Jack Duran is the manager of design and multimedia in the Communications department. Duran is a social impact designer, producer, and researcher whose experience includes working with mission-driven organizations to effect narrative change around their work through compelling visual storytelling. He has served as the lead creative producer for a range of national nonprofits and initiatives, including the Vera Institute of Justice and the Justice Collaborative. Most recently, he worked as a design consultant with the Columbia University Justice Lab and Catalyze Justice — elevating their brands and helping them visually connect with audiences in their efforts to inform, inspire, and mobilize the public, donors, and government leaders to act on critical issues.
Duran holds an MA in media studies from The New School in New York City and a BA in international relations and Middle East studies from Drew University.