Hi, my name is Kat ✨

I am a production and operations leader with over a decade of experience at the crossroads of digital culture and global brand storytelling. Throughout my career, I've taken hundreds of briefs up to full-scale creative productions. In that time, I’ve found that my greatest strength lies in nurturing team morale and building the foundational culture necessary for creatives to thrive and stay inspired in our ever-evolving world of content creation.

In the present day, I serve as a strategic project management lead at Mars Wrigley, where I spearheaded the start-up of their in-house content division, The Studio. Beyond just managing projects, I am focused on architecting the workflows and scaling the production systems for a portfolio of world-renowned brands. My time at Mars is championed by an industry-leading body of creative work produced by a small but mighty team challanged to adapt and learn on the fly, establishing us as the partner of choice over tenured external agency partners. 

My career's foundation is rooted in an adaptive, multi-disciplinary background, honed through roles at ABC, NBC, and The Museum of the Moving Image, followed by several years as a video editor at Complex. Whether I’m leading teams of artists and storytellers or hands-on in the production of captivating content, my approach remains the same: I believe the strongest visual work is crafted through authentic creative expression and strategic precision.

Outside of my corporate roles, I’m an active fixture in Brooklyn's independant arts community. I spend my free time producing immersive visuals and stage projections that explore deeper experimental mediums and more abract spheres of visual narrative.

Contact: kathrybarnish@gmail.com