Paul Zakrzewski

Freelance audio producer and story editor with a background in arts journalism and teaching/writing creative nonfiction. Works in longform narrative podcasts.
Member since 2019

Location

  • Santa Barbara, CA

Portfolio

Contact Paul

  • Editing
  • Producing
  • Recording
  • Reporting
  • Writing

About Paul

I'm a freelance audio producer, writer, and writing coach currently based in Santa Barbara, CA. Podcasts include a monthly longform narrative storytelling show, CBB VOICES, and interview-style show for nonfiction writers. I come from a background in print journalism -- features, essays & reporting -- and in creative nonfiction (CNF). In addition to writing for the New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post & other outlets, I'm also the editor of Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge (HarperPerennial).

Paul's Portfolio

Three Weeks in the Secret City
Produced to coincide with the second anniversary of the 2018 Montecito mudslide, this 20-minute documentary features the story of freelance reporter Rebecca Lee Moody, who found herself embedded in the recovery efforts of 3,000 first responders, and who discovered a new sense of purpose as a result. An earlier version was developed in 2019's UCLA Extension "Narrative Writing for Podcasts" class with producer Annie Gilbertson.

Experience

Skills

  • Field Recording
  • Hosting
  • Interviewing
  • Marketing
  • Mixing
  • Producing
  • Reporting
  • Research
  • Story Editing
  • Tape Syncs

Equipment

  • Minidisk Recorders
  • Specialized mics