Maya Valentine

Photo Editor @ The Washington Post / Based in Washington, DC

Maya Nicole Valentine is an Afro-Latina, Chicago born, female photo editor and visual storyteller. She is currently a Photo assignment editor at The Washington Post. Prior to this, she completed the first Visura Mentorship program, a... read on
Focus: Journalist, Curator, Producer, Multimedia, Photo Editor, Creative Director, Editorial, Photo Editor Producer, Feature Stories
Skills: Research, Copy Editing, Audio Recording, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Photo Editing, Coding HTML, Storyboarding, Web Design, Branding, Typography, Multimedia Production, Print Design, Video Editing
About
Available in: Washington, DC
Focused on: Journalist, Curator, Producer, Multimedia, Photo Editor, Creative Director, Editorial, Photo Editor Producer, Feature Stories
Skilled at: Research, Copy Editing, Audio Recording, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Photo Editing, Coding HTML, Storyboarding, Web Design, Branding, Typography, Multimedia Production, Print Design, Video Editing
Years of experience: 3 to 5
Maya Nicole Valentine is an Afro-Latina, Chicago born, female photo editor and visual storyteller. She is currently a Photo assignment editor at The Washington Post. Prior to this, she completed the first Visura Mentorship program, a photo editing internship with National Geographic Magazine, and then a 2 year full-time position as Photo Coordinator.

Maya graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Multimedia Production and a minor in African American studies.

A photo editor and researcher—Maya is also interested in all things visual, including content strategy and production.