Video Editor CV Example
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Olivia Reynolds
Senior Video Editor
Senior Video Editor with 10 years of experience crafting commercial campaigns, branded documentaries, social media content, and promotional films for agencies, production companies, and corporate clients. Experienced in shaping visual narratives from raw footage through colour grading, sound design, and final delivery across digital and broadcast platforms.
Experience
Senior Video Editor
Ridgeway Media Works, Full-time
2020-07-01 – Present
Atlanta, GA, US
Leading post-production for commercial campaigns, branded films, and documentary projects from rough cut to final master.
- Edited commercial campaigns, documentary features, corporate films, and branded content while overseeing narrative pacing, colour grading, sound integration, and final delivery.
- Crafted multi-camera campaign films that increased average viewer completion by 26% through stronger storytelling, pacing, and scene transitions.
- Designed a DaVinci Resolve colour management workflow that improved visual consistency across projects delivered by multiple editors.
- Introduced proxy-based collaborative editing that significantly reduced turnaround times for distributed production teams.
- Worked closely with directors, producers, cinematographers, composers, and motion designers throughout the entire post-production process.
Video Editor
Pulse Social Studio, Full-time
2018-06-01 – 2020-06-01
Lisbon, Portugal
Edited performance-driven social media campaigns, promotional videos, and short-form branded content.
- Produced platform-specific edits for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and paid advertising campaigns for international consumer brands.
- Optimised edit structure using audience retention insights, significantly improving engagement during the opening seconds of short-form content.
- Coordinated multilingual subtitle production, localisation workflows, and caption timing for campaigns released across EMEA markets.
- Balanced rapid publishing schedules while maintaining consistent brand identity across hundreds of monthly content variations.
- Collaborated with marketing strategists to adapt creative assets for different audience segments and campaign objectives.
Assistant Video Editor
Maple Frame Collective, Full-time
2016-05-01 – 2018-05-01
Vancouver, BC, CA
Built post-production expertise through media management, project organisation, and rough-cut preparation.
- Assisted lead editors with media ingestion, multicamera synchronisation, project organisation, rough-cut assembly, and archive management.
- Organised more than 180 hours of production footage using structured metadata, markers, and folder hierarchies that accelerated editorial workflows.
- Synced audio, multicamera interviews, and external recordings while maintaining accurate project organisation for senior editors.
- Maintained archive standards and backup procedures to ensure secure long-term storage of completed productions.
- Developed expertise in editing workflows, codecs, proxy generation, and media optimisation across large commercial productions.
Education
Film and Media, Bachelor of Arts
Georgia State University
2012-09-01 – 2016-05-01
Studied film editing, cinematography, post-production, colour correction, sound design, visual storytelling, digital media production, and documentary filmmaking while completing collaborative film projects and festival submissions.
Skills
Certifications
Adobe Certified Professional: Premiere Pro
Adobe
2024-01-01
DaVinci Resolve Certified User
Blackmagic Design
2023-01-01
Languages
English (Native)
CV writing guide
- Editing decisions linked to audience retention and campaign performance outcomes.
- Reliable command of post-production workflows from ingest through final delivery.
- Collaboration ability across producers, motion teams, and sound or color specialists.
- Adobe Premiere Pro Professional Certificate
- DaVinci Resolve Certification
- Avid Media Composer User Certification