Amber Payne

Publisher & General Manager, The Emancipator

Amber Payne is an award-winning executive producer, editor and storyteller with a track record for creating bold content that drives conversation. Amber is the Publisher and General Manager of The Emancipator, a multimedia digital publication exploring solutions to racial inequity. Amber previously served as Executive Producer of Teen Vogue video and was a 2021 Nieman Foundation fellow at Harvard University. In 2015 she created and launched NBCBLK, a section of NBCNews.com dedicated to elevating the conversation around black identity, social issues, and culture. She spent a decade at NBC Nightly News, where she produced breaking news and feature stories. Amber and her husband run Tilt Shift Media, a small production house specializing in documentaries and narrative-driven branded content.