Veronica McGregor

News and Social Media Manager in Los Angeles, California

Veronica McGregor

News and Social Media Manager in Los Angeles, California

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At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I lead a remarkable team producing videos, news updates and social media to keep the world engaged with 40+ space missions studying Earth, the planets, asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies.

It's a busy universe -- we produce hundreds of articles per year along with dozens of videos. Through social media we reach millions of followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and more. Our work has been recognized with multiple Webby awards and the SXSW Interactive award for best social media campaign. In 2018 and 2019, we won back-to-back Emmy awards for Outstanding Original Interactive Program for our campaigns around missions to Saturn and Mars.

My work has been featured in the NY Times, ABC, NBC, Mashable, CNET and others. I created NASA's first mission accounts on Twitter followed by NASA's first "Tweetup" (now called NASA Socials) & first interactive live streaming channels. I've guest blogged for Gizmodo, served as panelist/moderator multiple times at SXSW Interactive Festival and been invited to talk at organizations including NATO, the National Institutes of Health, Warner Brothers, Social Media Week, NAB and numerous international marketing conferences.

I've humbly received NASA's Exceptional Achievement and Exceptional Service medals; been awarded the Aerospace Awareness Award by Women In Aerospace (WIA), and the Space Communicator Award by the RNASA Foundation in Houston.

  • Work
    • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Education
    • UCLA