First Name
Ava
Last Name
Ahmadbeigi
City, State
New York, NY
Country
US
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Gender
Female
Roles
Editor
Producer
Host
Reporter
Tape Syncs
Formats / Genre
Interviews / Roundtable
Narrative Non-fiction / Documentary
News / Journalism
Experimental
Languages spoken
Farsi; French (Proficient)
Open to relocating
No
Open to branded content?
Yes
More about me
I'm an Iranian-American audio producer and story editor, and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. I have experience with a range of podcast formats, and I specialize in documentary/narrative work. I'm currently story editing season 2 of Tight Lipped and working on several independent pieces. I'm also open to new nonfiction narrative or multimedia projects!
Prior to attending Salt, I had years of storytelling, journalism and production experience, most recently at Palisades Media Ventures where I produced podcasts for the Stanford Center on Longevity and Columbia Business School. Not too long ago I made a series of audio montages for WUNC, WNCU and WPR via StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative, as well as similar work drawing on local voices for KVPR and KBSX. I’ve also fact checked for Three Uncanny Four Productions and LW&C.
I hold a BA from New York University in Social and Cultural Analysis and have done research on memory, identity and cultures of storytelling in immigrant communities. Before working full-time in audio production, I was the Site Manager for StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour, where I travelled around the US with an Airstream Trailer-made-recording studio and oversaw a team of facilitators collecting stories on the ground. Prior to that, I spent several years at a human rights nonprofit where I served as a program coordinator.
Prior to attending Salt, I had years of storytelling, journalism and production experience, most recently at Palisades Media Ventures where I produced podcasts for the Stanford Center on Longevity and Columbia Business School. Not too long ago I made a series of audio montages for WUNC, WNCU and WPR via StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative, as well as similar work drawing on local voices for KVPR and KBSX. I’ve also fact checked for Three Uncanny Four Productions and LW&C.
I hold a BA from New York University in Social and Cultural Analysis and have done research on memory, identity and cultures of storytelling in immigrant communities. Before working full-time in audio production, I was the Site Manager for StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour, where I travelled around the US with an Airstream Trailer-made-recording studio and oversaw a team of facilitators collecting stories on the ground. Prior to that, I spent several years at a human rights nonprofit where I served as a program coordinator.
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