PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Dedicated and ambitious video editor with experience in post-production as an assistant editor, social media & cutdown editor, media operator, and data archivist. Proven expertise editing branded content for Fortune 500 companies. 4 years of experience working on new business pitches, manifestos, and case studies for advertising agencies. In depth understanding of modern AI generation tools and experience using them for agency work. Adept collaborating with stakeholders, customers, and clients to ensure products delivered are meeting expectations.

Areas of Expertise

Video Editing Assistant Editing Social Media Media Encoding

Adobe Premiere Data Archiving Finishing Quality Control

Project-Management Versioning Conforming Communication

2D Animation AI Generation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Video Editor and Animator | Queens, NY Feb 2023 - Present

-Extensive experience working on branded content for companies like Mastercard, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Ford, Target, Ulta, Ikea, Acura, Toyota, and more.
-Provides freelance services to agencies like Prose on Pixels, Havas, McCann Worldwide, Craft, Even/Odd Studios, Cosmostreet and Bad Behavior.
-Has completed over 100 advertising pitches and manifestos to earn agencies new business. Sources and generates footage, edits, assists with graphics and mix, and collaborates with creative teams.
-Uses generative AI tools like Runway, Sora, and Kling to bring pitches to life.
-Coordinates and prepares finishing with colorists and mixers. Conforms final color, mix, and graphics.
-Resizes and edits advertisements for delivery on various social media platforms.
-Delivers video to spec for broadcast television and digitally.
-Uses years of experience and a strong eye for visual storytelling to provide creative input on advertising pitches to anticipate the exact shots needed.
-Extensive experience using AI tools to generate voiceover and create instrumentals.
-Teaches and updates editing and delivery workflows to Assistant and Junior Editors.

VICE Media Group| Brooklyn, NY Oct 2020 - Feb 2023

Assistant Editor‍ ‍Jan 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Edited long form and cutdown videos for promos and social delivery.

  • Led a major project to unify the workflow for all assistant editors at VICE.

  • Synced and organized multi-cam footage and multi-day shoots.

  • Prepared color and mix for both in-house and out-of-house finishers. Conformed colored footage and final mix, and recreated all motion graphics and overlays.

  • Developed workflows and guides for editing TV, web, promos, recuts, and socials.

  • Worked for many departments including Branded, Munchies, Noisey, World News, Digital, and R29.

  • Extensive experience working under tight deadlines for a major media conglomerate.

Data OperatorOct 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Maintained and updated an organized archive for VICE’s Branded content.

  • Archived and catalogued over 500 hard drives.

  • Managed and organized assets for projects.

  • Troubleshooting problems within premiere.

  • Prepared projects onto drives and facilitated their delivery to editors around the world.

Instructional Media Services at SUNY New Paltz | New Paltz, NY Sep 2017 - Dec 2019

Media Operator & Distance Learning Supervisor

  • Served as a lab technician for a distance learning class with China.

  • Digitized and edited outdated educational materials for use in the classroom.

  • Mixed live sound for high-profile event panels.

Additional Experience

Treasurer at the Committee for the Blind of Poland Jun 2021 - Present

EDUCATION

SUNY New Paltz - Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Production, Minor in Communications 2015-2019