Salutations!
If you're looking for video, photo or social media management please e-mail for booking and rates.
I look forward to collaborating!
Chris has been a photographer for over ten years. He first picked up a camera in high school and never looked back. He began as a news-editorial major in college and worked in newspapers for several years before switching to advertising & public relations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Throughout his college career he has worked for the The Reader, Omaha World-Herald, The Daily Nebraskan and The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., HBO Boxing, Sports Illustrated, Getty Images, Bailey Lauerman, PhenomBlue, Archrival, Laundry Service and Cycle Media.
He currently works as a freelance photographer and content creator in Portland, Oregon. While he's not doing that he can be spotted in local coffee shops or riding his bike around.
CONTACT:
instagram.com/chrisdorwart
chris.dorwart@gmail.com
Detailed work experience:
December 2018-September 2019: Airbnb, Inc. Social Media Community Manager
September 2018-November 2018: Hanna Andersson, Production Assistant
May 2018: Schoolhouse Electric, Project Management Intern
October 2016-November 2016: Cycle Media, Production Assistant
August 2016-October 2016: Cycle Media, Jr. Community Manager
June 2016-August 2016: Laundry Service, Strategy/Project Management Intern
May 2015-October 2015: Bailey Lauerman, Content Creator
Worked as a photographer and content creator to produce visual pieces for Panda Express social media.
2014-2015: HBOBoxing, Photo Editor
Work ring-side editing photos to be published online on deadline.
2012-2015: Getty Images, Photo Assistant
Assist photographers in workflow during game action.
June 2015: Archrival, Production Assistant, Lincoln, Neb.
Three-day productionshoot for theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln recruitment commercial spot.
Spring 2014: Phenomblue, Interactive Intern, Omaha, Neb.
Curate news articles to post during the SXSW interactive festival as well as patrol Twitter to alert prospective users of the tool
Spring 2014: Jacht Ad Lab, Creative, Photographer, Designer, Lincoln, Neb.
Work at the student-run advertising agency on campus, working with real-world clients to produce print
and video campaigns.
Fall 2013: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Involvement, Multimedia Specialist, Lincoln, Neb.
Produce photos and videos on events pertaining to student life to bring awareness as to what was happening on campus
Fall 2013: Daily Nebraskan Designer, Lincoln, Neb.
Fall 2013: Dailyer Nebaskan Design Chief, Lincoln, Neb.
Fall 2013: UNL Student Involvement Multimedia Specialist, Lincoln, Neb.
Work with staff to come up with video ideas and cover various student-lifeevents during the semester
Summer 2013: Dundee Digital, Omaha, Neb.
Production intern to assist on video shoots, edit video using Final Cut Pro andhelping with a social media
strategy as well as the launch of a new website
Summer 2012: The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
Cover various photo assignments in Clark County given to me throughout thesummer including: citizen
portraits, parades, local businesses and athletic events
Spring 2012: Daily Nebraskan Senior Photographer, Lincoln, Neb.
Work as a staff photographer as well as editing and deciding what photosto publish in the newspaper
Fall 2011: Omaha World-Herald Photography Fellowship, Lincoln, Neb.
Work out of the Omaha World-Herald’s Lincoln bureau as a photographercovering various assignments
given to me throughout the semester
Summer 2011: Omaha World-Herald Photography Internship, Omaha, Neb.
Cover various assignments given to me throughout the summer
Fall 2010: Daily Nebraskan, Senior Photographer & sports writer, Lincoln, Neb.
Worked my way up to a senior photographer position and continued towrite for sports. Collaborate with
student editors to share story ideas,improve copy and coordinate assignments
Fall 2009: Daily Nebraskan, Staff photographer & sports writer, Lincoln, Neb.
Cover topics such as rifle, cross-country andmen’s and women’s tennis while working closely with media
relations professionals, athletes and coaches to write severalstories each week
Summer 2009: The Reader, Editorial Internship, Omaha, Neb.
Internship duties included; compiling a list of weekly concerts andwriting 100-word summaries of upcoming concerts.