Senior post-production professional with 20+ years of experience supporting large-scale studio features and prestige documentary series. Specialized in editorial operations, finishing workflows, and interdepartmental coordination across picture, sound, music, and VFX. Credits include Disney features (Pinocchio, Haunted Mansion, Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers), Lionsgate’s Borderlands, HBO’s Very Ralph, and PBS’s Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Known for owning complex editorial pipelines, managing archival workflows, coordinating parallel teams, and maintaining delivery integrity under tight studio deadlines. Expert in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, and PIX. Strengths include workflow design, turnovers and versioning, media management, delivery preparation, and cross-department liaison work. Experienced in finishing-phase coordination, archival pipelines, dailies workflows, script sync, and remote editorial operations. Background includes supervising junior assistants, supporting reshoots, managing VFX and sound turnovers, and designing editorial operating systems for multi-year documentary series. Available for senior assistant editor, editorial operations, creative operations, and post-production workflow roles on studio features, documentary series, and high-volume content teams.…

J. Scott Davis

Senior post-production professional with 20+ years of experience supporting large-scale studio features and prestige documentary series. Specialized in editorial operations, finishing workflows, and interdepartmental coordination across picture, sound, music, and VFX. Credits include Disney features (Pinocchio, Haunted Mansion, Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers), Lionsgate’s Borderlands, HBO’s Very Ralph, and PBS’s Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Known for owning complex editorial pipelines, managing archival workflows, coordinating parallel teams, and maintaining delivery integrity under tight studio deadlines. Expert in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, and PIX. Strengths include workflow design, turnovers and versioning, media management, delivery preparation, and cross-department liaison work. Experienced in finishing-phase coordination, archival pipelines, dailies workflows, script sync, and remote editorial operations. Background includes supervising junior assistants, supporting reshoots, managing VFX and sound turnovers, and designing editorial operating systems for multi-year documentary series. Available for senior assistant editor, editorial operations, creative operations, and post-production workflow roles on studio features, documentary series, and high-volume content teams.…

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Senior post-production professional with 20+ years of experience supporting large-scale studio features and prestige documentary series. Specialized in editorial operations, finishing workflows, and interdepartmental coordination across picture, sound, music, and VFX. Credits include Disney features (Pinocchio, Haunted Mansion, Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers), Lionsgate’s Borderlands, HBO’s Very Ralph, and PBS’s Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Known for owning complex editorial pipelines, managing archival workflows, coordinating parallel teams, and maintaining delivery integrity under tight studio deadlines.

Expert in Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, and PIX. Strengths include workflow design, turnovers and versioning, media management, delivery preparation, and cross-department liaison work. Experienced in finishing-phase coordination, archival pipelines, dailies workflows, script sync, and remote editorial operations. Background includes supervising junior assistants, supporting reshoots, managing VFX and sound turnovers, and designing editorial operating systems for multi-year documentary series.

Available for senior assistant editor, editorial operations, creative operations, and post-production workflow roles on studio features, documentary series, and high-volume content teams.

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Assistant Editor, Finishing at Walt Disney Pictures / Pinocchio
July 31, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Assistant Editor on Disney’s Pinocchio, supporting finishing workflows, turnovers, and VFX coordination on a large-scale studio feature. Managed versioning and delivery workflows, coordinated with VFX and sound departments, and worked directly with the lead editor to maintain editorial continuity through final delivery.
Assistant Editor at Walt Disney Pictures / Haunted Mansion
May 31, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Assistant Editor supporting editor Roger Barton, ACE on Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Managed project organization and media workflows, coordinated closely with the sound department, and supported studio review cycles, screenings, and executive notes during active editorial phases.
Assistant Editor at Lionsgate / Borderlands
December 31, 2022 - April 30, 2023
Assistant Editor supporting editor Julian Clarke, ACE on Lionsgate’s Borderlands. Handled dailies, turnovers, and project organization, coordinated with production during reshoots, worked with the music editor, and acted as liaison between editorial and sound departments.
Senior Assistant Editor at Walt Disney Pictures / Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
October 31, 2020 - April 30, 2022
Senior Assistant Editor on Disney’s Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers, supporting editorial workflows, turnovers, dailies, and project organization on a large-scale studio feature. Supervised junior assistants, managed media and versioning workflows, and supported studio review cycles.
Motion Graphics Lead / Image Restoration at HBO / Very Ralph
February 28, 2019 - June 30, 2019
Motion Graphics Lead and Image Restoration artist on HBO’s Very Ralph, creating animated archival sequences and preparing still imagery for a feature documentary. Owned the archival animation workflow and collaborated directly with the director and producers on visual storytelling.
Pre-Production Editor / Editorial Operations Lead at PBS / Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
October 1, 2013 - June 1, 2015
Pre-Production Editor and Editorial Operations Lead on PBS’s Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, building and managing the editorial foundation for a three-part, six-hour documentary series. Owned large-scale archival workflows, coordinated three editorial teams, managed junior assistants, and edited sequences for early assemblies.
Assistant Editor, Finishing at Disney
August 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Supported finishing workflows, turnovers, and VFX coordination on Pinocchio; Managed versioning and delivery across picture, sound, and VFX; Coordinated with VFX and sound departments to maintain editorial continuity; Supported review cycles and studio notes through final delivery.
Assistant Editor at Disney
June 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Managed project organization and media workflows during active editorial phases; Coordinated closely with the sound department on turnovers and asset exchange; Supported studio review cycles, screenings, and executive notes; Maintained editorial continuity across evolving cuts.
Assistant Editor at Lionsgate
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
Handled dailies ingestion, organization, and distribution; Managed turnovers to sound, music, and finishing departments; Coordinated with production during reshoots to integrate new footage; Worked with the music editor on cue turnovers and revisions; Acted as liaison between editorial and sound; Supported temp VFX workflows for internal editorial cuts.
Senior Assistant Editor at Disney
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Supported editorial workflows, turnovers, and dailies on a large-scale studio feature; Supervised junior assistants and coordinated daily task assignments; Managed media organization, versioning workflows, and delivery preparation; Supported studio review cycles and executive notes.
Motion Graphics Lead, Image Restoration at HBO
March 1, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Owned the archival animation pipeline from concept through final delivery; Created animated sequences from hundreds of archival still photographs; Performed image restoration, cleanup, and broadcast prep; Collaborated with the director and producers on visual storytelling; Integrated animated elements into the editorial timeline.
Pre-Production Editor, Editorial Operations Lead at Ark Media / PBS Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
October 1, 2013 - June 1, 2015
Designed and owned the editorial operating system for a three-part, six-hour documentary; Ingested, logged, and organized thousands of archival hours; Coordinated workflows across three parallel editorial teams; Mentored junior editors; Edited sequences for early assemblies and development cuts.

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B.F.A. at Univeristy of Colorado
August 17, 1998 - June 15, 2001

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