Meet editor and partner at Final Cut, Ashley Kreamer. Ashley started at the reception desk at Final Cut and has had an incredible 20+ year career there. She talks about how sound is ’the skeleton’ of your edit, the importance of not fearing 'the empty timeline’ and how despite originally wanting to be a documentary cinematographer she knew editing was for her because she got to be in a warm edit suite than out in the cold on set. I think many can relate! Her work is outstanding and a recent project for Dove ‘Cost of Beauty’ was nominated for an Emmy. Enjoy Ashley’s career story!

Meet Robin Burchill, a commercial editor at Bandit NYC. She rather brilliantly says she ’sits for a living’ with her cat or dog curled up on her lap, but of course we all know it’s a little more than that ;) Her work includes music videos, commercials for big name brands and documentaries. She most enjoys editing footage with real people and distilling their stories. Enjoy Robin’s career story!

Meet Shayna Thea, an editor based in LA working on unscripted TV and docs. Shayna's career began as an editor in digital and she made the jump to TV, her passion is so apparent in her story and she gives wonderful advice. Enjoy Shayna’s career story!

Meet freelance editor Shannon Griffin, originally from Hawaii Shannon now lives and works in LA and has built a brilliant career for herself. From cutting sketch comedy in high-school to editing VMA nominated music video Happy Days for blink-182 her career is super inspiring and she shares some great advice. Enjoy Shannon’s career story!

Meet Lexi Hiland, @lexihiland an LA based editor who has a passion for the business side of editing alongside the craft. Lexi has been working on a documentary about her own adoption and is such an inspiring editor. She talks about the importance of focusing on how sound and image work together in an edit and also takes a keen interest in the developments of AI in editing. Enjoy Lexi’s career story!

Meet Theodora Penciu, a film and video editor with over 20 years experience of working across everything from feature films to branded content. Her career in film began in Bucharest where she studied and then began work at Abis Studios, a Romanian production studio working on large US productions including Cold Mountain and Beowulf. She gives wonderful advice about networking and being a sponge! Enjoy Theodora’s career story!

Meet Siani Johnson, an editor working on documentaries and scripted content whose mornings begin with walking her dogs :D In her career story she talks about the magic of picture lock, following an unconventional path to editing (starting with a pre med chemistry major!) and her fulfilling work with Black Girls Film Camp. Enjoy Siani’s career story!

Meet Stephanie West, a New York based editor working in fashion and beauty advertising at Consulate NYC. Steph’s career started at Consulate back in 2009 and her career has grown with them ever since. She talks about that familiar feeling of overwhelm when you first start an edit and how important it is to ‘just start’ and shares some really valuable advice. Enjoy Stephanie’s career story!

Meet editor Sophia Lou. A lover of Scandinavian sensibilities, Sophia honed her storytelling skills in the early days of online content when brands were much more open to experiment. And has since crafted a career as commercial editor working on stunning pieces of work, one of which was shown during the Super Bowl and nominated for an Emmy! Enjoy Sophia’s career story!