Jaron Gilinsky

Co-Founder & CEO at Storyhunter

Jaron Gilinsky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Storyhunter. Jaron has over 15 years of experience in the media industry, having worked as a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and professor.

Gilinsky started their career in 2005 as a Vanguard journalist for Current TV. Jaron then went on to produce and direct two feature documentaries and scores of short documentaries. In 2007, they became a video journalist for The New York Times, and later for Time Inc. from 2007 to 2011.

In 2009, Gilinsky began working as an adjunct professor at The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, where they taught courses on journalism and documentary film. Jaron left the position in 2011 to focus on their work at Storyhunter.

Under Gilinsky's leadership, Storyhunter has become the go-to platform for businesses to find and book the world's best video creators. The company has helped produce videos for major brands such as Coca Cola, Nike, and Google, among others.

Jaron Gilinsky graduated from the University of Florida with a BA Summa Cum Laude in International Relations.

Kelli Kieley - Producer, Elizabeth Filimonova - Marketing Director, and Saydul Fateheen Murad - Contributing Multimedia Director report to Jaron Gilinsky.

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