Emmy Shines on Grinnell

One year out of Grinnell, Kyle Espinosa ’12 has an Emmy.

“I feel pretty ecstatic to win an Emmy for a project in which I had a significant role,” he says. “The statue is for the team, but if I had a spare $2,000 lying around, I could get mine.” 

Espinosa is part of Nickelodeon’s digital team, a group that recently won an Emmy for outstanding creative achievement in interactive media — user experience and visual design. Their Nickelodeon app for iPad goes beyond free video viewing, offering a movable tile layout with original videos, polls, games, and interactive content, as well as full episodes of Nickelodeon programs and specials.

Espinosa and his supervisor were responsible for populating the video content. He also reviewed the quality and functionality of the app, worked with the development team on technical issues, and had creative input on written copy and editorial issues.

The project added up to long hours; he also monitors the Nick.com site to ensure everything is working. “I watch Nick TV for a living,” he says. 

Espinosa has been working with the digital team in New York since graduation, when he started in Viacom’s summer associate program. In the program, he worked with Nick Digital and MTV Digital Music Production, accepting a position with Nick Digital when the program ended.