Episode 29- Christina Vittas: The Voice Behind Elmo (and his friends) on Social Media

In the 29th episode of Who Are You?, Christina Vittas ’20, Senior Social Media Manager at Sesame Workshop, shares:

📺 How Christina’s childhood love of media sparked a professional path in advertising and social content.
📱 The social media management course that sparked Christina’s passion—and continues to impact her work today.
❤️A look into Christina’s role managing the online personas of beloved characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird.
🎓 What brings Christina back to Quinnipiac, and the importance of alumni supporting current students.

Related to this episode:
Quinnipiac's Advertising & Integrated Communications program: https://www.qu.edu/schools/communicat...
Quinnipiac’s Clubs and Organizations: https://www.qu.edu/student-life/clubs...
Q30TV (Quinnipiac University’s Student Run Television Station): https://q30tv.com/
Visit Quinnipiac Univeristy: https://www.qu.edu/visitus/
Quinnipiac University Alumni: https://alumni.qu.edu/

Host: Joel Vanner
Guest: Christina Vittas
Producers: Payton Stein & Peter Gallay

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Who is Christina Vittas?
00:50 Christina's path to working on Sesame Street
02:34 First time Christina came to Quinnipiac
03:36 Christina's exploration of figuring out what she wanted to study at Quinnipiac
04:40 The impact of being a reporter in student media
06:28 How the courses Christina took in college are relevant to her work today
07:48 Christina's career path at Sesame Workshop
09:23 A typical day working at Sesame Workshop
10:15 Recommendation to students for success
13:10 What Christina has learned from her success
14:31 Why Christina continues to want to contribute to Quinnipiac