Dana Voorhees

About Dana Voorhees

An Emmy-winning producer, writer, director, and content strategist, Ms. Voorhees has over 20 years of experience overseeing all aspects of development and production for national and regional communication initiatives, digital and branded content with a specific focus on the YouTube platform, advertising campaigns, and public service campaigns. Well versed in location and studio production, she is also very experienced in the live event environment. Dana builds and manages each project’s creative team, and oversees project budgets and schedules. Her career clients include AARP, Audi of America, Audi AG, GoPro, PBS, Sony, Avaya, Galderma Labs, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Department of Commerce, among others. She has also produced commercial campaigns and long format pieces for national political clients at the Gubernatorial, Senatorial and Presidential level. Specialties: video production, directing, writing / scripting, creative direction, creative content strategy, YouTube content strategy, post production supervision, story development, creative team building and management, corporate communications.

Experience

1. Series Producer Director Content Strategist

   AARP

   Aug 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Lead strategy, original content development and production for AARP Studios\' YouTube platform. Current responsibilities include producing, directing, writing, creative direction, budgeting, project management, crafting content strategy, managing advertising spend, executing content optimization and managing partnership opportunities across the organization.

Education

• Denison University

  Communications / Mass Media