Gonzalo Zarazaga

AV Support & Production Assistant Manager

Country

United States

City

Lake Forest

Industry

Skill

Visual Storytelling, Film Production, Film Editing, Film Direction, Screenwriting, Multi-camera Directing, Marketing, Video Production, Communication, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro

Experience

AV Support & Production Assistant Manager

First Presbyterian Church

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Built technical proficiency by operating advanced live-switching equipment; directed 60+ weekly Sunday broadcasts, accumulating 6,000+ total viewers.

Summer Intern - AbbVie Ad Agency (A3)

AbbVie

2025-6 - 2025-7 · 2 mos

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Assisted in pharmaceutical ad campaigns; supported content creation & strategy; collaborated with creative teams on marketing & project execution.

Lead Writer, Film Director, and Lead Editor

Chicago Summer Stories

2024-6 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 1 mo

Directed and edited four original short films as part of a collaborative summer film initiative, leading production teams of 20–25 crew members per project. Oversaw all aspects of filmmaking, including story development, shot planning, on-set coordination, and post-production editing. One film, Petals, Pictures, and Paintings, received a national award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, recognizing excellence in student filmmaking.