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Michael VanZetta

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

Manassas, VAFounder / Senior Editor & Post-Production Director21 years experienceDirectorMedia & EntertainmentBroadcast MediaDigital Media
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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.

Experience

Founder / Senior Editor & Post-Production DirectorPiZetta Media
Senior Live Video Producer / Lead EditorSinclair Broadcast Group
Managing Editor / Supervising EditorCIRCA (SBG)
Newscast Director / Video EditorWUSA
Newscast Director / Video EditorWJLA

Education

George Mason Universitybachelor, Digital Media Design & Production

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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Languages

English

Skills

Longform Video EditingVideo EditingPost-ProductionPost-Production LeadershipYouTube EditingYouTube Retention StrategyAudience RetentionNarrative-Driven EditingNarrative PacingHook DevelopmentVisual StorytellingPacingEmotional BeatsComedic TimingStory Structure