Since joining Sesame Workshop in 2016, Díaz has been a leader in her field, overseeing all aspects of content development, generating new program ideas for kids and families, and serving as Creative Producer for select current series. As the VP of Creative Development, Díaz develops and leads the creative development strategy for new long-form and short-form series, specials, and other programming initiatives that align with Sesame Workshop’s mission and creative vision.

Over her 17-year career, Díaz has been a leader in creative producing, writing, and development for educational preschool TV content. In her previous roles at Sesame Workshop, Díaz oversaw Sesame Workshop’s Creative Development pipeline, which includes original series, Sesame Street spinoffs, Sesame Street segments, and animated specials for partners such as Max and Apple TV+. Her recent projects include the development of Charlotte’s Web, Sesame Street specials, Elmo Gets a Puppy and Elmo & Tango’s Mysterious Mysteries for Sesame Street’s Seasons 52 and 53; numerous Coming Together animated shorts, and more. Díaz produced the YouTube short, The Monster at the End of Your Story, which was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.

Before joining Sesame Workshop, Kim Díaz served as writer, producer, and puppeteer at Sprout on the Emmy-nominated The Sunny Side Up Show, the only live studio series for preschoolers that ran 365 days a year under both Comcast and NBC Universal. Additionally, Díaz served as writer and producer for on-air promos, branding, and interstitials at Nick Jr. She was nominated for three short-form writing Emmy Awards for Nickelodeon Presents History and Heritage and Dora’s Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure.

Díaz holds a BFA in Film & Television Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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