Social Media Specialist · Red Lantern
Digital media — Sydney, Australia
Strategy and production across client accounts: editorial planning, campaign creative, and reporting that ties content back to reach and retention.
Sajad Imanian / résumé
Career on record.
Nine years across newsrooms, stadiums and Olympic venues — the roles, the education, and the honest state of my toolset.
Where I've worked.
Social Media Producer · Olympic Broadcasting Services
Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024
Produced social-first coverage from inside the host broadcast operation — cutting, captioning and shipping moments to rights-holders while the session was still live.
Photographer · DeFodi Images
FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand
Match and feature photography through to the final, filed on tight wire deadlines for international distribution.
Digital Content Creator · IGBS
FIFA World Cup 2022 — Qatar
Behind-the-scenes and social content from the host broadcast operation across the tournament.
Social Media Lead · AFC Farsi
Asian Football Confederation
Built the Farsi-language Instagram account from zero to more than four million followers — editorial voice, format system, and daily match-day operation.
Photojournalist · Hamshahri
Daily newspaper — Tehran
News and sports assignments for print and digital; the newsroom grounding behind everything since.
Where I learned.
Professional Programme
The Football Business Academy
Journalism
The foundation of the media career that followed
Honest skill levels.
Self-assessed against people I admire in each field — not against the average.
- Social media strategy
- Live event coverage
- Sports photography
- Content production & editing
- Digital campaigns & branding
Tools in rotation.
Premiere Pro
Lightroom
Photoshop
After Effects
Figma
Meta Suite