Brett Essler

Annual publications of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, for which I am managing editor.

SIPA Magazine, the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs' annual print publication, of which I have been the managing editor since 2018.

Many scientists believe that a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids are a significant factor in the widespread death of bees.

MTV picks up SIPA-student-designed campaign to raise public awareness.

Produced video for the School’s centennial celebration and led strategy for content roll out and promotion. Production included 60 alumni, student, and faculty interviews, including Warren Buffett.

Played a pivotal role in the successful “At the Very Center of Business” brand positioning roll out – project managed video production and ad campaign photo shoots, designed branded t-shirt, and produced web video series highlighting community involvement during launch events.

At podcasting upstart Gimlet Media, Lisa Chow ’13 tells the stories.

Three SIPA alumni writers channel their lived experiences into acclaimed novels.

SIPA alumna Sophie Collyer works at the intersection of policy analysis and social justice.

I coproduced, researched, and interviewed the subject for this Green New Deal video.

The end of New York’s urban beekeeping ban wrought hundreds of honey-making hobbyists. But even the movement’s most fervent supporters wonder if it has grown too far too fast.

I was the coproducer, shooter, and editor for this 2017 video profile of CBS alumni Ron Gold.

National Geographic Partners CEO Gary Knell is guiding the 130-year-old brand through a period of digital disruption and scientific skepticism.

Stacy Tarver ’16 transforms business principles into works of art.

John Crotty ’96 works with community gardens in the Bronx to produce The Bronx Hot Sauce.