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Senior Video Editor
Story-Driven Content | Long-Form & Short-Form
NY based, remote-friendly Senior Video Editor with 10+ years turning complex, interview-driven and unscripted footage into clear, engaging stories across major cable networks, branded, and digital platforms. Specializes in finding structure in high-volume material and shaping it into focused, audience-ready content under tight deadlines. Known for working closely with teams and stakeholders through multiple rounds of feedback to deliver polished content that connects with its audience.
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Editorial Approach
I work with large amounts of footage and focus on finding the clearest emotional, character, or story throughline as early as possible. Whether the material is interview driven, verité, competition based, or branded, my approach is always centered on pacing, clarity, and keeping the audience engaged without overworking the edit. I’m comfortable collaborating closely with producers or building scenes independently from raw footage, stringouts, interviews, and transcripts. My background in unscripted television taught me how to shape messy or evolving material into something that feels natural, focused, and emotionally grounded.
Product Demo
Dyson | Amazon Live
Edited branded content using pre-produced and live footage, shaping pacing and structure to highlight product features and improve clarity.
Caséta Wireless
Amazon Live
Cut and structured a branded segment from pre-produced and live footage, using phone graphics and pacing to highlight key features and usability.
Product Demo
Delta Faucet with Alexa Technology | Amazon Live
Cut promotional content for live commerce, focusing on clear messaging, product demonstration, and fast-paced viewing for digital audiences.
Interview Driven
Manhattan Jewish Experience
Edited a recipient spotlight interview for an awards event, shaping story and pacing from a single-camera interview and archival materials. Used photos, broll, and music to build continuity and support emotional tone.
Selected Editorial Work
Balanced process and judge-contestant interaction, pacing the first taste reveal while weaving in interviews to build anticipation across competitors
Competition Process
Moonshiners: Master Distiller | Discovery
Shaped competition narratives, building tension through eliminations, rivalries, and character stakes.
Shaped a character-driven moment through restrained pacing and minimal scoring, allowing the emotion to fully land.
Emotional Scene
Basketball Wives | VH1
Cut ensemble scenes around character dynamics and conflict, keeping multiple storylines clear and moving.
Structured the client decision reveal, pacing dialogue and reaction beats to build tension and land the unexpected outcome between both designers
Competition Reveal
Divided By Design | HGTV
Structured renovation stories around contrasting design styles, balancing couple dynamics, creative conflict, and transformation.
Shaped a search narrative by intercutting interviews, reenactments, and verité, building tension as a loved one retraces her steps
Investigative Interview
Justice By Any Means | TV One
Built investigative stories from interviews and archival material, maintaining clarity, tension, and emotional impact.
Selected Credits
Branded & Digital Work
Divided By Design • HGTV
Basketball Wives • VH1
MTV Cribs • MTV
Moonshiners: Master Distiller • Discovery
Families of the Mafia • MTV
Rehab Addict • HGTV & DIY
American Rehab: Restoring Victoria • DIY
Big Beach Builds • DIY
Hawaii Air Rescue • The Weather Channel
Dog the Bounty Hunter • A&E
Called to the Wild • National Geographic
Justice by Any Means • TV One
The First 48 • A&E
Black Ink Crew: Chicago • VH1
Rattled • TLC