Jay Doherty

Founder and President, JD Media

Self Employed • Self-employed

Apr 2020 - Present • 6 yrs 3 mos

JD Media is a NYC-based media, technology, and advisory company created in 2020 to provide voiceover and media production services to businesses and individuals. JD Media has completed more than 1,400 projects for various clients in more than 70 countries, including The Olympics, Pringles, Kellogg's, and Duolingo. The company’s work has been played in stadiums, published on verified social media pages, and heard by millions of ears around the world.

Anderson Cooper 360° Freelancer

CNN • Freelance

Jun 2024 - Jul 2026 • 2 yrs 1 mo

At CNN, I work with the Anderson Cooper 360° team by gathering research, organizing stories, and coding video for the network's nightly primetime broadcast. I am grateful to have worked with the AC360° team during CNN's record-breaking coverage of the first Biden-Trump 2024 Presidential Debate, the network's live coverage of an attempted assassination, CNN's breaking news coverage of President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, on-the-scene coverage of Hurricane Helene, and the multi-week special coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Since its launch, I have assisted in the production of "All There Is Live with Anderson Cooper," an interactive CNN digital series exploring grief and loss. I took a temporary leave from CNN while abroad and felt grateful to rejoin the AC360° team as a freelancer in September 2025.

PORDIR Fellow

Princeton University • Freelance

Sep 2024 - May 2026 • 1 yr 8 mos

I worked with Dr. Wolfgang Danspeckgruber at Princeton University's Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD), where I learn about religion, diplomacy, and the rise of new global actors. Through LISD's Program on Religious Diplomacy and International Relations (PORDIR), I feel grateful to participate in events and discussions that examine religion's role in the worldwide connections between faith, governance, and policy. The LISD supports teaching, research, and publication about issues related to self-determination, especially pertaining to the state, self-governance, sovereignty, security, and diplomacy. Dr. Danspeckgruber passed away in February 2026, and I feel lucky to have had him as a mentor.