Taylor Kampia

About Taylor Kampia

I believe video storytelling is a vehicle for change and therefore shouldnt be a luxury only a few organizations can use. As CEO of Make A Scene Media, I’m on a mission to make strategic, high-quality video accessible to the organizations building equity and leading with purpose. I also bring that commitment to my role as Chair of Communications & PR for Mary’s House for Older Adults, a place where affirming housing upholds the dignity of LGBTQ+ elders in DC\'s Ward 7. I’ve seen the right story raise millions, grow audiences exponentially, and turn quiet missions into movements. Nothing does this like video when it’s crafted with care and integrity.My work is rooted in equity and visibility, values shaped by years of serving mission-driven communities and the experience of being a mom and lifelong advocate for human rights. Because when media is ethical and accessible, it doesn’t just amplify a message; it advances a movement.Once upon a time, I was a creative producer behind the scenes — helping tell important stories for clients with big budgets and even bigger platforms.Every day, I saw video’s power to move people, raise money, and drive results. But I also saw something else: people being treated like content, not collaborators. Emotion weaponized for engagement. Visibility without safety.So I walked away and built something new: Make A Scene Media — a trauma-informed, visibility-forward content creation company where stories are crafted with consent, strategy, and care.Now I’m the go-to visual strategist for high-stakes, high-integrity storytelling — for changemakers, community builders, and stigma-smashers with missions too important to be misrepresented.I\'m on a mission to build media that holds people, not just captures them. Because representation without respect is just performance. Specialties:Strategic Storytelling for Mission-Driven OrgsNonprofit Comms & Fundraising Trauma-Informed Video ProductionIdentity-Affirming PhotographyLGBTQ+ Advocacy, Elder Representation, and Affordable HousingCommunity-Centered Content StrategyWorkshop Educator and Public SpeakingReady to make a scene?If you’re changing the world and there are stakes — real stakes — then I am here to make media to match that energy. I’ll help you craft video and visual strategy that’s not only beautiful and bold, but brave, ethical, and built to last. DM me to co-create media that matters.

Experience

1. Co-founder and CEO

   Make A Scene Media

   Oct 2019 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Building a company has been the most challenging - and the most rewarding adventure of my professional career. All of my work experiences, honed skill sets, and innate abilities come together in this female-lead media company. We\'re changing the narrative for working moms and opening up entrepreneurial pathways for a next generation of filmmakers and storytellers. Together with my co-founding sisters, we\'re building a team of unstoppable idea machines with missions to accomplish and dreams to fulfill.

Education

• American University

  Communications & Public Affairs

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Broadcasting
• Reality Tv
• Documentaries
• Public Relations
• Video Post-Production
• Broadcast
• Reality Television
• Social Media Marketing
• Casting
• Television
• Producing
• Final Cut Pro
• Sales
• Avid Media Composer
• Marketing
• Video
• Business Development
• Training
• Video Production
• Film Production
• Digital Media
• Social Media
• New Media
• Post Production
• Reality
• Advertising
• Media Production