Amanda DeSilva
I’m a producer, writer, and storyteller who specializes in digital media and community management. I’m passionate about finding creative ways to tell compelling stories that can capture, stimulate and diversify a brand's audience. I’m looking to continue growing my expansive resume within the field of social media, communications, and entertainment production.
Explore my work
Celebrating AAPI with Fiverr
Role: Producer
Fiverr buyer success story, in which the founder of Homiah launched a Southeast Asian pantry to familiarize people with Malaysian cuisine and flavors better.
‘BREAKING BREAD’ WITH FIVERR
Role: Producer
A buyer success digital series that explores the impact that food has within the Black diaspora and the Black business owners who aren’t just serving food but nourishing communities through the shared experience of breaking bread.
FIVERR’S ‘BEYOND THE PROFILE’ SPOTLIGHTS
Role: Producer & Editor
PIX11 ONLINE ORIGINALS
Role: Producer
Celeb photographer Ravie B, is currently on a mission to make picture day free for low-income students across New York City.
Role: Producer
Bothered by the lack of representation of her heritage in mainstream media, one NYC native launched her own cultural homage to the world: Nuevayorkinos — a digital archive aimed to ensure that the many Latino and Caribbean faces across the city are never forgotten.
Role: Producer
NY-based street artist Efren Andaluz, best known as 'Andaluz the Artist' shares how he's able to show up for his Latino community through his work.
Role: Producer
After moving to NYC from his hometown in Detroit Michigan, Executive Chef Charlie Mitchell made history as NYC's first and only Black chef to lead a Michelin-Star restaurant.
Role: Producer
A homage to the Caribbean diaspora of New York City, whose contributions and impact continue to make the Big Apple the cultural melting pot it is today.
Role: Producer
The story of the largest maritime evacuation in history that rescued nearly half a million people from the piers of Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001.
PIX 11 FACEBOOK LIVE NEWS SHOWS
Weekly shows I've produced via Facebook LIVE that drive conversation and engagement around trending news topics.
How to prepare for a looming recession
A money coach sits down with reporter
Monica Morales to discuss how people can
financially prepare for a looming
recession.
Reporter Monica Morales sits down with an LES NYCHA tenant who is outraged by the reoccurring sewage issues in her mother’s apartment.
Writing Clips
PIX11 NEWS
- Meet NYC’s first Black chef to lead a Michelin Star restaurant
- Photographer Ravie B. makes picture day free for low-income NYC students
- NYC native preserves Latino, Caribbean history through digital archive
- Meet the NY street muralist on a mission to empower his community through art
- LI native launches #NikesForNurses to help get sneakers to front-line heroes