claire bangser
clairebangser.com
cjbangser@gmail.com
203.856.9387
experience
MONDO BIZARRO, April 2013 - present
Photographer + videographer for Cry You One social + environmental storytelling project
Photo and video portraiture with media team producing web stories about land loss in Southern Louisiana.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STUDENT EXPEDITIONS, June - July 2013
Photographer On-Assigment Leader, Italy and Greece
Co-leading group of 19 high school students across Italy and Greece for 2.5 week expedition.
FREELANCE DESIGN AND VIDEO WORK, March 2012 - present
Graphic, web, +/or video design for wide range of clients including: Travel Shark, Yoga4Everybody, The Awesome
Foundation, Recolor Your Palate, Mali Health Organizing Project, Sally’s Place, ServeSmart, NolaVie + OperationOF
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF LOUISIANA, March 2013 - present
After-school Photography Teacher
Teaching photography to elementary + middle school students 4 days/week in New Orleans public + charter schools.
BALYOLU, December 2011 - present
Creative Media Director
Writing, video production, mutlimedia storytelling + graphic design for social startup leading eco-tours in NE Turkey.
THE HONEY ROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPEDITION, July - Nov 2012
Photographer, videographer + digital storyteller
Captured video, photo, audio, and written content on four month Young Explorers expedition across Turkey + the
South Caucasus. Currently producing multimedia stories.
RIDE SOMEWHERE FAR (BOOK), October 2011 - June 2012
Author + illustrator
Wrote, illustrated + published DIY guide for student exploratory bike travel.
THE WISE ROUTES PROJECT3DFLŹF&RDVW-XO\2FWREHU
Co-founder + cyclist
Designed + completed 1,800 mile bike tour, ongoing education-related blog + multimedia interview project.
ASHOKA, Arlington, VA, June 2009 - June 2011
Senior Program Manager for the Young Champions of Maternal Heatlh Program
Designed $2 million Gates Foundation-funded program, managed client relationships, successfully facilitated 15
international placements for Young Champions, organized conferences in Ghana + India, blogged frequently.
education
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, St. Louis, MO, August 2005 - May 2009
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, minors in French and Fine Art
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL TRAINING, Mali, West Africa, Spring semester 2008
awards
+ Features
skills
CENTER FOR DIGITAL STORYTELLING, full scholarship to attend food digital storytelling workshop, March 2013
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WEEKEND RADIO, interviewed by Boyd Matson, December 23, 2012
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WEBSITE, various photos + quotes featured, November 2012 - March 2013
ASHOKA.ORG, audio story featured, February 17, 2011
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY DEAN’S LIST, every semester, August 2005 - May 2009
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AWARD, Washington University, 2008
CHARLES S. DANA CULTURAL AWARD, Staples High School, 2005
PROGRAMS: Mac OSX, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Wordpress, CSS,
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CROSS-CULTURAL TRAVEL: over 30 countries including long-term stays in Mali, India, Ghana, Turkey + Georgia.
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GEEKING: bicycles, bees, culture’s relationship to land, fermentation, maps, + the virtues of making things by hand.