ABOUT
Emilia Mason is a Canadian-Nicaraguan new media artist and creative producer. She combines interactive narratives, affect theory, immersive media and installations to create engaging experiences. Her research and practice focus on human rights advocacy, freedom of speech, viral content and the affective qualities of impromptu citizen journalism, leaning into the glitchiness, blurriness and low-quality of images and sound. She is interested in the use of AR and VR as disruptive and subversive storytelling tools.
Since 2017, I focus on immersive and interactive media. In June 2019, I graduated from the Digital Futures Program, where I centred my practice in the affordances and limitations of emerging technologies like Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Cloud-based platforms. I view experimentation and application of tech innovation as an investment, taking into consideration the audience, user experience and return of investment.
I am interested in the use of AR and VR as tools for storytelling, marketing and retail, and training and remote assistance.
Throughout my career, my mission has been to build engagement and growth, crafting meaningful connections for human rights NGOs, brands and different audiences. I have a diverse background building engagement through content, workshops and events.
Private Sector
Integrated production for traditional media. In my different roles, I have been in charge of business plan development, partnership building, market research: interviews and focus groups, Public Relations, BTL/Experiential marketing, and event planning.
Non-Profit
Recently I have worked as a creative producer and technical project manager for AR and VR projects. In the past, as a Program Manager, I have worked in the development, implementation and evaluation of human rights advocacy and community-based projects. The projects focused on inspiring, informing and educating children, teens and young adults on human rights, democracy, active citizenship, women’s health issues and gender equality.
TV Production
Pre-production, sponsorships, script-writing, interviews and rough-editing.
