Intro

Hi! I’m CJ. I’m a Filipino American storyteller. I’ve worked at major media companies and on independent documentaries about preserving culture, music and education. My work aims to understand the intention and underlying structures that make up our lives.

I’m a 7+ year media industry expert: I worked both inside the newsroom and in corporate communications, where I led the production of sponsored video series and art direction for branded websites.

When I’m not working, I love writing snail mail to friends and trying out new coffee shops near my neighborhood. I am based in Washington DC.

Feel free to email me for questions, commissions, or collaborations!

CV

    • Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, Wacom Tablet

    • Animation & Video Editing: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro

    • Cinematography: Canon Video Cameras, Sony Camcorders, Studio Lighting

    • Additional: Google Docs Editors Suite, Microsoft Office, Scripting, Prototyping

    • Motion Graphics Producer, Washington Post 2024- Present

    • Video Freelancer, 2015-Present

    • Senior Videographer, Bloomberg Industry Group 2023-2024

    • Art Director, Axios 2021-2023

    • Assistant Video Producer, NPR, 2016-2021

    • Video Production Intern Fleishman Hillard 2014-2015

    • Lab Assistant, Innovation Space, 2012-2014

    • 2024: Guest Lecture at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

    • 2024: Moderator at AAJA24 Austin, In with the new: Curating videos for social media

    • 2024: Visiting Artist for Art Foundations at Virginia Commonwealth University, Making Moving Images that Move People Workshop

    • 2024: Guest Lecture for Corcoran School of Art and Design’s New Media Course, Introduction to Motion Graphics Workshop

    • 2023: Portfolio Reviewer for AIGA DC Design Week's Creative Review

    • 2021: Visiting Designer for Flexible Design Studio at Maryland Institute College of Art

    • American Institute of Graphic Arts DC

    • Asian American Journalists Association

    • Video Consortium DC

    • 2023 AVA Digital Award:
      Antimicrobial Resistance

    • 2023 Hermes Creative Award, Honorable Mention:
      Antimicrobial Resistance

    • 2023 Tell Award, Bronze:
      Antimicrobial Resistance

    • 2022 Webby Awards Music Nominee
      The Formula, S2: Why Collaborations Still Rule Rap

    • 2021 National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism Judge
      First Round Judge for Online Visual Storytelling and Presentation

    • 2019 James Beard Awards Finalist for Online Video:
      Foraging: You Can Eat Dandelions

    • 2019 Webby Awards News and Politics Series Nominee
      Ron’s Office Hours

    • 2018 Webby Awards Music Winner:
      Jazz Is The Mother Of Hip-Hop

    • 2018 White House News Photographers Association First Place Documentary:
      Eclipse

    • 2018 Gracies Awards Winner:
      Elise Hu for Online Video Host or Correspondent for Interactive Media category, Elise Tries

    • Virginia Tech: B.A. Multimedia Journalism, Minor in Leadership & Social Change

    • Additional training: Design Bootcamp at School of Motion, Memoir Writing at Poynter Leadership, Introduction to Science Illustration at Smithsonian Associates