Video Editor - 15+ Years Broadcast Experience

THOMAS HAMILTON RED TREE VISUAL EFX, INC. VIDEO EDITOR

Mahopac, NY (remote availability) 845-***-**** *****@*******.*** PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior video editor with 15+ years of experience delivering broadcast-ready content for top-tier networks. Specializing in fast-turnaround reality, docu, unscripted & scripted editing and sports with a strong focus on pacing, tone consistency, and story clarity under tight deadlines. Skilled in AVID, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop. Adept at visual storytelling, problem solving, maintaining consistent tone, social media, remote workflows, file management and delivering polished content under tight deadlines. Proficient in a full range of post workflows. Tom Hamilton Video Editor Portfolio

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Primary Editing: Avid Media Composer

• Secondary Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve

• Motion & Graphics: After Effects, Photoshop

• Workflow Strengths: Sound design, multi-cam, color correction, broadcast delivery

• Emerging Tools: AI-assisted editing, generative video (workflow optimization). Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 1.5, Sore 2, Runway 4, Grok, Wan 2.6, others STRENGTHS

• Fast turnaround under network deadlines

• Comfortable working independently or embedded with production teams

• Strong communication with producers and showrunners

• Remote workflows and secure media delivery

SELECTED CREDITS

Freelance Video Editor Various Networks & Studios 2006–Present VH1 / MTV

• Love & Hip Hop:Atlanta seasons 11-13 & Run it Back: Edited multiple seasons of VH1’s flagship reality franchise, collaborating directly with showrunners to maintain tone consistency, hit aggressive delivery schedules, and adapt storylines quickly based on network notes.

• Black Ink Crew, True Life/Crime, The Seven (daily show): Maintained consistent tone and narrative continuity across diverse reality and docuseries content. Collaborated directly with showrunners and producers to elevate storytelling through dynamic editing, music, and sound design choices.

TLC / Discovery

• 90 Day Fiancé Franchise (Pillow Talk, The Single Life, Tell All, What Now, Bares All): Served as an editor on over 15+ series for one of TLC’s most popular franchises

(2015–2024), consistently delivering polished cuts under fast-paced, demanding deadlines.

• Unexpected: Edited broadcast-ready episodes under tight network deadlines, managing story edits, notes implementation, and final delivery requirements within a fast-paced post-production environment.

• My Crazy Obsession: Edited reality television segments and episodes, shaping story structure, pacing, and character-driven narratives while collaborating with producers to meet network standards and delivery deadlines.

Investigation Discovery / Oxygen

• Homicide Hunter, Murder Chose Me, Snapped: Killer Couples: Applied dramatic pacing, sound design, and graphic integration to enhance crime re-enactments and interviews, building suspense and driving viewer engagement. A&E / ABC / Nat Geo / ESPN / Misc.

• 20/20, NightLine, US Open (Tennis), Tour de France, NHL, PBR, Versus (OLN), Wild Transport, Fish Tank Kings : Created high-energy edits for a wide range of action, sports, news, and competition-based programs, from fast-paced highlights to in- depth news features.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL WORK

• Hudson Global, Pfizer, Revlon, Annenberg Foundation, Dunn & Bradstreet, Canon, Martha Stewart, Pepsi, IBM: Edited promotional and internal communications content for a range of corporate clients, including healthcare and consumer brands. EDUCATION

• Center for the Media Arts, NY — Certificate, Television Technology

• SUNY Stony Brook, NY — M.A. in Music

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