Her Story
About Ingrid
Ingrid Bayter serves as Creative Director and specializes as a brand storyteller in Los Angeles. With 12 to 13 years in the field, she began her career after earning a degree in media production and documentary making, graduating cum laude. Bayter progressed from an internship focused on cinematic storytelling to roles as consultant, senior consultant, video specialist, and multimedia manager before reaching her current position. She takes pride in leading her company's 75th anniversary media celebration project, where she handled everything from scripting to execution. Bayter belongs to Brown Girls Duck Mafia (BGDN), a group for minority women in documentary work. Outside her primary role, she mentors youth at the LGBTQ Center in LA, teaching documentary-style interviews and video production, and pursues passion projects creating documentaries on social justice topics. She attributes her success to intentional effort, a love for her work, delivering 120 percent on every project, and maintaining honesty and fun throughout.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Ingrid
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say intentional. I like to be intentional with what I do. I love what I do, and when I do something, even from the most simple to the most project complex. I try to do it 120%, so when someone looks of the piece of content or that project, they could say, wow, that was really well done, well executed, so I could feel proud of the work that I'm creating. I think by me doing that, following the formula of, like, hey, try the best that you can, love what you're doing, and, you know, just stay honest to the projects and to yourself. It would give you I guess, like, the good success, formula, and I think the other thing, too, is fun. I love having fun.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Definitely stay true to yourself. And if it's something that you're passionate about, no matter how many no's you get, just keep going, until you achieve what someone told you that you were not supposed to, or that you couldn't, because I think that's, like, one of the best feelings that someone could have, right?
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Integrity. Honesty. Kindness. Creativity. and compassion.
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