We create deep, emotional and engaging content to help our clients accelerate social impact and engagement.
As storytellers and social activists, we seek to empower human resilience through the stories we tell. We believe the power of social impact storytelling can inspire audiences to give, get involved and take action.
Our values
Connectedness
Why are we KIN Media? Kin refers to family or relations in a familiar and comfortable way. It’s this closeness and familiarity that drives our approach in impact storytelling. Our core belief in unity and human connection is the central thread through all of our work – how it affects communities and beneficiaries and the wider goal of driving social change.
Honor
We honor the people in our stories we tell as we would our own family. We respect the distinctiveness of different cultures as we amplify and empower — not exploit — their experience and their stories.
Commitment
We are committed to our clients’ mission and growth. As story keepers, we value journeying with our clients over the years as their company or programs evolve and expand. Our long term clients trust that we will always put their core mission at the center of our projects and continue creating fresh new concepts for social impact storytelling needs.
Our SERVICES
Social Impact Strategy
Communications and Impact Marketing Plan, Digital Mobilization Plan, Marketing Strategy, Brand Strategy, Research Design, Fundraising Strategy, Social Media Strategy, Campaign Strategy and Development, Annual Report Content
Video and Photo Production
Full Service Video Production, Full Service Photography Production, Full Service Podcast Production, Content Strategy, Research, Story Development, Creative Direction
Design
Visual Identity and Narrative, Brand Style Guide, Graphic Design, Animation, Full Service Web Design and Development
Event Production
Full Service Event Production, Full Service Virtual Event Production, Experiential Marketing, Design and Strategy, Creative Direction
Social Impact Consulting
Logic Model, Theory of Change, Value Articulation and Proposition, Mission/Vision/Values, Fundraising, Marketing Matrix and Stakeholder Segmentation, Asset Mapping, Volunteer Engagement
Our Team and partners
Brittany Buongiorno
FOUNDER • Creative Director • prodUcer
Brittany Buongiorno didn't start KIN Media with a business plan, she started it with a frustration she couldn't ignore. After years working in commercial production with brands like Canon, Pampers, HP, Adidas, and Under Armour, she kept thinking about the nonprofits she had volunteered with. Organizations doing life changing work, yet struggling to cut through the noise with the same visual impact that big brands had. Their missions mattered more, so why did their stories feel smaller?That question became the mission for KIN Media. Brittany saw that when a story is told ethically and authentically, it doesn’t just inform an audience, it ignites them. It fosters empathy, builds trust, and catalyzes action. She wanted to bring the same cinematic quality and strategic thinking from commercial productions to the nonprofit sector.With 15+ years as a filmmaker and photographer, a Master's in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts, Brittany bridges two worlds that don't always speak the same language. She understands both the craft of compelling visual storytelling and the challenges nonprofits face.She walks away from each project more connected and more certain that this work is exactly where she needs to be. Because stories don't just change minds; they change the world. And she's committed to partnering with organizations excited about storytelling that moves people to act and create lasting change.
Erin Griffin
Erin Griffin is a documentary filmmaker, who specializes in directing and producing social justice films.
PRODUCER
Tryson John
CREATIVE DESIGN • STRATEGY • MARKETING • EVENT PRODUCTION
Tryson John is an experiential producer who is passionate about leveraging experiential activations, events, and technology to help brands tell their stories and develop lasting connections with their audiences.
Ricky Norris is a filmmaker whose work is all about the care of culture and the humans that inhabit it. Ricky’s heart is to listen to the stories that people share, contemplate their journeys, and find where hope breaks through the realities of our world.
Ricky Norris
DIRECTOR • CINEMATOGRAPHER • EDITOR
Jonathan Cortizo
DIRECTOR • CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jon Cortizo specializes in directing, shooting and editing branded content for publications and brands.
Emily Dolson
GRAPHIC DESIGN • BRANDING • WEB DESIGN
Emily Dolson helps brands visually communicate their mission and values through design. With a passion for social justice and environmentalism, she enjoys working with others who share a vision of a better society and planet.
Rahsaan Graham
SOCIAL IMPACT Strategy CONSULTANT
Rahsaan is passionate about optimizing potential for impact by bridging the nonprofit, for-profit and public networks. He has vast experience in strategic planning and new business development, external relations, program design, partnership development, fund development and CSR strategy design and implementation.
