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Zaire Best

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Dynamic, results-driven Educator, Creative Program Director, and Audio Engineer with over 8 years of success designing high-impact youth curricula across Philadelphia’s public, private, and charter networks. Proven digital creator who leverages real-world success—including 4 viral milestones and major local news coverage—to elevate institutional branding and inspire student engagement. Expert at merging traditional classroom instruction with modern music production to build technical, creative, and academic confidence in Pre-K through 12th-grade students.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Facilities Operations & Development Specialist

01.2024 - Current

Logistics & Asset Management: Orchestrate critical logistical workflows, auditing and moving physical assets across multiple campuses to guarantee seamless operational readiness for classrooms and executive offices.
Facility Restoration: Execute facility preservation projects, including interior painting and complex structural organization, to maintain elite institutional standards.

Resident Event DJ & Audio Technical Lead

01.2022 - Current

Audio Engineering: Serve as the exclusive audio architect and live entertainment lead for high-profile school-wide events, dances, and major institutional ceremonies.
Production Logistics: Direct sound engineering operations, including professional live audio equipment setup, acoustics management, and age-appropriate playlist curation to drive community engagement.

Lead After-School Enrichment Teacher & Substitute Instructor

The Philadelphia School

01.2021 - Current

Academic Continuity: Steered daily operations and executed rigorous lesson plans across multiple disciplines for Pre-K to 8th-grade cohorts, ensuring zero educational downtime during primary teacher absences.
Curriculum Innovation: Pioneered and built an exclusive music production curriculum utilizing GarageBand and FL Studio; mentored students through sound engineering basics, beat-making, and original song architecture.
STEM Integration: Designed and managed high-engagement enrichment programs for 3rd-grade cohorts, successfully blending audio recording projects with structural STEM Lego builds.
Brand Visibility: Served as a high-profile brand ambassador, securing prominent local news coverage and viral social media attention for creative street performances that elevated institutional visibility.

Audio Engineer & Artist

Independent Music Producer & Digital Content Creator

01.2019 - Current

Commercial Release: Engineered, produced, and independently released a full-length 18-track album distributed globally across major streaming platforms.
Audience Growth: Built and scaled an online community to over 15,000 combined followers by producing viral short-form music content, achieving 4 separate viral milestones on TikTok and Instagram.
Live Broadcast Optimization: Monetize creative assets through structured live-stream broadcasts on Twitch, YouTube Live, and TikTok Live; manage live audio setups, OBS software, and audience engagement metrics.

After-School Music Program Director & Instructor

Musicopia

01.2019 - 01.2022

Program Architecture: Constructed and delivered an advanced music creation program for metropolitan high school students, bridging the gap between artistic expression and digital technical literacy.
Technical Training: Trained youth in studio-grade software environments, giving them mastery over commercial DAWs (Logic Pro, Pro Tools), audio signal flows, lyric writing structures, and mixing methods.