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RACHEL BOYOUNG KIM
CREATIVE DIRECTOR. PRODUCER. SOCIAL CONTENT STRATEGIST.

POST - PRODUCTION LEAD

Biography

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Rachel Boyoung Kim is a duPont-Columbia, Murrow, and multiple-Emmy Award-winning director, producer, writer, cinematographer, and editor with extensive experience in scripted and unscripted development, production oversight, and multi-platform storytelling. She has led creative campaigns and long-form projects for NBC, ABC, PBS, and cultural institutions, combining hands-on production expertise with high-level creative direction.

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Her work spans live-action, documentary, and CG-integrated content, grounded in strong writing and editorial storytelling. Rachel blends narrative craft with social media strategy and data-driven audience engagement, leveraging analytics and retention insights to shape creative across broadcast, digital, OTT, and social platforms.

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She brings deep expertise in writing, directing, cinematography, and editing, consistently delivering high-quality creative under tight deadlines. Known for mentoring teams and managing complex post and VFX pipelines, she collaborates across disciplines to produce content that informs, inspires, and drives measurable impact.

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Proficient in AI-driven production and design tools, Rachel integrates automation into workflows to streamline post-production, motion graphics, and visual storytelling. Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite and bilingual in English and Korean, she has a proven record of crafting culturally resonant, data-informed stories.

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EMMY
Award

duPont-
Columbia
Award

OFFICIAL
SELECTION

Awards &

Nominations

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Stockton's Cambodian American Experience |ABC10 (2023)

  • Won Emmy Award in Light Feature - Multiple Reports category

 

Florin Square: Sacramento's Black Wall Street |ABC10 (2023)

  • Nominated Emmy Award in Historical/ Cultural in News or Long Form Content category

 

The Karuk Tribe's Burning Battle |ABC10 (2023)

  • Nominated Emmy Award in Serious Feature-Multiple Reports category

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Modoc Cattle County |ABC10 (2023)

  • Nominated Emmy Award in Light Feature- Single Reports category

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California Props: Explained - with Brandon Rittiman |ABC10 (2023)

  • Nominated Emmy Award in Informational / Instructional category

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Represent | Jonathan Calm's episode | KQED (2019)

  • Nominated Emmy Award in the Historic/ Cultural-Feature/ Segment category

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If Cities Could Dance | KQED (2019, 2020, 2021)

  • Won Webby Award 2019 and 2020 for Video Series & Channels | Travel & Lifestyle

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Dream Bags (2016)

  • Selected by the SF Emmys, the National Academy of Television Arts and Science (NATAS) for a scholarship award

  • Screened at 17th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas​

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Jerusalem, if I forget you (2017)

  • Screened at Jerusalem Film Festival and other Jewish Film Festivals –UK, Mexico, Vienna, Austin, Warsaw, Miami, Lenore Marwil Detroit, Buffalo, Budapest, and Atlanta

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Press

Represent | Masako's Miki episode | KQED (2019)

Masako Miki’s Shapeshifters Tell a Story of Cultural Survival and Adaptation

 - An article about one of the Represent series that I directed, produced, 2nd camera and edited

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Behind the Lens | Eugene Kim's episode | KQED (2019)

Music, Cars and Don't Forget the Hair: Eugene Kim's 'Cherry' Channels 90s Daly City

- An article about one of the Behind the Lens series that I directed, produced, 2nd camera and edited

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San Francisco Chronicle (2018)

  An interview about the film, Jerusalem, if I forget you (2017)

  "Bay Area filmmaker’s short at SF Jewish fest inspired by Jerusalem graffiti"

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NEWSKOREA (2018)

  An interview about the film, Dream Bags (2016)

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THE JERUSALEM POST (2017)

   An article about the Jerusalem Film Workshop Program 

   "Young international filmmakers are able to study their craft in the Holy City"

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