I'm a video editor with 20+ years’ experience spanning documentary, factual and digital content, including YouTube. I combine editorial storytelling with post-production finishing, archive media handling and workflow expertise, always aiming for pacing, clarity and engaging narrative even on complex subjects. I enjoy collaborating across teams to bring archival material and interviews to life for broadcast and online audiences, balancing historical accuracy with accessible storytelling and a strong sense of pace.

TOM MERLIN D ROBERTS

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I'm a video editor with 20+ years’ experience spanning documentary, factual and digital content, including YouTube. I combine editorial storytelling with post-production finishing, archive media handling and workflow expertise, always aiming for pacing, clarity and engaging narrative even on complex subjects. I enjoy collaborating across teams to bring archival material and interviews to life for broadcast and online audiences, balancing historical accuracy with accessible storytelling and a strong sense of pace.

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I’m a video editor with 20+ years’ experience spanning documentary, factual and digital content, including YouTube. I combine editorial storytelling with post-production finishing, archive media handling and workflow expertise, always aiming for pacing, clarity and engaging narrative even on complex subjects.

I enjoy collaborating across teams to bring archival material and interviews to life for broadcast and online audiences, balancing historical accuracy with accessible storytelling and a strong sense of pace.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Post production manager/editor at RWF World
January 1, 2008 - April 1, 2024
Part of a team producing films and content for a national museum, web and broadcast. Also creating a curated digital national media archive.
Editor at All Things Equal
March 8, 2026 - Present
Freelance video editing for business IC content.
Editor at Little dot studios/ History Hit
February 17, 2026 - Present
Creating videos for History Hit Echoes of History YouTube channel
Assistant editor at R&W Films
February 1, 2005 - February 1, 2007
Assistant editor on “Saddam’s Road To Hell” shown worldwide on Channel 4, PBS Frontline World winning Emmy award. Other roles included camera op, sound op, archive management, tape capture.
Post production manager/editor at RWF World
January 1, 2008 - April 1, 2024
Part of a team producing films and content for International Museum, web and broadcast. Also creating a curated digital national media archive. My roles were managing and designing post production workflows for teams locally and abroad, managing a large media archive, coordinating multiple simultaneous edits, archive and disaster management, editing, finishing and delivery
Video Editor at Gomeo
March 14, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Marketing video production for Chanced.com advertising
Owner / Editor at Lodge Studio
January 1, 2024 - Present
Professional edit and finishing suite for documentary, corporate and broadcast projects; Editing, colour grading and delivery for online and broadcast content; Archive digitisation and legacy tape transfer services; Media management and storage infrastructure.
Freelance Video Editor at Gomeo
January 1, 2025 - Present
Involved as the freelance editor for the production of a video commercial for chanced.com online casino for use on digital platforms.
Freelance Video Editor at History Hit / Little Dot Studios
January 1, 2024 - Present
Editing episodes of the YouTube series Echoes of History, in which historians react to and analyse historical settings depicted in the Assassin’s Creed video game series.
Freelance Video Editor at All Things Equal
January 1, 2024 - Present
Freelance editor producing video content for internal communications and corporate storytelling projects for international clients such as HSBC, Visa, Starbucks, Adobe, Travelopia.
Sound recordist and editor at Future Human; Visionaries Podcast with the V&A
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Recorded and edited a weekly podcast series for Future Human and hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The Visionaries series introduced audiences to progressive thinkers and cultural leaders.
Post Production Manager / Archive & Media Systems Lead at RWF World – Kurdistan Memory Programme & The Kurdistan Museum
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2023
Senior member of a team creating curated documentary and archival content for the national museum project. Designed and developed media management and archive systems to support field production and multiple edit suites, balancing editorial needs with long-term preservation and access.
Post Production Co-ordinator / Assistant Editor at Kulajo
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Assisted editorial team, managed media workflows and supported post-production delivery for the feature 'Kulajo: My Heart is Darkened'.
Post Production Co-ordinator at One Yazidi Family VS ISIS
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Post Production Co-ordinator on the documentary broadcast internationally on BBC World News and BBC Arabic; coordinated post-production workflow and finishing.
Assistant Editor / Post Production Coordinator at The Lost Children of Halabja, The Survivors of Kureme
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Assistant Editor / Post Production Coordinator on 37 short documentaries for international screenings and policy events.
Editor / Post Production Co-ordinator at Seeds of Genocide
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
Editor and post-production coordinator for a large-scale digital documentary project (80+ films) exploring Kurdish history; overseeing post-production across multiple films and delivering online.
Production Assistant / Runner at Aimimage
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
Worked across music videos and feature productions assisting production teams on set.
Assistant Colourist at The Last Thakur
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008
Grading assistant to colourist Gwyn Evans during the finishing stage of the feature film at NFTS; supported grading sessions and post-production workflow.
Post Production Assistant at 47 R&W Films
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2008
Worked across documentary and factual productions assisting with editing, media management and post-production.
Post Production Assistant at Saddam’s Road to Hell
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Post Production Assistant on the Emmy Award-winning documentary; responsibilities included media management, edit preparation and assisting the finishing and delivery process.
Camera Operator / Post Production Assistant at Sierra Leone: End of a Nightmare
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Solo camera operator and edit assistant on a documentary about Sierra Leone’s recovery; responsibilities included filming interviews and field material, editing support and media management.
Freelance Video Editor at Gomeo (Advertising production)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Involved as the freelance editor for the production of a video commercial for chanced.com online casino for use on digital platforms.
Post Production Co-ordinator at Kulajo
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Assisted editorial team, managed media workflows and supported post-production delivery on the feature Kulajo: My Heart is Darkened.
Assistant Editor/ Post Production Coordinator at The Survivors of Halabja, The Lost Children of Halabja
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Worked on 37 short documentary films highlighting survivors of atrocities for international screenings and policy events including United Nations, USIP, BAFTA and Parliament.
Editor / Post Production Co-ordinator at Seeds of Genocide (Kurdistan Memory Programme)
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Coordinated post-production across multiple films; editing and finishing; online delivery; managed digital media workflows.
Post Production Assistant at R&W Films
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008
Worked across a range of documentary and factual productions assisting with editing, media management and post-production.
Camera Operator/Post Production Assistant at Sierra Leone: End of a Nightmare
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
Solo camera operator; edited and assisted editing; broadcast on BBC World.
Freelance Video Editor at History Hit / Little Dot Studios — Echoes of History
January 1, 2024 - Present
Edit YouTube episodes for Echoes of History, balancing historical information with pacing, clarity, and audience engagement. Shape content for digital-first viewing while maintaining narrative structure and tone.
Post Production Manager / Archive & Media Systems Lead / Editor at RWF World – The Kurdistan Memory Programme & The Kurdistan Museum
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2023
Built and maintained media management and archive systems as the organisation grew from a single edit suite into a larger production facility. Supported a field production team and three collaborative edit suites working in Avid Media Composer. Producing multilingual content with an emphasis on subtitling and titling in a low resourced language for international consumption. Edited short factual films for exhibitions, conferences, and international events, including screenings at the UK Houses of Parliament, Canadian Houses of Parliament, United Nations Headquarters, and United States Institute of Peace.
Editor/Post Production Co-ordinator at Seeds of Genocide
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
Editor and post-production coordinator for the large-scale digital documentary project Seeds of Genocide, an online historical series exploring the untold story of Kurdish history across the Middle East over the past century. Coordinating post-production of over 80 documentary films produced as part of an interactive of 1 3 07929834058 [email protected] The Lodge The Grove Isleworth London TW7 4JD SHOWREEL online publication hosted at kurdistanmemoryprogramme.com/seeds-of-genocide/ . Editing, finishing and delivery, managing digital media workflow.
Post Production Co-ordinator / Assistant Editor at Kulajo: My Heart is Darkened
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Examining the devastating Anfal campaign carried out against Kurdish communities by Saddam Hussein in 1988. Broadcast internationally by Al Jazeera English and screened at festivals including Beyond Borders - Edinburgh International Festival, UNSPOKEN Human Rights Film Festival - New York.
Freelance Video Editor at All Things Equal — Various productions
January 1, 2024 - Present
Produce short-form films for internal communications, leadership messaging, corporate storytelling, and digital platforms. Edit content for major international clients including HSBC, Visa, Starbucks, Adobe, and Travelopia.

