Faces of NPR: Events Team
Faces Of NPR is a weekly feature that showcases the people behind NPR, from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what inspires them. This week's post features the NPR Events team.
You all work on the Events team. What are your roles?
Jessica Goldstein, Director of Events and Strategic Initiatives
Joanna Pawlowska, Senior Manager, Generation Listen
Allie Prescott, Events Manager
Nancy Chow, Project Manager
Pilar Fitzgerald, Tiny Desk Contest Events Assistant
Marissa Lorusso, Tiny Desk Contest Production Assistant
As a team, we oversee almost all of the public-facing editorial content-driven events in the organization. Our goal is to create events that elevate the organization's rich news and programming content by producing live experiences that deepen our audiences' connection to our brand, talent and editorial properties while also working closely with NPR's robust network of Member Stations.
How did you all get started at NPR? What advice do you have for someone who wants a job like yours?
I with in 2014, spent a few years working in events and sponsorship for a creative agency in New York, and applied in early 2017 for the Events Manager role. I was lucky enough to get it and
