Lara
Bijlenga
17 rue Lamennais, 75008, Paris, France
+33 6 31 81 56 18
bijll540@newschool.edu
lara.bijlenga@hotmail.fr
08/18/1999 – 18 years old
Swiss
Student
Schools
Collège Saint-Louis 09.2010 – 06.2013 (secondary school – graduated)
Collège Calvin 09.2013 – 10.2015
International School of Geneva 10.2015 – 07.2017 (IB diploma – graduated)
Parsons Paris 10.2017 – present
Languages
French first language
English bilingual
German conversational
Russian Basic
Professional experiences
Community manager and trend scout assistant: Propaganda LIVE agency – Mykonos, St Tropez, Berlin, Paris, London, Budapest, Belgrade, Moscow, New York, Geneva (May 2016 – current position)
PR intern: Haute-Couture Paris Fashion Week, Blackdress agency – Paris, France (July 2017)
Event project manager assistant: Gala event plus 3 days of incentive activities (200 people) – Reykjavik, Iceland (February 2017)
Decor production assistant: short film, Pointprod film production – Montreux, Switzerland (October 2016)
Intern to the creative director: Propaganda LIVE branding, design and communication agency – Geneva, Switzerland (July 2016)
Executive production assistant: Advertising campaign shooting – New York City, US (December 2015- February 2016)
Video and photoshoot assistant: Multiple events for corporate clients such as Tag Heuer, Bulgary, Patek Philippe, Hermès, Piaget, Audemare Piguet and Tiffany, MBB events and Propaganda LIVE agencies – Geneva, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Los Angeles (January 2016)
Extra curriculum activities
Hurtwood House summer school: drama and visual arts (August 2013 & August 2014)
Volunteer experience
Founder of the Swiss Red Cross Junior Committee (June 2016)
Skills
Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Premier Pro, iMovie, SketchUp (basics)
Interests
Travel, Photography, Drawing, Filmography, Design, Editing
Horseback riding (Equestrian patent), Ski, Wakeboard (silver medal – Swiss championship)