Work

Assistant Editor | National Geographic Society (2023-Present)

Assistant edited the National Geographic World Ocean Day special, Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue. Ingests and preps offline edit project, creates proxies, syncs audio and video, creates dailies, creates files for transcription, sources stock footage and music, media manages, and performs rough cut assemblies of numerous scenes.

Assistant Editor | The Fun Starts Here (2022-2024)

Assistant edited multiple documentary series in development. Prepared all media and sequences, syncing sound and cutting first assemblies in Adobe Premiere Pro. Logged all media clips. Organized timelines and folders and communicated effectively with editor.

Freelance Editor | This January (2023)

Edited and assistant edited multiple commercials for national and international brands.

Producer & Editor | Istrico Productions (2021-2023)

Edited narrative short-form digital media for a diverse list of clients and organizations. Organized all media assets. Met strict deadlines, often editing multiple projects simultaneously. Researched stock footage, photos, and sound and organizes licensing and usage agreements. Managed written and verbal client communication throughout post-production feedback process. Assisted in production, operating camera and sound and interviewing talent on set.

Video Editor | Garver (2020-2021)

Edited all video content used for both internal and external company communications. Travelled extensively across company's 12-state footprint to film and photograph projects and corporate communications. Called shots on livestream events. Edited over 100 videos in 9 months.

Executive Director | Greenglass Productions (2018-2021)

Worked with clients throughout all stages of production to bring their ideas to a finished product. Wrote pitches and scripts. Filmed live performances and events. Conducted and filmed interviews. Edited films to clients' desired end product. Client list includes Random House Publishing, Democratic Party of Arkansas, and the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Video Team Project Manager | Hendrix College (2016-2020)

Directed, edited, and produced dozens of digital video projects, including numerous successful fundraising video campaigns. Directed the College's largest multi-cam live-streamed event. Regularly filmed live events. Handled gear inventory and facilitated training of new employees on gear and editing suite. Managed team members and oversaw many projects simultaneously.

Post-Production Intern | Triple Threat TV (2019)

Edited sizzle reels used to pitch new projects and films to major networks. Edited social media teasers for The Athletic sports media publication. Conducted research and development on new projects. Assisted production on interview sets. Transcribed interviews.

Staff Videographer | The Profile @ Hendrix College (2018-2020)

Produced short form video content for The Profile website and social media accounts. Reported campus news. Created educational, entertaining, and engaging video content.

Production Assistant | Element Studio (2017)

Edited event footage for client delivery. Managed pre-production for multiple shoots with Sam's Club. Worked with film crew on set as production assistant and cam-op.

professional skills

Social media content creation

DSLR photo/video skills

Prompt video editing

Public speaking

Research & Writing

honors

Richard B. Yates Prize (2020)

Honor awarded annually to the Hendrix College senior history major who has submitted an outstanding thesis paper based on original historical research. This paper served as the basis for We Shall Overcome: Highlander Folk School & the Making of an Anthem.

Adobe Creative Challenge Winner (2019)

1st place winner of Adobe's challenge in collaboration with Vampire Weekend to edit a creative 30-second rip reel of concert footage and graphics using only Adobe's free Premiere Rush application.

Hendrix Odyssey Documentary Grant (2019)

Wrote, directed, and edited "...but is it art?": Art in the Experience Economy, a short documentary on the changing nature of the art world in the "experience economy" through a case study of Santa Fe, New Mexico's Meow Wolf art collective.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Student Filmmaking Competition (2017)

Back to the Source | Finalist

Red Brick Film Festival (2017 - 2020)

Cubicle Get Down (2020) | Audience Choice

Distance Dance (2020) | Best Editing

Way With Words (2019) | Best in Show

Intervention (2017) | Best in Show, Best Acting

The Farm (2019) | Most Affective, Best Acting

Godzilla (2018) | Selected Film

My True Colors Film Festival, NYC Pride (2019)

Way With Words | Selected Film

National History Day, National Competition (2016)

Group Documentary | Bronze Medal

Exposing the Big Picture: Lewis Hine's Exploration of the Social Documentary Genre as a Tool to Eliminate Child Labor

eduCation

Hendrix College, Bachelor of Arts in History

Summa cum laude | GPA: 4.0

Manhattan Edit Workshop | 2024

Color Grading in Davinci Resolve

School of Motion | 2021

After Effects Kickstart Motion Design Intensive