Katie Spear is a New York City based video editor and film director. As an editor, Spear works across formats and genres, with experience editing unscripted television, documentary and narrative short films, sizzle reels, and social media reels. Her editorial clients include Digital Cave Media, Jon Youshaei, The Yogi Foundation, On Air Presents, the National Endowment for the Humanities, McGraw Hill, and Steve Ayson, a 4-time DGA nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. She is currently working as an editor on an unscripted television show that will air on Amazon Prime in 2026 and is accepting new freelance clients. She wrote, directed, produced, and edited the short comedy film, Jade The Icon (2025), which premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival. She worked as an assistant editor on independent films, Sunfish and Other Stories on Green Lake (Dir. Sierra Falconer), a nominee for the 2025 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and Blood Friends (Dir. Hayley Ulmer), a short documentary that premiered at DOC NYC. Selected works are available at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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Katie Spear is a New York City based video editor and film director. As an editor, Spear works across formats and genres, with experience editing unscripted television, documentary and narrative short films, sizzle reels, and social media reels. Her editorial clients include Digital Cave Media, Jon Youshaei, The Yogi Foundation, On Air Presents, the National Endowment for the Humanities, McGraw Hill, and Steve Ayson, a 4-time DGA nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. She is currently working as an editor on an unscripted television show that will air on Amazon Prime in 2026 and is accepting new freelance clients. She wrote, directed, produced, and edited the short comedy film, Jade The Icon (2025), which premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival. She worked as an assistant editor on independent films, Sunfish and Other Stories on Green Lake (Dir. Sierra Falconer), a nominee for the 2025 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and Blood Friends (Dir. Hayley Ulmer), a short documentary that premiered at DOC NYC. Selected works are available at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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Katie Spear is a New York City based video editor and film director. As an editor, Spear works across formats and genres, with experience editing unscripted television, documentary and narrative short films, sizzle reels, and social media reels. Her editorial clients include Digital Cave Media, Jon Youshaei, The Yogi Foundation, On Air Presents, the National Endowment for the Humanities, McGraw Hill, and Steve Ayson, a 4-time DGA nominee for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. She is currently working as an editor on an unscripted television show that will air on Amazon Prime in 2026 and is accepting new freelance clients.

She wrote, directed, produced, and edited the short comedy film, Jade The Icon (2025), which premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival. She worked as an assistant editor on independent films, Sunfish and Other Stories on Green Lake (Dir. Sierra Falconer), a nominee for the 2025 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and Blood Friends (Dir. Hayley Ulmer), a short documentary that premiered at DOC NYC.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Video Editor at Youshaei Studios
December 30, 2017 - Present
Edited an unscripted television show for Amazon Prime; edited social media reels, short films, documentaries, interviews, branded content, movie trailers, and sizzle reels for clients including Jon Youshaei, Yogi Tea, Digital Cave Media, The National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. Department of State, McGraw Hill, MJZ and Pearson.
Assistant Editor at Hayley Ulmer and Sam McCoy
March 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Assistant Editor on projects for Hayley Ulmer and Sam McCoy; responsibilities included coordinating editing workflow and asset organization.
Writer/Director/Producer at Jade the Icon
January 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Wrote, directed, produced, and edited comedy short film, Jade the Icon, which premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival.
Assistant Editor at Sunfish Pictures LLC
September 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Assistant Editor on the feature film Sunfish (dir. Sierra Falconer); Grand Jury Prize nominee at Sundance Film Festival. Manually synced script, organized digital assets, contributed to sound design, and created end credits.
Post Production Coordinator at Creator Up
August 1, 2021 - February 1, 2023
Reviewed videos for QC and client branding guidelines. Managed schedules and communications between team members throughout the post-finishing process.
Director's Assistant at Jacqueline Christie
December 27, 2024 - January 27, 2025
Booked travel, organized email list, and prepped press release for narrative feature, Magic Hour (dir. Jacqueline Christie).

Education

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at Vassar College
January 11, 2030 - November 29, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
    paper The Making of Beast Games

    Edited hour-long episodes from verité footage of The Making of Beast Games (dir. Jon Youshaei) for release on Prime Video and Youtube. In episode one (linked above) I was the primary editor for the section between 20:05 - 34:50

    paper 2025 Editing Reel

    Editing reel comprised of multiple projects I edited across narrative and documentary films, podcasts, and short-form branded content.

    paper SYNCHRO sizzle reel

    Sizzle reel created for a documentary film pitch about a competitive synchronized ice skating team.

    paper Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake)

    Assistant editor for feature film directed by Sierra Falconer. Film was an official selection for Sundance and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.