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Ian Dembling

Orlando,Florida

Summary

Charismatic and innovative Stage Manager with nearly a decade of live event execution experience for mass audiences. Looking to combine this expertise with my love of live sports to help you wow crowds this season!

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Stage Manager and Live Event Show Caller

Encore Global
2022 - Current
  • Directed end-to-end show flow execution, calling all audio, camera, video, and staging cues (ClearCom), while adapting to live environment demands.
  • Acted as primary point of contact for communication between talent, executives, meeting planners, and the technical show team, leading all through technical dry runs, rehearsals, and day-of show implementation.
  • Shows and events range from corporate meetings for Fortune 100 Companies, panel discussions and keynotes with celebrities and U.S. Presidents, runway fashion shows, political meetings, and live game shows for charity or cash prizes.

Content Producer and On Air Host

Convention News Television
2020 - 2022
  • Produced original creative video content and live show execution for dozens of widely-established associations for their trade shows, annual meetings and virtual conferences.
  • Project manager for several clients at once, hosting conventions on all sides of the country. Acted in various roles, including On-site Producer, Show-Caller, Stage Manager, and interviewer for on-camera content.
  • Through COVID, Organized virtual meetings for hundreds of attendees who tuned in globally for live events and pre-produced videos (with voiceover work provided by me).

Reporter and Multimedia Journalist

Various Television Stations
2016 - 2019
  • Responsible for story pitching, and between one and three live shots per day for live television broadcasting.
  • Edited my own camera shots (Final Cut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Dalet, and AVID) that became news packages watched by thousands
  • Provided critical live storm coverage (LiveU and Dejero backpacks) in severe weather, including three hurricanes and three tropical storms.

Live Sports Technical Director and Crew Member

WTOP-10 Sports
2012 - 2016
  • Executed various positions for "Hockey Night in Oswego", a student-run television program providing pre-show, post-show and in game play-by-play coverage for Oswego State Women's and Men's NCAA Hockey teams each weekend.
  • Positions I covered include Director, Technical Director, Camera Operator, Audio Lead, Replay Operator, Floor Director and Show Producer.
  • Helped grow the department to start including live basketball broadcasts, which are now a staple of the student-run television organization

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Broadcasting + Mass Communications (Spanish Minor)

State University of New York College At Oswego
Oswego, NY
01-2016

Skills

  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Production Management
  • Professional Communication
  • Rehearsal Leadership and Technical Direction
  • Run of Show (ROS) Creation and Maintenance
  • Show Calling (Lighting, Audio, Video, Cameras, Stage Transitions)
  • Show Timekeeping
  • Talent and Executives Coordination

Timeline

Stage Manager and Live Event Show Caller

Encore Global
2022 - Current

Content Producer and On Air Host

Convention News Television
2020 - 2022

Reporter and Multimedia Journalist

Various Television Stations
2016 - 2019

Live Sports Technical Director and Crew Member

WTOP-10 Sports
2012 - 2016

Bachelor of Arts - Broadcasting + Mass Communications (Spanish Minor)

State University of New York College At Oswego