T I N A Z I M M E R
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RETAIL EXPERIENCE
Google Shopping Express (with Adecco agency) – 2/16 – Present – GSX Store Operator & Store Ambassador – Los Angeles, CA. Responsible for shopping, packing, paying, handing packages to couriers, opening and closing the Google Express pack stations (at various store locations). I also occasionally assist as a Courier Captain (passing off the packages, scanning, and stowing packages for customers, prepping them for couriers, and checking in the drivers).
ENTERTAINMENT
Cirque du Soleil (Kurios show) – 12/15 – 2/16 – VIP Host/Cirquador – VIP Tent – Los Angeles, CA. Distribute VIP credential/badge and VIP gifts (gift bags, masks, cds, popcorn, serve wine), scan tickets, assist VIPs/celebrities with special requests, directions, and various questions. Escort VIPs to various areas of the tent. Help with opening, closing, and maintenance of the VIP area.
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts – 2/14 – 3/16 – Patron Services – Concierge/Grand Hall Greeter, Usher, & Ticket Taker – Beverly Hills, CA. Assisted with passing out programs, giving directions, making suggestions, escorting patrons and celebrities to their seats, handling tickets, working and greeting at the front desk. Worked during various performances and events including: Netflix meeting, Spring Awakening, Brief Encounter, Into the Woods, Guys & Dolls, The Chinese New Year Gala, the Beverly Hills Mayoral event, Maurice Hines, Judge Judy Anniversary, Jessica Lang dance, and KCRW film screenings.
Royce Hall (at UCLA) – 9/15 – Present – Usher – Backstage – work with the crew, celebrities’, and cast credentials and check them in on the VIP/Security list. Check in wheel chairs, personal items, backpacks. Assist patrons with tickets, programs, seating, give directions. Events and shows include: Oprah Winfrey’s Soul Sessions, The Nutcracker, LA Ballet, Sankai Juku, The Symphonic Body, Snarky Puppy, and several more.
Critics’ Choice TV Awards – 5/15 – Credentials/VIP Production Assistant – The Beverly Hilton Hotel –
Beverly Hills, CA. Organized and distributed walkie talkies and parking passes, checked in production
crew members, passed out All Access badges/credentials, and assisted production coordinators.
AEG Worldwide – Staples Center, Nokia Theatre, & Microsoft Theater – 6/14 – 12/15– Guest Services
Usher, Greeter, & Ticket Taker – Downtown, Los Angeles, CA. Checked credentials in VIP sections.
Escorted patrons and celebrities to their seats. Worked in Guest Services and assisted with directions,
suggestions, tickets, and general customer service. Greeted, scanned tickets, and handled seating at various
events, games, and concerts including: the Emmy Awards, Straight Outta Compton Premiere, the American Music Awards, MTV Movie Awards, BET Awards, Hunger Games - Mockingjay Movie Premieres I & II, Radio Disney Music Awards, The People’s Choice Awards, Arctic Monkeys, Danny Elfman, Cher, Jingle Ball, MTV Video Music Awards, and Kings hockey games.
FILM/VIDEO CREW
Beyond the Lines Group Art Show – 12/15 – Cinematographer, Photographer, & Artist – LA, CA
Kamsha – Heartbreaker music video – 9/15 – Co-Director & Director of Photography – LA, CA
The Clean Up – short film – 8/15 – Script Supervisor & Photographer – LA, CA
Bruising for Besos – feature film – 7/14 – Digital Imaging Technician – Ventura/Camarillo CA
The One music video – 4/14 – Assistant Camera & DIT – Tarzana, CA
Trick Fifty short film 10/13 – Director of Photography & Assistant Director – LA, CA
Ziggy & Bob Marley – Punky Reggae Party music video – 8/13 – Producer, Co-Director, DP – NYC
Molt (experimental dance short film) 1/13 – Producer, Director, Cinematographer – NYC
District Entertainment music videos Yun6 Canon – 3/12 – Director of Photography – NYC
Cortlandt Alley (independent martial arts short film) – 9/11 – Director, Cinematographer – NYC
PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE
Professional Photographer – 1995 – Present
Clients: Vice Magazine, Muzosa Bujinkan Dojo, The NY Daily News, Time Out NY,
The Philadelphia Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Gotham Magazine, The Village Voice, Coney Island, Young Dance Collective, Artivist Film Festival, CMJ Music Festival
David LaChapelle (Fashion/Celebrity Photographer) 1997 – Intern & Photography Assistant – NYC
Assisted David LaChapelle on his photo shoots, setting up lights, loading film, archives and research.
PHOTO RESEARCH & EDITING
Out Magazine – Freelance Photo Researcher & Editor – 5/08 – 6/08 – NYC
The Village Voice – Photo Editor, Researcher, & Photographer – 6/04 – 5/08 – NYC
TV Guide and Meredith Corporation – Photo Researcher & Editor – 2003 – NYC
Rosie Magazine (Rosie O’Donnell)- Assistant Photo Editor & Photographer – 9/00 – 10/02 – NYC
EDUCATION
The Colorado Institute of Art – 1994 – 1996 – Photography major – Denver, CO
Graduated in 1996 with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Photography and received honors with
the Best Fashion Photography Portfolio.