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  • Recent Work
  • International Rescue Committee
    • Afghan Evacuees
    • U.S.-Mexico Border
    • Refugees in America
    • International Programs
    • Stories of Welcome
  • Other Nonprofit
  • Music Videos
  • Photo
    • Portraits
    • Photoville 2019
    • Multiple Authentic Selves
    • West Africa
  • About

ANDREW OBERSTADT

andrew.oberstadt1@gmail.com

  • ▶︎
  • Recent Work
  • International Rescue Committee
    • Afghan Evacuees
    • U.S.-Mexico Border
    • Refugees in America
    • International Programs
    • Stories of Welcome
  • Other Nonprofit
  • Music Videos
  • Photo
    • Portraits
    • Photoville 2019
    • Multiple Authentic Selves
    • West Africa
  • About

(photo by emmamcdonaldphotography.com)

A visual storyteller for over 15 years, I have experience in every element of digital content creation. Whether it’s research, story-spotting, building relationships with subjects, filming, photography, editing or distribution, I have worn every hat. I excel at helping my clients turn nascent ideas into successful digital strategies that get real results in social media engagement, fundraising, and advocacy. I do this work because I’ve seen stories change minds, influence public policy, and build empathy among strangers. I am currently employed at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement nonprofit at work in over 40 countries. I live in the Harlem Valley outside of New York City.

Career Highlights

  • Produced, shot and edited a documentary that led to a single multi-million dollar donation for the non-profit Trees for the Future.

  • Led content trips and shot in active war zones.

  • Co-designed and led storytelling workshops, training over 100+ digital story-spotters around the world.

  • Co-designed and implemented the International Rescue Committee’s video archive containing decade’s worth of footage.

  • Designed a “deep consent” protocol to safeguard story subjects.

Select Published Work

  • Penguin Random House “Lucky” by Jane Smiley, cover art

  • Photoville NYC 2019 “Welcome”

  • New York Times “Border Children and Crayons of Solace”

  • The Guardian “Finding Herbs and Medicine in the Bronx Food Forest”

  • Al Jazeera “Afghan Chef in Virginia Welcomes Refugees with Meals”

  • NowThis News “Inside a Shelter for Newly Admitted Asylum Seekers, With Piper Perabo”

  • Reuters “Senegal tracks route of Guinea student in race to stop Ebola”

Clients

  • Reuters News

  • Spotify

  • Human Rights Watch

  • International Rescue Committee

  • Columbia University

  • Artisanal Gold Council

  • The Elevate Prize Foundation

  • Trees for the Future

  • Malaysia AIDS Council

  • TradesUp