About Samantha Grant

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Education:

Masters of Journalism, UC Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. MJ 2007

Bachelor of Arts, Yale University

Yale University, New Haven, CT BA, American Studies/Literature

Published Stories:

Lecturer Samantha Grant named 2011 BAVC MediaMaker Fellow

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As a 2011 BAVC Media Maker Fellow, UC Berkeley lecturer Samantha Grant will be developing a robust outreach and engagement plan for her upcoming feature length documentary about the 2003 Jayson Blair/New York Times scandal. The new BAVC MediaMaker Fellows program is designed to engage eight local artists in a year-long series of opportunities that will support project development through professional mentorship in multiplatform and transmedia storytelling through emerging technologies, strategic social media, marketing, and fundraising. The BAVC MediaMaker Fellows program will build an engaged local community of creative media artists from diverse fields, increase their capacity for diverse and lasting impact, and inspire new partnerships to support future work.

Work Experience:

Freelance Producer/Director

Freelance Producer/Director, San Francisco, CA, June 2003-present Produced both radio and video projects for various outlets including NPR's Marketplace and Weekend Edition, PBS's FRONTLINE/World, Al Jazeera International's People and Power, national cable outlet Current TV, and other local Bay Area TV and radio stations.

Associate Producer

Associate Producer, FRONTLINE/World, San Francisco, CA, September 2005-present Responsibilities include research, writing, dubbing, logging, editing, database building, etc.

Director/Producer

Director/Producer, Church of Craft, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY, April 2003-present Directing and producing this doc about handcrafting as religion. www.churchofcraftmovie.com

Associate Producer

Associate Producer, Noujaim Films, New York, NY, December 2004-June 2005 Worked with Jehane Noujaim and Alex Kerry on a feature doc film about the 2004 presidential race. Edited, fundraised, wrote pitches, managed interns, and handled logistics.

Co-Founder

Co-Founder, Gush Productions, San Francisco, CA, June 2003-present GUSH offers complete audio and video services to a variety of clients, including large corporations, and small independent filmmakers and musicians. Clients include PBS, NPR, PRI, Electronic Arts, Cingular, Merrill Lynch, Orbitz, and more. www.GUSHproductions.com

English & Spanish Audio Producer

English & Spanish Audio Producer, Tellme Networks, Mountain View, CA, July 2000-June 2003 Responsibilities included recording and editing audio; interviewing, hiring, training & managing a team of editors; coordinating launches; client relationships; application sound design.