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Nelle Owens Dunlap

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Product & Engineering Director at States Newsroom
📍 Durham, North Carolina, United States

Nelle Owens Dunlap is the Product & Engineering Director at States Newsroom, where she leads the strategy and implementation of digital news products. She holds a News Product Management certification and is a graduate of the Leadership Academy for Women in Media, reflecting her specialized expertise in the field.

Outside of her tech leadership role, Nelle is a performance and multimedia artist with a Master of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. A former teacher, she is a devoted supporter of journalists and believes in using communal effort to create a fairer world.

She uniquely combines a career in digital news technology with an active practice as a performance and multimedia artist.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Product & Engineering Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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News Product Strategy
Leads the digital news product portfolio at States Newsroom. Her posts highlight creating thorough product builds, stakeholder collaboration, and user testing.
Collaborative Journalism
Authored an article on reimagining story distribution through collaboration and developing open-source technology for republishing content among nonprofit newsrooms.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Product & Engineering Director
States Newsroom
4-2018 - 8-2025
Digital Director
States Newsroom
9-2016 - 4-2018
New Media Director
NC Policy Watch & The North Carolina Justice Center
9-2014 - 4-2016
Instructional Designer
Youth Digital
5-2014 - 8-2014
Lead Teacher; 3D Animation Summer Program
Youth Digital
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Education
2011 - 2013
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Maryland Institute College of Art
2003 - 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
University of Iowa
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