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Michael VanZetta

Senior Video Editor & Post-Production Director specializing in narrative YouTube content

PiZetta MediaGeorge Mason UniversityManassas, VA21 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Video editor/motion graphics creator with ~20 years of Premiere Pro + After Effects experience, focused on emotion-driven storytelling and retention in longform YouTube content. Has edited for Newsflare (4M subscribers) and built their own channel, Paisetta Media, to ~100K subscribers; also mentors other editors with a quality-first, example-based feedback style.

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Key Strengths

  • Nearly 20 years of deep Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects experience
  • Strong emotional storytelling approach (uses pauses/real speech for relatability)
  • Balances minimal effects with story-first editing (hard cuts, selective dissolves, subtle graphics)
  • Can take projects from raw footage through narrative structure to final delivery
  • Mentors editors with visual, example-based feedback focused on technical precision and empathy
  • Experience editing for large YouTube audiences (Newsflare ~4M subscribers) and grew own channel (Paisetta Media ~100K subscribers)

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Experience

Founder / Senior Editor & Post-Production DirectorPiZetta Media · Jan 2021 – Presentfreelance
Senior Live Video Producer / Lead EditorSinclair Broadcast Group · Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Managing Editor / Supervising EditorCIRCA (SBG) · Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
Newscast Director / Video EditorWUSA · Jan 2005 – Jan 2017
Newscast Director / Video EditorWJLA · Jan 2005 – Jan 2017

Education

George Mason Universitybachelor, Digital Media Design & Production

Awards

  • YouTube Silver Creator Award (100,000+ Subscribers)
  • Capital Area Emmy Award — Breaking News
  • Promax Rising Creative Star
  • Dale Carnegie Leadership Innovation Award

Skills

Video EditingTeam LeadershipAdobe Premiere ProAdobe After EffectsAdobe PhotoshopGraphic designLongform Video EditingPost-ProductionPost-Production LeadershipYouTube EditingYouTube Retention StrategyAudience RetentionNarrative-Driven EditingNarrative PacingHook Development

Languages

English

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