I’m a journalist and artist in NYC who doesn’t like when people write their own bios in third person.
My life’s work:
FILM
My documentary feature OUR 20S premiered at The 2024 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and streamed on BRIC’S Brooklyn Free Speech network. It’s a film created from a video diary that I recorded every day of 2020, start to finish, before I knew what that year would become. My short film “The Vanishing Twin” screened at the NewFilmmakers NY fest in March 2020.
JOURNALISM
I’m the supervising politics producer for CBS News’ social media team, producing original videos with correspondents and overseeing national politics coverage. I previously worked at The New York Times as social strategy editor and as a reporter at the New York Daily News, covering politics, breaking news and features. I've produced digital documentaries, reported from over a dozen states and covered the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections. I got my start at my hometown newspaper, The Buffalo News, reporting for a weekly teen writers’ section when I was 14.
MUSIC
My debut solo album NO EXCUSES! came out in February 2025 and is streaming everywhere you get your music. For better karma, you can also buy it on Bandcamp. I recorded my first EP, TWO IN RICHMOND, at Spacebomb Studios in Virginia and released it on New Year’s Eve 2024. I’ve performed at Brooklyn’s Lucky 13 Saloon and Hart Bar.
TEACHING
I taught the Tools of Storytelling multimedia journalism class at Brooklyn College for five semesters. Helping students there made me prouder than all of the other things listed above. I’ve also spoken at my alma mater, University of Rochester, about journalism and career guidance, and worked with students through its mentorship program.
SAY HI:
itsjaysunsilver@gmail.com