Claire Van Buren

Claire Van Buren has a diverse work experience in marketing and brand management. Claire most recently worked as the Director of Brand Marketing at Zupp since April 2023. Prior to that, they were a Marketing Manager at Upgrade from May 2022 to April 2023. Claire also gained experience at GHOST as a Marketing Manager from August 2020 to May 2022, and as a Web Coordinator from October 2019 to August 2020. Claire also has experience in event management and branding, having served as the Co-Director and Committee Member at Ad Fed/Ad 2 Student Advertising Summit from March 2019 to June 2020. Additionally, they have held positions as a Marketing Coordinator at Bold Orange in September 2019, a Social Media + Content Intern at Nina Hale / Performance Digital from April 2019 to September 2019, and a Marketing Intern at Morrie's Automotive Group from April 2018 to April 2019. Furthermore, Claire has worked as a Wellness Center Marketing Intern and a Front Desk Attendant at the University of St. Thomas from March 2017 to April 2019, and from September 2016 to May 2018, respectively. Claire also has experience as a Nanny, where they ensured the timely arrival and pick up of children and provided appropriate entertainment while enforcing discipline. Their first professional experience was as an SEO & Product Blogging Intern at Imprintitems.com from November 2015 to June 2016, where they promoted and described the company's products and formatted blogs to retain readers' attention.

Claire Van Buren attended the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business from 2015 to 2019. During their time there, they focused on studying Marketing and also pursued a minor in Spanish. In 2019, they briefly attended East China Normal University to further enhance their knowledge in International Marketing.