I'm Martina Birrer — Storyteller, Camerawoman, and Video Journalist based in Switzerland. Whether it's a documentary, a news report, or content for your brand: I shoot, edit, and deliver. It's a one-woman show — and I love it. My background is trimedial, trained across TV, radio, and online at CH-Media. I bring newsroom speed and documentary heart to every project. Most recently, I spent January to May 2026 as camerawoman, editor any data manager aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Allankay in Antarctica. We produced Edge of the World: Krill Crisis — a weekly web series filmed in real time from the Southern Ocean, documenting industrial krill super trawlers destroying one of the planet's last pristine ecosystems. Every episode was shot, edited, and released on the water. Raw, unscripted, and from the frontlines. I'm passionate about stories that matter — and I'm always ready to go wherever they take me. Languages: German (native), English (fluent) Skills: Camera · Editing (Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve) · Video Journalism · Documentary

Martina Birrer

I'm Martina Birrer — Storyteller, Camerawoman, and Video Journalist based in Switzerland. Whether it's a documentary, a news report, or content for your brand: I shoot, edit, and deliver. It's a one-woman show — and I love it. My background is trimedial, trained across TV, radio, and online at CH-Media. I bring newsroom speed and documentary heart to every project. Most recently, I spent January to May 2026 as camerawoman, editor any data manager aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Allankay in Antarctica. We produced Edge of the World: Krill Crisis — a weekly web series filmed in real time from the Southern Ocean, documenting industrial krill super trawlers destroying one of the planet's last pristine ecosystems. Every episode was shot, edited, and released on the water. Raw, unscripted, and from the frontlines. I'm passionate about stories that matter — and I'm always ready to go wherever they take me. Languages: German (native), English (fluent) Skills: Camera · Editing (Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve) · Video Journalism · Documentary

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I’m Martina Birrer — Storyteller, Camerawoman, and Video Journalist based in Switzerland.

Whether it’s a documentary, a news report, or content for your brand: I shoot, edit, and deliver. It’s a one-woman show — and I love it.

My background is trimedial, trained across TV, radio, and online at CH-Media. I bring newsroom speed and documentary heart to every project.

Most recently, I spent January to May 2026 as camerawoman, editor any data manager aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Allankay in Antarctica. We produced Edge of the World: Krill Crisis — a weekly web series filmed in real time from the Southern Ocean, documenting industrial krill super trawlers destroying one of the planet’s last pristine ecosystems. Every episode was shot, edited, and released on the water. Raw, unscripted, and from the frontlines.

I’m passionate about stories that matter — and I’m always ready to go wherever they take me.

Languages: German (native), English (fluent)
Skills: Camera · Editing (Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve) · Video Journalism
· Documentary

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Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Self-employed Videojournalist / Camera Operator at Self-employed
May 1, 2025 - Present
Freelance videojournalism, camera operation and editing for various clients.
Videojournalist at Tele1 AG
September 1, 2024 - Present
Freelancer; videojournalist for Tele1 AG; Trimedial coverage.
Kamerafrau at Sea Shepherd Global Antarktika Kampagne
January 1, 2026 - May 1, 2026
Camerawoman for campaign coverage.
Ehrenamtliche Kamerafrau at Sea Shepherd Global
October 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Volunteer camerawoman.
Freelancerin - Videografie / Videoediting / Administrative Unterstützung at Schweizer Paraplegiker Zentrum Nottwil
August 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Videography, video editing, admin support; remote work.
Kamerafrau at Sea Shepherd Global
June 1, 2025 - Present
Volunteer Kamerafrau
Ausbildung zur Freitauch Instruktorin (AIDA) | Eigene Videoprojekte at Work and Travel Indonesien
February 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Freediving instructor training; own video projects
Trimediale Redaktorin at Tele1, Radio Pilatus und PilatusToday
September 1, 2022 - February 1, 2024
Videojournalistin, producer; producer of News; Trimedial series; radio / online / social media
Praktikum - Videojournalismus at Tele1, Luzern
September 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Internship in video journalism
Verkaufsberaterin Schmuck und Uhren at Lohri AG, Zug
September 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Verkaufsberaterin Schmuck und Uhren at Lohri AG, Zug
August 1, 2018 - August 1, 2020
Verkaufsberaterin Schmuck und Uhren at Les Ambassadeurs, Luzern
September 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018
Verkaufsberaterin Tourismus Schmuck und Uhren at Bucherer AG, Interlaken
May 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017
Verkaufsberaterin Schmuck und Uhren at Bucherer AG, Luzern
August 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016
Lehre als Detailhandelsfachfrau Uhren - Schmuck - Edelsteine at Bucherer AG, Luzern
August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2015

Education

Diplom Product Managerin (inkl. Eventmanagement) at KV Luzern
August 1, 2012 - July 1, 2015
Lehre als Detailhandelsfachfrau Uhren - Schmuck - Edelsteine at Bucherer AG, Luzern
August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2015
VJ- / Trimedial Training (MAZ – Die Schweizer Journalistenschule) at MAZ – Die Schweizer Journalistenschule
June 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Trimediale Redaktorin / Trimedia-Trimedial (Tele1, Tele Pilatus, PilatusToday) at CH-Media Academy Trimedial
September 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Qualifications

Fähigkeitszeugnis als Detailhandelsfachfrau Schwerpunkt Beratung
January 11, 2030 - June 7, 2026
Fähigkeitszeugnis als Detailhandelsfachfrau Schwerpunkt Beratung
November 30, 0002 - June 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Retail