KAITLYN MULLIN
Creative and Strategic Director
My Work
With more than a decade of visual storytelling production and management experience at legacy media organizations, I have produced and managed teams of producers creating content on a diverse range of platforms and technologies, including emerging technologies and social platforms.
Social and Digital Video
As the Director of Video and Immersive Content at National Geographic, I oversee a team of talented and creative storytellers producing award-winning editorial video that amasses billions of views across our digital and social platforms, with particular emphasis on Tiktok and Instagram.
Notable Recent Videos Include:
3D Environments
As the Director of Video and Immersive Content at National Geographic, I lead a team of immersive producers in the development and production of The Walt Disney Company's first real-world based 3D environment for Disney+ on the Apple Vision Pro.
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Augmented Reality
National Geographic’s mobile augmented reality experiences bring our viewers to the summit of Everest, back in time to meet dinosaurs, and to the surface of Mars with the Perseverance rover and have garnered millions of engagements on Instagram. Developed with SparkAR.
Virtual Reality
National Geographic Explore VR is a fully immersive 6DOF VR experience available on Meta's Oculus Quest. Set off on an expedition of discovery to the frigid landscape of Antarctica or to the ancient citadel at Machu Picchu, and document the journey along the way through photographs. Kayak through frozen arctic waters, scale a towering ice wall or travel back in time to experience daily life in the ancient Inca civilization.
Immersive Documentary
These two four-part documentary series take viewers into the heart of one of the world’s last remaining pristine wildernesses with a team of passionate researchers and across the globe to explore water ecosystems and meet the female scientists dedicating their life’s work to studying and protecting them.
The Daily 360
The New York Times Daily 360 was a year-long feature that brought viewers one originally-reported 360 video every day from Times reporters. The Daily 360 team produced 435 videos in 426 days, shot in 57 countries, and worked with more than 200 Times journalists. It covered topics across all facets of the newsroom and included breaking news, series, and special projects.
Digital Interactive
This digital interactive takes viewers on an around the world tour to experience first-hand some of the most iconic historical sites on earth. From Petra to the Great Wall, viewers can explore these incredible monuments and sites in 360. This series was a part of the New York Times Daily 360, a year-long feature that brought viewers one 360 video every day.