Monica Racic is a multimedia journalist and creative technologist based in New York City. She is currently the Digital Director of The New Yorker. Previously, she was the Multimedia Editor, leading the magazine’s first interactives department, a cross-functional team that uses visuals, reporting, and technology to develop immersive stories. She also served as the magazine’s Director of Production, overseeing a team of producers and technologists who build newsroom tools and editorial features.

In 2017, Monica was the story producer of “We Are Witnesses,” a video series, produced in partnership with The Marshall Project, that won an Edward R. Murrow award and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy. Her multimedia collaborations have been recognized by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the Society of Publication Designers, the Webbys, and most recently received a nomination for an Online Journalism Award for innovation in visual digital storytelling.

Monica has taught multimedia journalism at The New School’s interdisciplinary Journalism + Design program. Before joining The New Yorker, she worked at Print magazine and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Fordham University, with a double major in English and Visual Art. She studied front-end web development at General Assembly in New York.


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