Eldra Flowers

About

Video editor/producer with ~15 years across Adobe Premiere and After Effects, including high-pressure live broadcast work at CNN handling rapid-turn 'crashing' graphics requests for shows like Anderson Cooper 360. Led post-production for a weekly 30-minute CBS affiliate program (Atlanta Eats), managing a multi-person editing team and standardizing graphics/templates. Currently an international video producer at Nestle, previously producing/managing YouTube content for Garden of Life.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• 15 years combined Adobe Premiere + After Effects experience
• High-pressure broadcast turnaround (created CNN lower third for live Anderson Cooper 360 in ~10 minutes; handled sub-20-minute 'crashing' requests)
• Strong post-production organization workflow (ingest, catalog/keyword, asset management, rough cut/string-out)
• Cross-functional coordination using pre-production planning and project management tools
• Led post team for weekly 30-minute TV deliverables (managed 3 editors, 2 interns, and a graphic artist; standardized templates for consistency)

Reference Highlights

• One of the best video editors the reference has encountered
• Exceptional storytelling and pacing
• Strong performance in daily news edits
• Supportive teammate who steps in to help under tight deadlines
• Effective at sharing tips and mentoring others
• Easy to work with; adapts to provided direction
• Gets it right the first time; minimal rework needed
• Handles pressure well with no room for error
• Highly knowledgeable ('knows his stuff')
• Rehire-worthy in a senior editing capacity
• Incredibly detail-oriented
• Talented across all aspects of video production and storytelling
• Strong leadership ability
• Technically knowledgeable
• Strong communicator with teammates
• Effective mentor (benefited from Apple leadership training)
• Handles feedback extremely well
• Collaborative with producers and stakeholders
• Graceful and professional with difficult clients
• Resourceful in stakeholder/client management
• Maintains long-term client relationships
• Highly organized; uses multiple systems to ensure success
• Streamlines tough projects effectively
• Sets proper expectations on timing and results
• Performs well under high pressure (network TV environment)
• Able to manage heavy workload as sole editor (episodes + marketing/social content)
• Delivers high-quality results; executes to get the job done right
• Exceptional editing skills
• Strong AI insight
• Would be rehired / long-term collaborator endorsement