Freelance Society is a media and storytelling company founded in 2013. Our exploration of the internal and external human condition is overtaken only by our belief that every man, woman, and child should have a voice, no matter how difficult to reach. We have traveled the world for the last 10 years telling stories in some of the most hostile environments. From Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria and beyond, we are committed to searching for the truth wherever it may be.
These stories are told through our podcast, documentaries, and authentic reporting.
TEAM
DYLAN ROBERTS
Co-Founder & CEO
Originally from Austin, Texas, Dylan Roberts is a content creator. He graduated from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) in 2012 with a degree in broadcast journalism. At 20, Dylan started traveling internationally as a journalist, photographer, and editor. Media trips have taken Dylan to Iraq, Lebanon, Ukraine, Uganda, Gaza, Somalia, and more. Creating content for VICE Media, Atlas News, New York Times, Ryot News, and companies like Black Rifle Coffee, Bass Cats Boats, Visit Hot Springs Tourism, and American Heart Association. Dylan was also a co-producer of the Sun Ladies VR film that played at Sundance and SXSW in 2018. Besides being the co-founder, Dylan also manages multiple production teams and international projects.
CHRISTIAN STEPHEN
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Christian Stephen is a journalist, filmmaker and writer from London, England. Over the past 5 years he has specialized in multimedia coverage of hostile environments and conflict zones, focusing on humanitarian stories. At a young age, he traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia. In 2013, at age 18, Christian co-directed, shot, produced, and edited "The Vicar of Baghdad," Vice's award-winning feature-length documentary. In July of 2015, he traveled to Aleppo, Syria to capture the world's first ever virtual reality footage within a war zone. Linking up with Dylan Roberts, the pair started Freelance Society - a company that has created stories for multiple news outlets. Christian has covered conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Gaza, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Nepal, Turkey, India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, among others. He embedded in the front lines with the Islamic State in Iraq, broke news in Nepal and Gaza, and uncovered rampant child abuse in Afghanistan. Through these assignments, Christian has created multimedia stories for VICE, MSNBC, Vocativ, The Economist, RYOT News, and more. His work has been featured in 200+ international news outlets including The Associated Press, BBC, WIRED, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and Business Insider. As a speaker, he has been featured at the UN Foundation, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, and the Kaleidoscope International Film Festival.