Skyler is a cinematographer, video editor, and journalist based in Seattle, Washington.
She is currently a videographer for Cascade PBS. She previously worked as a videographer for The Colorado Springs Gazette,
A graduate of Western Kentucky University, she holds a degree in photojournalism and criminal justice, and previously worked as a video intern at The Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, and the Chesapeake Bay Program.
She is available for assignment statewide + beyond.
e: skyler.ballard23@gmail.com / c: 502-349-8348
fun & friends, 2023
Recognition
Heartland Emmy Awards Winner - 2023 - Daily News Report - Single Shift
Society for Features Journalism - 2023 - 1st & 2nd Place - Visual Storytelling
Heartland Emmy Awards Winner - 2022 - Environmental News
SPJ Excellence-in-Features - 2022 - 1st & 3rd Place - Video Storytelling
White House News Photographers Association - 2019 - Student Videographer of the Year
Hearst Journalism Awards 2019 - Multimedia Story of the Year
Hearst Journalism Awards 2019 -1st Place - Multimedia III Enterprise
Hearst Journalism Awards 2019 -1st Place - Multimedia IV Team News Reporting
Hearst Journalism Awards 2019 - 2nd Place - Multimedia National Championship
Hearst Journalism Awards 2020 - 5th Place - Multimedia III Enterprise
Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar - 2019 - Dave Martin Student Grant