Vox Announces Christina Vallice Joins as Head of Video
'I'm thrilled to welcome Christina to Vox. She is an exceptionally talented video journalist and newsroom leader who will be instrumental in shaping the next chapter of Vox video,' Chittal said. 'She brings a wealth of experience to the role, and understands how to break down complex topics in an accessible way. I can't wait to see how she will take Vox's explanatory video journalism to new heights.'
In her role, Vallice will oversee Vox's award-winning video department, continuing the brand's signature explainer videos as well as leading expansion and experimentation with new formats in vertical shortform video and podcast video. She will oversee video strategy and publishing across all of Vox's platforms, including Vox's flagship YouTube channel with over 12 million subscribers, Instagram, TikTok, and website and owned platforms.
Vallice joins Vox after serving in leadership roles at the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, and Vice, following more than a decade producing at NBC News.
Most recently, Vallice was the director of video series and events at Yahoo Finance. There she led a team to deliver in-depth, original reporting on the investments that are leading to advancements in tech, science, and AI, newsmaker interviews with prominent CEOs and business leaders, and spearheaded the cross-newsroom coordination for major coverage events.
At the Wall Street Journal, Vallice served as the senior executive producer of news and specials, directing a global team spanning New York, London, and Singapore to produce daily news videos, in-depth explainers, international features, video investigations and documentaries across various platforms. Under Vallice, the Journal earned two national Emmy nominations for its first feature-length documentary and its first video investigation.
Before her time at Yahoo Finance and the Journal, Vallice was a supervising producer at Vice, and helped launch the award-winning HBO broadcast, Vice News Tonight. Prior to that, Vallice spent 11 years at NBC Nightly News, delivering fast-turn stories under tight deadlines both in edit and in the field, producing coverage on a wide variety of major news stories.
Vallice received her master's degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications after earning her undergraduate degree at Binghamton University.
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