1. leigh
metzler
875
Park
Ave.
•
Brooklyn,
NY
•
11206
CELL
(609)
602-­‐8239
•
E-­‐MAIL
leighannzig@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Bookseller,
WORD
Bookstore
Engaging
with
customers
in
an
independent,
community
bookstore
by
providing
recommendations
across
genres.
Transporting
product
to
offsite
events,
selling
to
a
variety
of
audiences
in
an
assortment
of
venues
while
assisting
authors
during
signings
&
public
appearances.
Social
Media
Coordinator,
Panache
Booking
Strategically
prepared
social
media
posts
across
platforms
for
boutique
booking
agency
handling
over
130
artists.
Responsibilities
also
included
creating
tour
itineraries
of
up
to
three
years
so
that
bands
could
obtain
visas,
communicating
with
venues
to
monitor
ticket
sales
and
promotion,
logging
press
coverage
&
working
with
publicists,
logging
tour
expenses,
and
general
design
work
for
both
web
&
print.
Creative
Team
Member,
Death
By
Audio
Maintaining
space
for
underground
art
and
music
events,
facilitating
live
performances
by
acting
as
liaison
between
bands
and
staff,
occasionally
monitoring
live
sound,
handling
crowd
control,
and
supervising
monetary
exchange.
Freelance
Photographer’s
Assistant
Contract
employee
for
various
editorial,
advertising,
and
fine
art
photographers.
Teacher’s
Assistant,
The
New
School
for
Social
Research
Led
discussion
group
for
graduate
students
on
the
course
material
for
Modernity
and
Its
Discontents.
Provided
students
with
a
historical
backdrop
and
context
for
the
materials
assigned,
encouraging
varied
methods
of
interpretation
and
analysis.
Helped
subjects
prepare
for
in-­‐class
presentations.
Assistant
Brand
Manager,
Trevor
Dixon
Photography
Photographed
models
&
product
in-­‐studio
and
on
location,
prepared
files
for
two
nation-­‐wide
retailers’
e-­‐commerce
sites
(re-­‐touching
&
digital
imaging).
Inventory
control,
facilitating
shipping
&
receiving
of
product
from
clients.

2.
EDUCATION
Master
of
Arts,
Liberal
Studies
The
New
School
for
Social
Research
|
New
York,
NY
Graduated
2013
Interdisciplinary
program
incorperating
on
Critical
Theory,
Media
&
Art
History.
Focused
primarily
on
Modern
&
Contemporary
Art,
History
of
the
Avant-­‐Garde.
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts,
Photography
The
University
of
The
Arts
|
Philadelphia,
PA
Graduated
2008
SKILLS
Mac
Expertise,
PC
Proficency
Google
Docs,
Microsoft
Office,
iWork
HootSuite
&
All
social
media
platforms
CaptureOne
Pro
7
Lighting
experience
with
Profoto,
Broncolor,
Elinchrom,
etc.
Canon,
Nikon,
Mamiya
and
Hasselblad
camera
systems
Experience
working
with
large
format
field
/
view
cameras
Art
Handling
&
Installation
SPECIAL
PROJECTS
Contributing
photographer
for
Verbicide,
Impose,
Maximum
Rock
&
Roll,
Nashville’s
Dead,
&
Rubberneck
zines.
Extra
and
punk
history
consultant
for
Alison
O’Daniel’s
full-­‐length
feature
film
The
Tuba
Thieves
shot
at
MoMA
PS1.
Internships
at
Clocktower
Gallery
&
Radio
Station
(Assisted
with
multimedia,
interactive
exhibition
installation.
Produced
copy
for
in-­‐house
radio
program
Art
International
Radio.
Aided
artists
in
residence)
and
with
Mary
Ellen
Mark
at
Falkland
Road
(Library
management
&
archiving,
research
&
project
development,
location
scouting,
assisting
photographer
Mary
Ellen
Mark
and
filmmaker
Martin
Bell
on
shoots
in
studio
and
on
location.)
875
Park
Ave.
•
Brooklyn,
NY
•
11206
•
CELL
(609)
602-­‐8239
•
E-­‐MAIL
leighannzig@gmail.com