Jillian Eugenios is a creative leader, digital strategist and Emmy Award–winning journalist.

She focuses on social-first audiences and builds ambitious storytelling projects from the ground up. Jillian has led high-performing creative teams inside major newsrooms, overseen editorial strategy for award-winning initiatives and developed content for brands across social, streaming and broadcast.

As a journalist, she has reported for CNN, NBC News and others. Her work has been recognized with multiple honors and nominations, including a Gracie award for exemplary reporting for and about women and several documentary awards from the Newswomen’s Club of New York.

Jillian’s creative practice spans formats and disciplines, with a particular interest in tactile media, archival research and place-based storytelling. Her forthcoming documentary film, which explores the familial impact of the criminal justice system, is generously supported by The Sundance Institute and The Marshall Project.

She holds an MA in journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and an MFA in creative writing from The New School. Today she serves as a mentor in the CUNY documentary program and sits on the university’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council.

She is also a licensed New York City tour guide and leads walking tours of Greenwich Village. (Take a tour!)

Jillian lives in the Village with her wife and their adorable rescue dog.