Lauren Sims is an Assistant Video Editor at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she creates and delivers educational videos for both Britannica and Britannica School. She conducts in-depth media research on a wide variety of topics and uses her technical and creative expertise to build narratives that will best serve Britannica’s audience of eager learners.
Lauren joined the team as an intern in 2023 after graduating college. She quickly found her place on the team as a fast-paced video editor, encouraging the push toward a more appealing visual style and higher production value. She has been contributing to the team’s wide array of compelling content ever since.
Lauren also acts as a production assistant and camera operator during live interview shoots.
EDUCATION
Lauren holds a B.F.A. in film and television with a concentration in editing and postproduction from Columbia College Chicago.
IN LAUREN’S OWN WORDS…
It is extremely fulfilling to create educational videos for Britannica’s audience of “lifelong learners” as someone who identifies as a lifelong learner myself. I find so much joy in the fact that with each new project I get to immerse myself into brand new subject matter. I am as just as eager to learn new things as our audience is, and I try to bring that genuine curiosity into every video.
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