Adam Starks

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Award-winning Senior Video Editor with 20+ years of experience in broadcast, social and digital post-production.

About

Award-winning Senior Video Editor with 20+ years of experience in broadcast, social and digital post-production. Mastery in promos, trailers, features, highlights, teases and campaigns, including long and short-form content—including documentaries—for major networks such as Turner Broadcasting, Warner Bros. Discovery, and ESPN. Specializing in strong storytelling with advanced technical mastery, capable of leading projects from concept through final delivery. Highly collaborative, deadline-driven, and recognized for creativity, precision, and delivering world-class content under fast-paced deadlines.

  • Joined August 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Telecommunications

Projects · 1

Work experience· 5 roles

Senior Video Editor · Time Warner • Turner Broadcasting • Warner Bros. Discovery• TNT • NBATVSep 2008 – Oct 2025 · 17 yrs 2 mos
Senior Video Editor / Producer · Time Warner (Turner Broadcasting / WBD)Jan 2008 – Jan 2025 · 17 yrs 1 mo

Led end-to-end post-production for promos, trailers, topicals, and long-form segments (ranging from 0:05 to 30:00) from concept through final delivery. Interpreted briefs, structured narratives, selected music, compiled sound beds, edited picture, integrated graphics, performed color and audio design, and executed quality control for broadcast, streaming, and digital platforms. Edited broadcast, digital, and social content for Inside the NBA, NBA TV, NBA.com, WNBA, NCAA, MLB, PGA, and Bleacher Report with tight deadlines. Administered long-form content including full shows and one-hour documentaries while cutting trailers and :15, :30, and 1:00 promos for broadcast. Led multi-project post-production workflows, managing timelines, assets, and revisions, ensuring brand guidelines and broadcast standards. Collaborated with producers, directors, and stakeholders to translate concepts into polished content with consistent storytelling, pacing, and audience engagement. Oversaw color correcti

Senior Video Editor · WGCL-TV / WANF (CBS Affiliate)Jan 2006 – Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 9 mos
Senior Video Editor / Producer · WGCL-TV / WANF (CBS Affiliate)Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Video Editor · ESPNJan 2004 – Sep 2008 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Mass Communications (Television Production) · Claflin University1999 – 2003

Certifications and awards

CableFax Trailer Award for "Allen Iverson: The Answer" documentary trailer2016
Emmy Nomination for editorial work on "The Dream Team" trailer2012
Emmy SportsCener2006

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