cultural Analysis