New Hires and Staff Updates on Video

Edward Vega has covered culture in digital video for nearly a decade. After joining the Reporter Video team last year, where he collaborated with colleagues reviewing and reporting on topics ranging from film to music to lifestyle, he has transitioned to a new role as a cinematographer for the team. In this role, he'll focus on maintaining the high caliber of cinematography for reporter videos while also driving innovation. Edward sits with Reporter Video and reports into Zach Caldwell, our manager of cinematography.

Before joining The Times, Edward was a senior video producer at Vox, where he produced explainer videos covering pop culture, science and cinema. His videos have amassed over 50 million collective views to date. Prior to Vox, Edward was a senior producer at Cheddar and Futurism, producing science and technology explainer videos and helping launch several narrative development projects.

Born and raised in Queens, Edward graduated from Queens College.

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