Hailing from Colombia, Catalina "Cata" Mejía Arenas is a bilingual multimedia journalist and communications strategist with 7 years of experience in TV, digital and radio storytelling formats currently based in New York City. From pitching, writing and producing to editing and reporting live, she can do it all in English and Spanish. She is passionate about news and current events, particularly community-based stories with a national scope that have the power of combating misinformation, restoring faith in humanity and giving a platform to those who may not have had the chance to share their story before.
At the present moment is on the GenAI Content team working within the Creative Studio at Meta. Prior to this position, she completed her master's degree (with distinction) in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from New York University. She was also the Lead Digital Communications and Brand Strategist at the all-women PR firm, Communications Shop, where Catalina oversaw the digital team and guided the development of editorial messaging across multiple platforms to optimize the reach and engagement between clients and their target audiences, as well as providing critical feedback to strengthen their brand identity. Additionally, she was a Digital Journalist, Producer, Researcher, Social Media Manager and Graphic Designer for the independent news initiative #NewsNotNoise, where alongside CNN’s former Chief White House Correspondent, Jessica Yellin, she reported on key topics on social media platforms at a national and international level, with a focus on delivering information in a substantive, smart and succinct way for all audience levels to easily digest. And lastly, she also co-hosted and co-produced the weekly radio show Decisión Latina, focusing on national and international issues that impact the Latinx community in Nevada.
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Her previous interviewees include the former U.S. Vice President, Al Gore and A-List celebrities, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson, among others. Her work has been showcased through opportunities with NBCUniversal and Telemundo in Washington D.C. and Las Vegas, Facebook in New York, The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, Lulofilms in Colombia, NTN24’s Poder Latino and Efecto Naím, and the national publication HerCampus.
She has also created content for, produced and hosted her own podcast titled Up Front with Catalina Mejía, starred in Nickelodeon’s show Figure It Out, reported for Capital News Service, produced and hosted interviews for enTERPreneur at the University of Maryland, and participated as talent in the Latin Grammys 2013 promotional campaign.