Senior Video Editor
October 2015 to December 2019
IGN, San Francisco, California
Ensured projects are completed on schedule and conform to brand standards by providing direction to producers and editors on best practices and optimal workflow pipelines
Improve efficiency of post-production process through the use of templates and standardized guides.
Track progress of multiple projects using Trello.
After moving to San Franciso I briefly continued to produce freelance content until I was hired as a contract editor for IGN, an industry leader of entertainment journalism with hundreds of thousands if not millions of daily views. Within 6 months I was hired on full-time and within 2 years I was promoted to Senior Editor. Along with editing the most important pieces of the year, I oversaw all major projects (including ones from our global teams in the UK and Australia) and led a small team of three. We syndicated dozens of videos daily, sometimes hundreds during events. I became an master of using Trello since it was the best way of monitoring the status of that many videos. I ensured each video product was up to brand standards, stepping in to fill the gaps whenever I saw an opportunity for improvement. For example, when I started, the IGN Live team was using a generic countdown template for live streams. So I whipped up a replacement that was on brand. Since IGN mostly relies on viewership, metrics were everything. By analyzing trends and KPIs, I was able to make decisions on content and workflow to reach a broader audience as well as alleviate unnecessary stress for my team. All told, I helped elevate the IGN brand to where it is today.