Dr Alexa Scarlata is a Lecturer in Digital Communication in RMIT University's School of Media and Communication. She is a scholar of media and cultural industries with a special interest in internet distributed television, content production, and national screen policy. Alexa co-leads the Streaming Industries & Genres Network, is the Reviews Editor of the Journal of Digital Media and Policy, and was a recipient of the 2022 CHOICE/ADM+S Consumer Advocacy Placement. Her first monograph, Pivoting and Producing for Online TV: Australia's Transition (Routledge) was published in May 2025.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Lecturer, RMIT University
  • 2022–2024
    Research fellow, RMIT University

Education

  • 2022 
    University of Melbourne, PhD
  • 2013 
    University of Melbourne, Master of Global Media Communication
  • 2010 
    University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications)

Contact Alexa for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision