Ben Spier

Ben Spier has a diverse work experience spanning from 2004 to the present. Ben is currently working at Citizen as a Senior Operations Specialist (News & Growth) since December 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Reporter at Citizen starting in March 2020. Additionally, Ben worked as an Incident Analyst at Citizen from October 2018 to May 2021.

Before joining Citizen, Ben worked at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting in May-June 2018 as a Fact-Checker / Researcher / Writer. Ben also worked as a Reporter / News Intern at WYPR from February to June 2018.

In 2017, Ben held two positions. Ben worked at Zeke's Coffee as a Roastery Production Associate/Coffee Merchant from October 2017 to May 2018. Prior to that, they were a Teacher (Contract) at C3 Cyber Club from January to May 2017.

From November 2016 to May 2017, Ben worked as a Membership Assistant at WYPR.

Prior to these roles, Ben worked at Fox News as a Web Producer/Editor, Fox News Insider from October 2015 to September 2016. Ben also held the position of Senior Writer, News Ticker from March 2009 to October 2015 and worked as an ENG Assistant (Freelance) from November 2014 to May 2015.

Earlier in their career, Ben worked as an Assistant Paralegal at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP from April to September 2008. Ben also worked as a legal assistant at Traffic Control Group from August 2006 to February 2008.

Ben's earliest work experience includes a role as a Contributing Writer, Daily Record Plus at The Daily Record from May 2004 to August 2005.

Ben Spier attended New York University from 2002 to 2006, where they earned a Bachelor's Degree. Their major was Politics, and they also had minors in Journalism and English. In 2018, they enrolled at Betamore Academy and completed a certificate program in Front-End Web Development.