Jon is an Emmy-nominated, LGBTQ+ videomaker who served as the first official videographer to a First Lady in U.S. history.

Jon began his video career at Newsweek where he earned the pub the first Emmy nomination of any U.S. magazine. He launched digital docs at MSNBC, created programming at the New York Post and managed video production for Alpha Media Group. His journalism work was featured by BBC News Magazine, Reuters, CBS Local, ProPublica, New York Magazine, The Cut, Men’s Health, Glamour and more.

After a pivot to politics, Jon filmed Secretary Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, creating some of the most most-watched social videos of the 2016 presidential election and personally accumulating over 65 million views.

Afterwards at the Human Rights Campaign, Jon tripled the organization’s video viewsby raising HRC’s production values, introducing social optimization and launching a cohesive brand strategy.

During the 2022 cycle, Jon earned 200 million social media views on Beto O’Rourke’s gubernatorial campaign. Beltway experts credited Jon with innovating a new style of political video and consistently praised the campaign’s storytelling. The finance team credited Jon’s work with helping to break Texas records.

In 2024, Jon worked as Dr. Jill Biden’s videographer on President Joe Biden’s re-elect before transitioning to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff’s team after Vice President Kamala Harris topped the ticket.

He was later honored to serve as the first official White House videographer to a First Lady in American history, documenting Dr. Jill Biden’s public appearances for the National Archives and social media.

Jon’s work has been awarded by the Shortys, the Webbys, The National Press Club, the Magazine Publishers of America, the Society of Professional Journalists, GLAAD, MIN and the National Association of Black Journalists. He was nominated for two additional Emmys in 2008 and 2019.

Jon earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and an undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary.

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