Alejandro De Jesus
Producer · Director · Storyteller
I create premium stories across documentary, music, sports, culture, podcasts, social video, and live experiences — translating ideas into content people actually care about.
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About
A Decade of Stories That Matter
Born in Puerto Rico, based between New York City and San Juan — Alejandro De Jesus Miranda is a producer and director with 10+ years of experience building content that lives at the intersection of culture, emotion, and craft. His career spans some of the most respected names in media: Complex Networks, ESPN, Amazon Music, ON Running, the NBA, and independent creative productions on both sides of the Atlantic seaboard.
As Senior Producer at Complex Networks from 2017 to 2025, Alejandro led production on Sneaker Shopping, Full Size Run, What's in the Back?, and a slate of Latin-focused content and live podcast tapings. Before that, early-career work on ESPN's Academy Award–winning O.J.: Made in America gave him a foundational education in premium long-form documentary storytelling.
His approach is end-to-end — from story concept and talent coordination to field production, editorial shaping, and social-first distribution. He's equally comfortable in a broadcast truck, a podcast studio, or in a car with a camera rolling on Bad Bunny.
Complex · ESPN · Amazon Music
Premium media credentials
NYC + Puerto Rico
Bi-coastal creative base
Capabilities
What He Does Best
End-to-end production fluency — from the first story meeting to the final export.
Documentary Storytelling
Long-form and short-form documentary structures built around emotional truth, character, and cultural context.
Podcast & Interview Formats
Run of show, guest coordination, and editorial development for talk formats — studio, live, and hybrid.
Live & Broadcast Production
Field production, live tapings, ComplexCon broadcasts, and sports storytelling with fast-turn execution.
Branded Storytelling
Premium branded mini-docs and campaign content that earns audience attention rather than demanding it.
Premium Social Video
Social-first formats designed for engagement — built with editorial rigor and platform-native thinking.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Budgets, scheduling, vendor management, stakeholder communication — the full production infrastructure.
Featured Project
Pull Up — Bad Bunny
Documentary / Interview Format · Director & Producer
The Project
Rather than placing one of the world's biggest artists across a desk, Pull Up reimagined the celebrity interview as a moving, documentary-style experience. Alejandro directed and produced a format that followed Bad Bunny through environments that felt personal — letting the conversation breathe and the subject reveal himself on his own terms.
The Approach
The format relied on a mobile camera grammar, intimate framing, and a deliberate editorial rhythm. Instead of Q&A, the interview became a film. Topics moved through Puerto Rican identity, the weight of cultural representation, and the relationship between music and memory — all captured with documentary authenticity.
Key Themes
  • Documentary storytelling structure
  • Mobile, walk-and-talk interview format
  • Talent-facing production & trust-building
  • Music, identity & Puerto Rican culture
  • Intimate, cinematic framing
Role
Director / Producer — concept through delivery
Selected Work
Project Portfolio
A cross-section of work spanning branded documentary, premium digital video, podcast production, live sports, and cultural storytelling.
ON Running Mini-Docs
Documentary · Brand Storytelling · Director/Producer
Two documentary-style branded films exploring movement, identity, and performance. Built with cinematic structure rather than traditional advertising grammar — emotional, unhurried, and deeply human.

Sneaker Shopping — Complex
Premium Digital Video · Senior Producer
Produced one of digital media's most iconic interview formats — a hybrid of celebrity access, sneaker culture, and sharp editorial instinct. Coordinated A-list talent logistics, maintained fast-turn production cadence, and helped evolve the format's visual identity over multiple seasons.
Full Size Run
Podcast / Video Talk Format · Senior Producer
Weekly sneaker culture talk show that fused sports commentary, fashion criticism, and cultural conversation. Alejandro built and managed the full production infrastructure — run of show, guest coordination, live audience engagement, and social clipping strategy.
What's in the Back? — Complex
Documentary Interview / Walk-and-Talk · Producer
A format built around physical memory — guiding subjects through their archives to unlock stories that seated interviews never reach. The result was intimate, surprising, and consistently human. A format that prioritized revelation over performance.
Foundation Work
O.J.: Made in America
ESPN 30 for 30 · Production Assistant
An early-career immersion in the highest tier of long-form documentary filmmaking. O.J.: Made in America went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature — and the experience of being inside that production left a lasting imprint on how Alejandro thinks about story structure, archival research, and the weight of subject matter.
This was the foundation. Everything since has been built on that standard.
Live Sports Storytelling
NBA Puerto Rico
Local Producer / Fixer · Sports & Cultural Content
Produced Puerto Rico–based basketball storytelling around the NBA's presence on the island, working with players including Joakim Noah and Walter Hodge Jr. Fast-turn field production in dynamic environments, balancing logistical complexity with authentic cultural storytelling. A reminder that the best sports content is always about more than the game.
Audio + Video
Podcast Experience
Alejandro has built, produced, and evolved podcast formats across studio, live-event, and hybrid environments — with a consistent focus on editorial quality, guest experience, and cross-platform distribution.
Full Size Run
Weekly video-first sneaker culture podcast. Full production ownership including run of show, guest coordination, and live audience management.
Complex Sneaker Podcast
Audio-first format with editorial depth. Guest booking, interview development, and post-production oversight across weekly releases.
ComplexCon Live Tapings
Produced live podcast recordings in front of festival audiences — managing broadcast logistics, stage production, and real-time editorial decisions.
Social Clipping Strategy
Developed clip-first distribution thinking for podcast content — identifying moments, building formats, and maximizing platform reach from each episode.
Experience
Career Timeline
A decade-long arc from documentary foundations to senior-level creative leadership — and now, independent work built on that entire body of experience.
1
2014–2016
ESPN / Laylow Films
Production Assistant — O.J.: Made in America
Academy Award–winning documentary. First exposure to premium long-form storytelling at the highest level.
2
2017–2025
Complex Networks
Senior Producer
Led production on Sneaker Shopping, Full Size Run, What's in the Back?, Latin content initiatives, and live podcast events including ComplexCon.
3
Freelance Clients
Amazon Music · NBA · ON Running
Palette Group · Remezcla
Branded documentary, sports storytelling, music content, and cultural media across New York and Puerto Rico.
4
2025–Present
Oro Selectivo / Independent
Producer & Director
Independent creative practice focused on premium documentary, branded storytelling, and editorial content across culture, music, sport, and identity.
10+
Years of Experience
Across documentary, digital, live, and branded formats
6+
Premium Clients
Complex, ESPN, Amazon Music, NBA, ON Running, Remezcla
1
Academy Award–Winning Doc
Production contribution on O.J.: Made in America
"Story first."
The best content doesn't just look good — it makes people feel something. Whether documentary, social, podcasts, or live storytelling, I'm interested in stories that connect culture, emotion, and audience. The craft matters. The execution matters. But the story is always where it begins.
I've spent a decade working at the intersection of premium media and cultural fluency — producing formats that earn attention rather than buying it. From a moving car in Puerto Rico to a live broadcast stage at ComplexCon, the question is always the same: what does this story actually mean to the person watching it?
Contact
Let's make something worth watching.
Available for senior production roles, creative collaborations, and freelance engagements across documentary, branded content, podcast formats, and premium digital media.
Email
Reach out directly to discuss projects, opportunities, or creative partnerships.
alejdjm@gmail.com
LinkedIn
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Based In
Available for production across both locations and beyond.
New York City + Puerto Rico
Open to full-time, contract, and consulting engagements in Video Production · Documentary · Branded Content · Podcast · Premium Social · Live Broadcast