00 / Résumé

Sajad Imanian / résumé

Career on record.

From newsrooms and football stadiums to FIFA World Cups and the Olympic Games, my career has evolved across photography, social media, content creation and live sports production.

01 / Experience

Where I've worked.

Jul 2018 — Present

Social Media Specialist

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Managing and creating digital content across AFC platforms and major competitions, from daily social media operations to live tournament coverage. Helped grow the AFC Farsi Instagram community to 4M+ followers while developing platform-first content, campaigns and new formats for football audiences across Asia.

Remote
Jul 2024 — Jul 2026

Social Media Specialist

Red Lantern

Produced daily digital content for FIFA's Farsi channels, developing creative formats and culturally relevant storytelling for millions of football fans while supporting performance analysis and international campaigns.

Remote
2024 & 2026

Social Media Content Creator

Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024 / Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

Produced and edited real-time social content for OBS Content+, creating platform-first coverage for broadcasters and rights holders across the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 and Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

On Site
2023

Photographer - DeFodi Images

FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand

Covered matches, training sessions and key moments throughout the tournament, working across photography and photo editing with imagery distributed internationally, including through Getty Images.

On Site
2022

Digital First Content Creator - Host Broadcast Services (HBS)

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 QATAR

Created mobile-first content pitch-side and behind the scenes for FIFA's digital channels, capturing player arrivals, dressing rooms, warm-ups, tunnel moments and live tournament storytelling.

On Site
August 2015 – September 2021

Photojournalist

Hamshahri Daily Newspaper

Covered news, sports and major events as a photojournalist, producing editorial photography and visual stories for print and digital publication.

On Site
02 / Education

Where I learned.

2023

AFC Football Management Diploma

AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE)

2022

AFC Football Management Certificate

AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE)

2018–2022

Bachelor of Public Relations & International Communication

Soore University

03 / Toolset

CORE EXPERTISE.

  • Social Media Strategy
  • Digital Content Production
  • Sports Photography
  • Community & Audience Growth
  • Digital Campaigns
  • Football Media
04 / Daily stack

Tools in rotation.

Lightroom
Photoshop
Meta Suite
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