Ian Zandi

-Specialized in live entertainment, alternative weddings, cinema events, portraits, and BTS photography. -Served as staff photographer for American Cinematheque and Noisescape Magazine. -Photographed at prestigious venues such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood Improv, The Wiltern, Greek Theater, Hollywood Roosevelt, Egyptian, Aero, and Los Feliz 3 theaters. -Covered comedy shows, concerts, cinema Q&As, across many genres and audiences. -Edited footage in Lightroom and Photoshop with extensive digital asset management archiving. -Amassed a wide variety of clients through creative marketing, social media, and positive word-of-mouth. -Balanced bookkeeping for multiple business accounts, maintaining financial oversight.

Freelance coverage of events, talent q/a’s and products.

https://noisescapemagazine.com/

-Managed various Social Media pages and groups. Ensured the constant flow of new content -Specialized in satire humor for publications such as The Onion, Humor Darling (Associate Editor), Funny or Die's Pitch, and Plot Twist. -Wrote for several outlets including Indie Vision Music, Mapquest, and others via Upwork -Work has involved several subjects including music, local culture, and humor -Conducted and transcribed interviews with clients via email, phone, and in-person.

-Provided high-level support to the Chief Operating Officer and assisted other executives as needed. -Promoted from Mailroom Clerk to Operations Lead, and then to Executive Assistant, demonstrating initiative. -Coordinated a bi-coastal health fair for DGA members. -Developed resumes, drafted minutes, and managed complex calendars while adhering to HIPAA protocols.

Currently retired as a performer to focus on photography, largely through the connections I've made as a comedian. Took on a many roles as a comedian since 2015 including standup/sketch/improv/character/satire writer/director/musician/performer/designer/social media marketing/photographer Showrunner of several sold-out comedy monthly shows including Late Night Disaster Show, The 6789 Show, Mutually Assured Construction, It's a Rad, Rad, Rad, Rad, Rad, Rad, World, Seven is Enough, and Tales from the Laugh Dimension. Handled social media presence on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and TikTok with well-received poster designs to gather following for shows. Wrote/performed desk pieces, characters, monologue jokes and sketches in late night format on Nowhere Comedy's Your Late Night Tonight (for hosts Fizaa Dosani and Jodie Sweetin). Featured/performed at venues/publications such as Second City Hollywood, iO West, The Pack Theater, UCB, Humor Darling, The Onion, NPR, LAist, Funny or Die's Pitch, Buzzfeed, Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store, Flappers Comedy Club, Largo at the Coronet, 99.1 KLBP, New York Magazine, Pitchfork, MSN News, Plot Twist Magazine and many more. Written, performed, and directed numerous sketch shows in solo and collaborative performance spaces. Was successfully selected to perform standup in various festivals such as Outcast Comedy Festival (2020), Laugh Riot Grrrl Comedy Festival (2020), Comedy Campout Fest (2020/2022) and Midwest Queer Comedy Festival (2021), District Queer Comedy Fest (2021), and Omaha Comedy Fest (2021) in additional to occasional touring.

Photographer of intros, Q/As, etc at the historic Egyptian, Aero and Los Feliz theaters.

Spread awareness of the product through grassroots campaigns involving customer interaction at big box retailers. Included travel throughout the Southern California area.

Ran tech for class shows, via Zoom, for training center comedy students throughout the world.

Freelance joke writer

Various electives: Piano, Graphic Design, and Filmmaking