Zachary D. Stancil
Assistant Editor, Scripted Television
Burbank, CA · (818) 555 0132 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/zacharydstancil
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two seasons on hour long scripted drama
INDUSTRIES
Streaming drama, scripted television, independent feature
SPECIALTIES
Dailies, media management, visual effects pulls, turnovers
SYSTEMS
Avid Media Composer, Avid Nexis, Frame.io, DaVinci Resolve
CREDENTIALS
Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in film and television production, California State University Northridge
Executive Summary
Assistant editor with two seasons on an hour long streaming drama, moving dailies from camera card to bin before the editor sits down. Built the show template, tracked visual effects pulls and prepared every turnover to sound and color. Roster member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.
Signature Achievements
- Synced and grouped dailies across 92 shooting days, delivering labeled bins by seven each morning.
- Built the project template and bin structure both editors adopted for season two.
- Tracked 340 visual effects shots through three turnovers with no missing element.
- Prepared turnovers for eight episodes, each accepted by the mixing stage without a reconform.
Professional Experience
Assistant Editor
Verdugo Hills Post, Burbank, CA 2023 to present
Sablewood, an hour long scripted drama for Lantern Plus, ten episodes a season, 2023 to 2026.
- Ingest camera and sound media, then sync and group dailies for two editors.
- Maintain the shared storage project, bin naming and version control.
- Assemble visual effects pulls, temporary titles and turnover notes.
Second Assistant Editor
Griffith Park Picture Works, Los Angeles, CA 2022 to 2023
Quiet Harvest, an independent feature for Cattail Pictures, 2022, and two documentary shorts.
- Downloaded camera cards, verified copies and logged camera reports daily.
- Prepared Frame.io review links and carried producer notes to the editor.
- Archived finished projects to shuttle drives with a written media report.
Licensure and Certification
Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700, roster member since 2024
Avid Certified User, Media Composer
Education
Bachelor of Arts in film and television production, California State University Northridge, 2022
Core Skills
Dailies sync · Media management · Avid Media Composer · Bin organization · Visual effects pulls · Turnover preparation · Frame.io review · Archive and restore