Education

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Qualifications

Emmy
February 17, 2026 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Gaming, Telecommunications, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Government
    paper One Yazidi Family VS ISIS


    A heart-felt documentary that tells the true story of the Chatto family, a Yazidi clan from Sinjar (Shingal), northern Iraq, who survived the brutal 2014 invasion and genocide carried out by the extremist group Islamic State (ISIS). 

    The film follows the family’s flight from persecution, enslavement and near-certain death as ISIS overran their homeland - a campaign in which thousands of Yazidis were killed, and many women and children were abducted and sold as slaves. 

    What makes this documentary especially powerful is that filming had begun with the Chattos months before their capture, and the narrative traces their separate survival journeys and desperate attempts to reunite in Europe. Through their experiences, the film offers a personal and human portrayal of the horrors faced by the Yazidi community and the courage it takes to escape, recover and rebuild after genocide and displacement. 

    It has been shown internationally, including multiple broadcasts on BBC World and BBC Arabic as well as screenings at the UN in Washington and United States Institute Of Peace helping raise global awareness of the Yazidi plight and the ongoing impact of ISIS’s crimes.

    paper Assasin’s Creed Echoes of History YouTube Podcasts

    The History Hit - Echoes Of History and Assasin’s Creed YouTube channels blends gaming and real-world history, using Assassin’s Creed as a jumping-off point to educate viewers about fascinating historical narratives and contexts.

    paper Sierra Leone: End Of A Nightmare

    A documentary film broadcast on BBC Wotld, that follows the long, difficult process of Sierra Leone’s recovery from its brutal civil war. Documenting how individuals and communities worked to rebuild their lives and society in the years after the conflict. It was filmed over several years to capture both the lasting effects of the war and the efforts toward renewal.

    paper Saddams Road To Hell

    Documentary film showing how a team of investigators set off on a dangerous journey across Iraq to find out what exactly happened to 8,000 Kurdish men and boys who went missing in the early years of Saddam’s rule.

    Broadcast internationally of PBS Frontline World and Channel 4 in 2006. Winner of an Emmy award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism.