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Adam SantiagoLegal Council at Condé NastMS in Media Management(2019)Adam Santiago is a native New Yorker, film and music snob, Seinfeld aficionado, and a yogi runner. He’s also cultivated seven years of invaluable dealmaking experience as an entertainment and IP attorney. Adam is currently In-House Legal Counsel at Condé Nast, a global media company with over one billion consumers of its renowned 30+ brand portfolio (e.g., The New Yorker, Pitchfork, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair). Adam leads all production, distribution, and talent legal matters for Condé’s digital video, audio/podcast, music, film, television, and social media content. Adam also leads Condé’s NYC Pro Bono Committee chapter, where he spearheads clinical work for the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA), an awesome legal aid and education organization for low-income NYC artists of all disciplines. Prior to Condé, Adam was an Associate at The Firm®, a boutique entertainment and IP NYC law firm. Under his mentor, Bruce Colfin, Adam negotiated, drafted, and advised on IP licensing and industry deals for indie and established musicians, filmmakers, producers, influencers, writers, fashion entrepreneurs, and multi-media content creators. Adam holds an MS in Media Management (The New School), a JD (Western Michigan University Cooley Law School), and a BA (CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice). |
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The MA in Media Studies gives students experience in creative media making, critical analysis, and entrepreneurialism. The Media Management MS offers the practical experience you need to succeed in today's media industries. The Documentary Studies Certificate program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking in a small, tightly focused program. The Media Management Certificate Program provides a strong foundation of management principles and leadership skills to find work in the ever-changing global media landscape.
Annual Events
Over three evenings, short documentaries made by students in the Documentary Media Studies graduate certificate program are screened for the public. The films are the products of a year of study in documentary production, history and theory. The program has just completed its tenth year.
This annual event features film and video works produced by students taking graduate, undergraduate, and certificate classes in the School of Media Studies. Finalists are selected by an external jury of film professionals.
New School graduate students exhibit and discuss their works-in-progress in this popular monthly media workshop and screening series. Presenting students receive constructive feedback on their film, video, and audio work.
Mixed Messages is an annual exhibition showcasing outstanding creative work by graduate students in the School of Media Studies. Selected by a panel of distinguished jurors, projects include installations, interactive experiences, Web-based projects, and works on paper.
Kinoscope is a screening series designed to foster dialogue about film as cinematic art. Kinoscope events include discussion and analysis at the end of each program. Kinoscope’s mission is to enhance the awareness and understanding of the film and filmmaking process by screening a wide variety of national and international films.
Immediacy is a student-centered online journal produced by the School of Media Studies that provides a space for fresh approaches and perspectives on the understanding of media.