How I Became a Creative Producer for Instagram with Hannah Cecille

The New School Podcast with Christine Hong

Whether it’s a bad job interview or disappointing grades, we’ve all had those moments where things don’t work out how we hoped (or, if it’s 2020, a whole year of things not going to plan).

But for this episode’s super-inspiring guest, it’s all about how you react when things don’t go to plan. Hannah Cecille grew up in a musical household and she always wanted to be a Broadway star. But once she graduated college, she realized that a life in the theater wasn’t at all what she imagined. So she took a beat to reflect, and figured out that her true passion was actually telling people’s stories. After a series of twists and turns, she landed her dream job at Instagram, where she brings people’s stories to life as a creative producer.

In this episode, Hannah and Christine chat about how she got into producing, how she got her first production internship at Refinery29 (and how she dealt with being laid off at 25 years old), and what the day to day is like working as a producer for Instagram.

To learn more about Hannah, visit our show notes at www.thenewschoolpodcast.com/episodes.

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