Lauren Stephenson

Producer • Anchor • Reporter

About

Lauren Stephenson is a passionate storyteller with an unwavering penchant for both the details and the high-level message. She thrives on creating and producing content that provides viewers, listeners and readers with context and substance in the stories that matter to them. With the goal of engaged and well-informed audiences, she combines editorial oversight from a 30,000-foot view with meticulous attention to detail to deliver content that is memorable and meaningful.

► STORYTELLER

As a strong communicator, articulate and engaging public speaker, and quick, accurate writer, Lauren identifies, develops and produces stories from passing comments, ideas and incidents that most people give nothing more than a passing glance to. From headlines and bylines to 20-minute explanatory TV segments and entirely new shows, she tells stories that create meaningful and memorable experiences for the audience.

► EDITOR

Known for strong editorial judgment, Lauren consistently demonstrates an innate sense for the details that should be included in a story, the order they should be placed in and the information that will resonate with a particular target audience. That insight coupled with technical skills that include video editing, organization and project management have resulted in high-quality, timely content.

► TEAM LEADER

She advocates for her teams. Across all aspects of her work, she builds strong relationships, provides assistance and support whenever and wherever needed, and fosters positive collaborations. She maintains an open door, encourages everyone to share their opinions and makes decisions that take every voice into consideration.

► RESEARCHER

Lauren thrives on opportunities to delve into new topics and challenging issues. She conducts research, leverages proven information sources and asks substantive questions that elicit thoughtful responses. She pushes beyond the who, what, when, where and why to find the motivating factors, influences and underlying purposes in a story. When the memoir of a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations was released, Lauren read all 568 pages and made 22 full pages of notes and questions in preparation for the interview. She left no stone unturned.

Lauren is known for bringing the most value with these strengths:

• Content Creation & Production
• Public Speaking, Hosting & Anchoring
• Story & Video Editing
• Storyboarding
• Interviewing
• Research

She partners with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact messages that produce the desired results.