Producer, Manager & Writer
Valerie Visconti began her career in video production in 2000, first as an intern for ABC Eyewitness News before graduating from SUNY at New Paltz, then as a production assistant at Learning Matters, Inc., a non-profit company that produces reports on education for PBS. Valerie spent over 10 years in various positions at Learning Matters, working her way up to producing and writing 15 short-form segments for PBS NewsHour. She was also an associate producer on 1 long-form PBS documentary, First to Worst, that explored the rise and fall of California's education system. The documentary won a Silver Hugo Award and CINE Golden Eagle Award in 2005.
In 2010, Valerie earned an Education Writer’s Association Award in the documentary and feature category and a CINE Golden Eagle Award in the professional news division category for her PBS NewsHour series on Paul Vallas, the “turnaround” superintendent charged with fixing a deeply troubled and failing Recovery School District in New Orleans. With unparalleled access, the series followed Vallas and the district's principals and teachers as they moved quickly to transform a system that has suffered generations of neglect and a severely impoverished student body whose test scores were at the bottom.
At Learning Matters, she assisted in the production of 20 additional short-form segments for PBS NewsHour and 7 additional long-form documentaries for PBS, field produced 7 episodes of a video web series, and wrote and edited over 30 podcasts that are featured on learningmatters.tv.
Since 2010, Valerie has worked as a Senior Producer for Ironbound Films, a new media and documentary video production company. She has managed, produced and written over 50 informational and profile videos for Fortune 500 corporate clients and non-profit organizations. The videos have been used for fundraising, marketing and screenings at events worldwide.
As a producer, Valerie has been responsible for managing domestic and international productions from conception to completion, extensive research, developing creative ideas, client relations, phone and field interviewing, hiring freelancers and production staff, directing camera crews and talent in the field, writing scripts, supervising editors, and much more.
Valerie is currently freelancing with Ironbound and looking for producer and production management career opportunities in broadcast and digital media.
In 2010, Valerie earned an Education Writer’s Association Award in the documentary and feature category and a CINE Golden Eagle Award in the professional news division category for her PBS NewsHour series on Paul Vallas, the “turnaround” superintendent charged with fixing a deeply troubled and failing Recovery School District in New Orleans. With unparalleled access, the series followed Vallas and the district's principals and teachers as they moved quickly to transform a system that has suffered generations of neglect and a severely impoverished student body whose test scores were at the bottom.
At Learning Matters, she assisted in the production of 20 additional short-form segments for PBS NewsHour and 7 additional long-form documentaries for PBS, field produced 7 episodes of a video web series, and wrote and edited over 30 podcasts that are featured on learningmatters.tv.
Since 2010, Valerie has worked as a Senior Producer for Ironbound Films, a new media and documentary video production company. She has managed, produced and written over 50 informational and profile videos for Fortune 500 corporate clients and non-profit organizations. The videos have been used for fundraising, marketing and screenings at events worldwide.
As a producer, Valerie has been responsible for managing domestic and international productions from conception to completion, extensive research, developing creative ideas, client relations, phone and field interviewing, hiring freelancers and production staff, directing camera crews and talent in the field, writing scripts, supervising editors, and much more.
Valerie is currently freelancing with Ironbound and looking for producer and production management career opportunities in broadcast and digital media.