Vetted Video Editing Professionals

John Ward

Screened

Executive Applications Development & Analytics Leader specializing in enterprise transformation

Chicago, IL30y exp

“Candidate has prior startup experience building systems and has firsthand experience with a venture that lost angel funding. They show thoughtful reflection on why the startup failed—emphasizing unclear success criteria, weak funding planning, and lack of team consensus—and would seek experienced advisors earlier in future ventures.”

“Senior graphic designer with e-commerce marketing experience at AVVA and Apt2B.com, focused on high-polish email and paid social creative. Leans into motion design—shooting and editing video and building animated GIF assets—to drive engagement and revenue, and is experienced producing high-volume sale/Black Friday creative efficiently using grid systems and brand-guideline guardrails.”

Jay Passarella

Screened

Senior Video Production Manager specializing in sports storytelling and postproduction

Keyport, NJ18y exp

“Video editor/post-production specialist with deep Premiere Pro expertise and strong After Effects capability, currently editing for the USGA YouTube channel (features/tributes/hype content). Built the Midnight Sun Company channel from scratch starting in 2013, including a music video that surpassed 5M views, and has experience leading and mentoring a small team of editors.”

“Built Bargain Bricks end-to-end as a solo creator, handling product ideation, design, backend, APIs, website, and native iOS/Android apps. They actively maintain and iterate on the product, which has over 1,000 downloads, and have improved conversion through UI changes that surfaced the best deal above the fold.”

“Video editor with 15+ years of experience across major NLEs (Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci, Sony Vegas) and a strong focus on longform YouTube retention through pacing, audio, and recurring hooks. Produced end-to-end, graphic-heavy weekly content for the Ditto Music Channel (self-filmed/edited/narrated/scripted), contributing to a library of 30–40 videos reaching ~5K–200K views each.”

Joseph Orisino

Screened

Senior Longform Video Editor specializing in YouTube-style storytelling and post-production leadership

New York, NY18y exp

“Senior editor/post-production supervisor with extensive Premiere + After Effects experience across major media brands (Yahoo Finance, Thrillist, Yahoo News/Katie Couric) and current work producing a video suite for SkinCeuticals (L'Oréal). Known for building scalable editorial workflows (style guides, review processes) and delivering retention-focused longform YouTube edits with strong cross-functional coordination through color, audio, graphics, and social versioning.”

Fitz Harris

Screened

Senior Sound Designer/Audio Editor specializing in podcast and film post-production

Los Angeles, CA8y exp

“Audio editor/mixer and music editor working on the Something Scary podcast’s weekly ~30-minute suspense/true-crime horror video component, where they shape tension and narrative beats through precise music editing, dialogue pacing, and strategic use of silence. Pro Tools–centric, template-driven workflow with automation, subtractive EQ, bussing, and loudness targeting to deliver consistent mixes at high volume and iterate quickly based on producer notes and audience retention.”

Hannah Avey-Overfelt

Screened

Multimedia Designer specializing in animation, video production, and campaign creative

Cary, NC

“Marketing designer with John Deere and Gear.com experience spanning high-polish campaign creative, web product-page image overhauls at scale, and multi-platform video editing in Premiere Pro. Drove international dealer adoption of campaign assets (notably Canada and France) and measures impact through clicks/downloads, while maintaining fast remote feedback loops across time zones.”

Elbot Carman

Screened

Senior Creative & Brand Designer specializing in brand systems, digital marketing, and UI/UX

Atlanta, GA13y exp

“Brand/marketing designer with experience modernizing a SaaS company’s identity (Hudson MX) and improving external perception through cohesive brand systems and asset libraries. Also supported American Express by building a scalable Figma component library to rapidly recreate UI screenshots with high fidelity using in-product access and Chrome DevTools for exact specs, and produced stakeholder interview videos for LinkedIn/Vimeo in Adobe Premiere.”

“Video editor/motion graphics specialist with ~20 years of deep After Effects experience (compositing, motion graphics, 3D camera work, expressions) and a structured longform YouTube editing workflow. Has led teams as a lead editor on branding campaigns and contributed to major channels including Univision’s YouTube/streaming presence, Sofía Vergara’s Nuevón, and travel creator David Was Here.”

Kevin Scharf

Screened

Senior Project Management & Compliance Professional in Aerospace & Defense

Englewood, CO8y exp

“Internal audit/GRC professional who partners closely with engineering on access controls, change management, and remediation—often translating "technically compliant" states into realistic threat scenarios and business impact. Has driven measurable reductions in privileged-access exposure through least-privilege resets and recurring reviews, and has hands-on experience troubleshooting real-world deployment/integration issues (including in a manufacturing environment) using logs/metrics and strong escalation documentation.”

“Senior/brand designer with portfolio work spanning fintech and AI SaaS, including leading the Daylight Grow launch for an LGBTQ+ audience across multiple channels (web, social, email, events, merch, OOH). Expanded Cleanlab’s Figma design system in close partnership with engineering and led visual QA to support fast, high-volume iteration without quality drift; also drove direct mail + landing page redesigns for Happy Money to improve acquisition performance.”

“Recent graduate with internship experience at Bausch + Lomb building Copilot Studio HR chatbots that reduced HR time spent on repetitive inquiries. Strong focus on conversational flow design, prompt-based steering for predictability, and thorough technical/end-user documentation; also building a personal YouTube AI SEO analyzer.”

Richard Roberts

Screened

Executive TV/Film Editor-Producer specializing in reality, documentary, and broadcast programming

7y exp

“Senior video editor and post producer with deep Premiere experience (and Avid for network-style work), spanning feature documentaries, TV specials, promos, and music videos. Has led teams of 5–12 editors on high-volume schedules (5–6 shows/week) while mentoring on craft, software, music, and montage. Notable credits include work with Discovery and the YouTube channel Organic Nation (Stacey Poon Kinney).”