Video Editor Assistant

Lee Hayden

203-***-**** ************@*****.*** 293 23rd Street, Brooklyn, NY

VIDEO WORK EXPERIENCE

Editor

Sony New York, NY June 2025 - August 2025

● Trainer Games (Amazon) - 6 Episodes

- Edited fast-paced, character-driven competition sequences and supporting verite scenes in Avid Media Composer, crafting engaging storylines that blend strategy, personality and suspense.

- Collaborated with a team of editors and producers to refine structure, pacing, and tone, ensuring a cohesive and compelling viewer experience.

- Joined the project early and built the initial post-production workflow to design and implement efficient organizational systems and workflow structures, streamlining the edit process for the entire post team. Editor

Diga Films New York, NY September 2024 - January 2025

● The Flip Off (HGTV) - 6 Episodes

- Edited full episodes and scenes for a new series with a small team of editors establishing an overall narrative and visual style while maintaining flow and pacing.

- Designed and implemented stylized elements including transitions, montages, and other unique visual elements, establishing the aesthetic tone for the season. Editor

Departure Films New York, NY June 2017 - November 2018, March 2021 - July 2024

● Battle on the Beach (Discovery & HGTV) - Seasons 2 - 4, 22 Episodes

● Battle on the Mountain (Discovery & HGTV) - 7 Episodes

● Rehab Addict (Discovery & HGTV) - Season 9, 3 Episodes

● Build It Forward (Discovery & HGTV) - 5 Episodes

● Backyard Blowout (NBC Universal Kids) - 10 Episodes

● Create The Escape (NBC Universal Kids) - 11 Episodes

● How Things Work (National Geographic) - 8 Web Episodes

● Get Out Of My Room (NBC Universal Kids) - 30 Episodes

● The Vanilla Ice Project (DIY) - 16 Episodes

● Rehab Addict (DIY & HGTV) - Season 8, 16 Episodes

- Edited full episodes, scenes, and elements for network television, digital short series, pilots, and sizzle tapes.

- Collaborated with editors and producers to develop episode and act structures.

- Trained assistant editors in Avid ingestion processes. Assistant Editor

Union Editorial New York, NY March 2020, June 2020 - March 2021

- Assistant editor for the documentary Introducing, Selma Blair (Independent) and 30+ commercials (Prudential,

---Beech-Nut, Dulcolax, Rocket Mortgage, Cisco, Atkins, American Spirits, etc.).

- Assisted editors with cutting, scoring, transcoding, ingestion, organization, outputs, and client presentations.

- Synchronized media for offline/online preparation. Editor

Running With Elephants Brooklyn, NY February 2019 - March 2019, August 2020 - September 2020

- Edited 5 digital branded content videos (Jägermeister, Zotos).

- Managed video/audio formatting and export for online content. Lee Hayden

203-***-**** ************@*****.*** 293 23rd Street, Brooklyn, NY Editor

One New York, NY April 2020 - June 2020

- Edited long-form interviews and short-form social media content for the #PassTheMic campaign.

- Recorded and managed media via Zoom.

Associate Editor

Isotope Films New York, NY April 2019 - August 2019, December 2019 - January 2020, April 2020

- Associate editor for the documentary A.K.A. Jane Roe (FX/Vice).

- Ingested and edited archival footage, graphics, music and audio.

- Managed video and asset exports for screenings.

Assistant Editor

Talos Films New York, NY July 2019 - February 2020

- Finishing assistant editor for Torn Apart (HBO).

- Assistant editor for Family Reboot (Disney) and Lost Secrets (Discovery).

- Managed footage ingestion, transcodes, syncing, grouping, and project organization. Assistant Editor

Lucky 8 TV New York, NY September 2016 - June 2017

- Assistant editor for 50+ development projects, including: Continental Highway (National Geographic) - Feature Length Documentary, Kid Chef Nation (Food Network) - 1 Pilot Episode.

- Created rough cuts, final casting tapes, casting interviews, and scene string outs.

- Managed offline footage ingestion, including media consolidation and transfer. Assistant Editor

Punched in the Head Productions Brooklyn, NY January 2015 - July 2016

- Assistant editor for True Life (MTV) - 3 Episodes, History Now (History Channel) - 60 Web Episodes,

--True Life (MTV) - 5 Episodes.

- Managed footage ingestion, including maintaining logs, linking, transcoding, syncing and grouping.

- Trained and supervised interns and post-production assistants. Editor/ Camera Operator/ Audio Engineer

WFUV Radio Station Bronx, NY September 2011 - May 2015

- Filmed and photographed over 100 live sessions with professional musicians.

- Edited 50+ performance videos for digital publication. TECHNICAL SKILLS

- Avid Media Composer

- Adobe Premiere

- Davinci Resolve

EDUCATION

B.A. - Communications, Concentration: Film

Fordham University Bronx, NY

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