Nazanin Rafsanjani
Nazanin Rafsanjani | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Known for | Rachel Maddow Show, Gimlet Media |
| Spouse | Alex Blumberg |
Nazanin Rafsanjani is head of new show development for Gimlet Media. Previously she was creative director at Gimlet Media and before that, a senior producer for The Rachel Maddow Show.
Rafsanjani was featured in the first season of Gimlet's podcast StartUp,[1] consulting with her husband Alex Blumberg as he launched a media company then called American Podcasting Corporation.[2] As the business grew, Rafsanjani elected to join the team, specifically to develop branded podcasts (podcasts produced by Gimlet on behalf of advertisers) as a source of revenue for the firm.[3][4] The first branded podcast from Rafsanjani's four-person creative team at Gimlet was a six-episode series for eBay called Open for Business, which hit number one on the iTunes podcast chart.[5] Rafsanjani has been praised for the journalism and producing skills she brings to Gimlet's marketing projects;[6] hiring for her team at Gimlet Creative also drew from journalism, including Katelyn Bogucki from The Huffington Post and Frances Harlow from NPR's Planet Money.
In 2013, Rafsanjani was nominated for an Emmy, with The Rachel Maddow Show team, for Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis.[7] She has also been a contributor to This American Life and a 2006 NPR-Bucksbaum International Fellow.[8]
References
- ^ "Best Podcasts: October 19–25 - The Timbre". The Timbre. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Dean, Michelle (7 November 2015). "Alex Blumberg's podcast revolution is just beginning. NPR: this is your warning". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Pathak, Shareen (2 December 2015). "Latest in content marketing: brands make their own podcasts - Digiday". Digiday. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Owen, Laura Hazard (November 30, 2015). "How did the GE-branded podcast The Message hit No. 1 on iTunes? In part, by sounding nothing like an ad". Neiman Lab. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Mullin, Benjamin (20 June 2016). "Gimlet Creative, an early entrant to branded podcasting, is now open for business". Poynter. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Layton, Corey (January 20, 2016). "Podcast Pioneers: Where Audiences Choose to Listen to the Ads". AdAge. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "EMMY Nominations for 10 News and Documentary alumni - NYU Journalism". NYU Journalism. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Lots of Honors…". FishbowlDC. July 13, 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
External links
- Twice Removed podcast Episode 3: "Nazanin Rafsanjani" (January 13, 2017)