Aronow began her career as Archival Researcher and Associate Producer for Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (1988), a series of six, one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) and journalist Bill Moyers . The series remains one of the most popular ever broadcast on PBS.

Aronow directed To Uncle Alex (1987), an award-winning short, celebrating the life of her Russian immigrant grandfather (The Learning Channel / PBS New to America series, NJ Film Festival Best Short Documentary). She was Line Producer for You’re the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) on PBS American Masters, and for The Quiet Revolution (1992), a six-part series about sustainable development, filmed in India, Bangladesh, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Nepal and the United States (national PBS).

She was Co-producer and Co-director of CHANCEMAN’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS: The Origins of the 20th Century Black Community in Morris County NJ, (1988) (NJ Network & American Public TV Exchange; CINE Golden Eagle and Black Maria Film Festival Awards) and Co-director for Episode One of SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education.

Aronow Co-produced, Co-directed and Edited the documentary feature, MEGAMALL: Money, Power and Politics in the Age of Sprawl (2010), and Co-produced and Co-edited, Backpack Full of Cash, the Real Cost of Privatizing America’s Public Schools (2017) which has been shown in more than 39 states and 9 foreign countries.

Aronow is also on the board of Rivertown Film, the Rockland County, NY non-profit organization which celebrates the art of motion pictures through screenings and educational programs, now entering its 25th year.