Joss Areté is an immersive producer, director, and development consultant who specializes in incorporating emerging technology into live events, and harnessing the power of multiple media in service of a central narrative which can serve unlimited extensions. Born in NYC, and having lived in Los Angeles for nearly a decade before moving to the UK, they carry an international awareness, and their background in the music, film, web design, nightlife, and experiential food and branding industries means they are adept at overseeing design across all media and integrating varied departments.

From immersive events (Disco Dining Club, Cocina Sagrada) to festival-premiering feature film (Your Friends Close, Amazon), to digital design (Jeanette Winterson, CBE; the award-winning Digital Civics Toolkit site), they lead with a strong aesthetic eye and passion for detailed storytelling. Their work is served by a background in dance, theatre, and writing, with a masters in Creative Writing from the University of Manchester. 

In academia, they've assisted global media expert Henry Jenkins, produced large scale creative conferences for USC and UCLA, and taught digital design and transmedia storytelling internationally, from USC to the University of Leeds. 

They have been named a Global Talent Promising Leader by the UK government, and their creative practice has been funded by the Arts Council of England.