Zainab Shah

Zainab Shah serves as the Vice President of Audience Strategy at the American Journalism Project since October 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in audience engagement and media strategy. Previously, Zainab held the position of Director of Engagement and Audience at THE CITY and Director of Audience at Talking Points Memo. Zainab has also contributed to Glitch as Media Partnerships Manager and operated as Operations Manager at The Correspondent, emphasizing a model of member-funded journalism. Earlier roles include Global Lead for Strategy & Operations at BuzzFeed, where Zainab fostered collaboration across international teams, and academic positions as an Adjunct Lecturer at City University of New York and Writing Center Coordinator at CUNY-Hostos Community College. Zainab holds a Bachelor of Arts in World Literature, Political Science, and Economics from the University of Toronto, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Antioch University-Los Angeles, and has trained at The French Culinary Institute and Cornell University.