Hello,
I’m a multimedia artist, storyteller, and community builder. Welcome to my portfolio. I’m curious by nature, and you’ll see that my projects have taken me all over the world, following stories about human-wildlife conflict with wolves in Oregon, women’s rights in Afghanistan, completing the first traverse of the Rim of Africa Trail, and wayfinding along sheep paths in the Westfjords of Iceland. A throughline within my work grapples with how we coexist with those we see as other, and the many intricate threads of interdependence holding us all together (human and non-humans alike).
All of my work was completed collaboratively — if you’re interested in working together, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
✌︎
Jay Simpson
Jay Simpson
Hello,
I’m a multimedia artist, storyteller, and community builder. Welcome to my portfolio. I’m curious by nature, and you’ll see that my projects have taken me all over the world, following stories about human-wildlife conflict with wolves in Oregon, women’s rights in Afghanistan, completing the first traverse of the Rim of Africa Trail, and wayfinding along sheep paths in the Westfjords of Iceland. A throughline within my work grapples with how we coexist with those we see as other, and the many intricate threads of interdependence holding us all together (human and non-humans alike).
All of my work was completed collaboratively — if you’re interested in working together, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
✌︎
As a cross-disciplinary storyteller, I am drawn to complex questions of belonging, justice, and interdependence. Over the past decade, I have led and co-created award-winning projects that produced books, documentaries, immersive audio stories, and advocacy-focused campaigns across four continents.
Documentary film, experimental video, and authentic promotional media.
Video Software
Adobe Premiere Pro
Final Cut
Media Encoder
After Effects
Frame.io
Equipment
Canon EOS 7D Mark ii
DJI Pocket 2
Various mics (see Audio below)
Photographer
After falling in love with my father’s Canon AE-1, I got my first camera in 1999, an Olympus Stylus Epic 80 35mm, and then a Canon EOS Digital Rebel in 2007. I’ve been self-taught, learning through personal projects and jobs over the years. If a quote could sum up my approach to photography, it would be “If you want to become a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.”
Photo Galleries Coming Soon
Photo & Graphic Design Software
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Equipment
Canon EOS 7D Mark ii
Canon AE-01 35mm Film
I’ve worked on podcasts since 2009 during my first post-college job at GreatGuides.Org, and in many ways, we were ahead of our time.
I’ve always been fascinated by field and binaural audio recordings, and I have a collection of cassettes and MP3s from the last decade to prove it.
Audio Software
Adobe Audition
Audacity
ProTools
Equipment
Zoom H6 Field Recorder and a small collection of handheld/desk mics, lapels, binaural microphones, stereo pair omnidirectional mics, wireless transmitters, and more.
Listen in Audio Portfolio
Leadership
Project Management
I’ve always lived my life in phases, always centered on projects. My first big one was a $70,000 high school yearbook production when our faculty advisor quit. Over the years, I’ve learned how to lead award-winning projects through effective project management, attending to team dynamics, and utilizing tech solutions for automation and data management.
Facilitation
Guiding taught me to be attuned to people within every team and at every gathering I participate in. Years of working on projects with delicate and sensitive interviews, including research in HIV/AIDS in Baltimore and with the Hazara genocide, inform my practice with cross-cultural and vulnerable groups.
Education
My first teaching experiences came from outdoor trips, camps, and then wilderness guiding. My skills progressed as I became a group facilitator and educator, including a 4-year stint teaching at an learner-led project-based school in San Francisco.
