Zisiga Mukulu is an interactive story designer at ProPublica, where she develops visual stories. Previously, she was a design fellow at The New York Times. In this role, she illustrated, art directed and designed stories in the opinion section. Before that, she led the development and design of digital campaigns at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative.
Mukulu also worked as a digital communications officer for the United Nations Office for Project Services in Denmark. During her four-year tenure, the organization received a Best of Swiss award for the website redesign.
Mukulu earned her master’s degree in design and technology at Parsons School of Design, during which she worked with fashion studio Stine Goya to develop its campaigns. She received her bachelor’s degree in architectural studies from Mount Holyoke College.
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