Jonathan Michael Ray is a media producer who sees his life’s work as supporting and bringing information and technologies to Indigenous communities. He is from the Laguna and Acoma Pueblos in New Mexico and is committed to telling the stories of his own and other Native communities as well as giving his people the tools to tell their stories themselves.
EDUCATION
MA → NYU School of Journalism, 2022
BFA → NYU Tisch, Film & TV Production , 2014
AA → Haskell Indian Nations Univ., Tribal Mgmt, 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
Web Design UX → ComingFrom.org, NYU, 2022
Producer/Director → LagunaPOV.com, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico , 2016-2019
Sound Mixer → “R is for Routine,” Sesame Street, New Mexico & NYC , 2017
Sound Mixer → “A Song Often Played On The Radio”, Blackhorse Lowe Productions, New Mexico, 2022
2nd Unit DP → “All American Kids,” Cloud Animal Media ABQ, New Mexico, 2017
UPCOMING
Researcher, Consultant → TBA on TikTok, NYU, Spring 2022
Co-Producer, Production Team Trainer → “Drill Down”, NYU, Spring 2022
Developer → The Orator App, NYC, Fall 2022