About

Hi!

I'm an audio artist and educator from Tkaronto (Toronto) and based in Lenapehoking (Brooklyn). At the moment, I work at the Paley Center for Media running audio programming, including podcasting and radio drama workshops for teens and families. I also teach film and media studies at both Pratt Institute and Hunter College.

My audio documentaries have aired on Short Cuts, The Doc Project, Love Me, Ideas, and beyond. My latest body of work investigates ethics and power in non-fiction storytelling, and the commodification of personal stories in the documentary industry (Accounts and Accountability, Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative from Radiotopia Presents).

I’m the co-founder of the independent show Constellations, whose non-linear and experimental approach to narrative has been highlighted in publications including The New York Times, Bello Collective, Indiewire, The Outline, and Canadian Art. If you’re in Brooklyn, check out our quarterly sound-based performance series wav.pool, created in collaboration with That Intimate Feeling (details on our socials).

In the past couple years, I’ve freelanced with The Happiness Lab and The TED Interview through Pushkin Industries. Previously, I was a producer at Transmitter, where I worked on shows including The Greatness with Kareem Maddox and Am I Normal? with TED and Who Is Queen? with the MoMA. I got my start producing radio and podcasts CBC, where I produced and helped develop shows including Personal Best and Mic Drop.

I hold an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College (CUNY). Reach me at iamjessshane (at) gmail dot com