I'm an American Ex-Pat who now resides in Northern Ireland. My wife helped me to fall in love with this country and I'm excited to further my career in this great country. I have over15 years of experience in the post-production industry and I have a diverse portfolio of projects that I've worked on. From documentary to scripted narrative and from micro-budgets to huge Hollywood productions! I have a strong background in marketing as well as technical aspects of post production like Dolby Vision and delivering a variety of assets in various formats. Whatever you need, I'm your man! Besides my passion for cinema I am also a musician and love comedy and outdoor activities like hiking and camping! I'm a family man and an animal lover who enjoys traveling!

Trent Petroff

I'm an American Ex-Pat who now resides in Northern Ireland. My wife helped me to fall in love with this country and I'm excited to further my career in this great country. I have over15 years of experience in the post-production industry and I have a diverse portfolio of projects that I've worked on. From documentary to scripted narrative and from micro-budgets to huge Hollywood productions! I have a strong background in marketing as well as technical aspects of post production like Dolby Vision and delivering a variety of assets in various formats. Whatever you need, I'm your man! Besides my passion for cinema I am also a musician and love comedy and outdoor activities like hiking and camping! I'm a family man and an animal lover who enjoys traveling!

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I’m an American Ex-Pat who now resides in Northern Ireland. My wife helped me to fall in love with this country and I’m excited to further my career in this great country. I have over15 years of experience in the post-production industry and I have a diverse portfolio of projects that I’ve worked on. From documentary to scripted narrative and from micro-budgets to huge Hollywood productions! I have a strong background in marketing as well as technical aspects of post production like Dolby Vision and delivering a variety of assets in various formats. Whatever you need, I’m your man!

Besides my passion for cinema I am also a musician and love comedy and outdoor activities like hiking and camping! I’m a family man and an animal lover who enjoys traveling!

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Mastering Editor at Vubiquity
January 1, 2020 - March 1, 2026
Lead a team of editors & technicians in mastering and delivering Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and HDR content for major studios including MGM, Disney, Paramount, Apple, Amazon, LionsGate and Warner Brothers Discovery; collaborate with engineering on automation and new workflows for client onboarding.
Mastering / QC Manager at Distribber/GoDigital
February 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Managed a team of mastering, QC, and ingest technicians; oversaw cloud storage of media assets in AWS and encoding/delivery; led IMF creation and automation initiatives; maintained delivery metrics to preserve Preferred Vendor status on multiple digital platforms.
Assistant Editor at Stampede Post - Production Inc.
June 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Managed post-production assistants and interns; Overcut offline sequences, created shotlists and CCSL lists; handled tape layoff, DVD/Blu-ray authoring and digitizing assets; created XML mappings between editing programs; performed QA on theatrical DCPs and other deliverables.
Lead Mastering Technician / Compression Media Analyzer at Alchemy
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016
Mastered, QCed, conformed, encoded/transcoded video, audio, timed-text and artwork for digital and broadcast platforms; oversaw physical DVD/Blu-ray compression and QC; led a QC team to maintain metrics for preferred vendor status.
Lead Mastering Technician at Premiere Digital Services Inc.
May 1, 2012 - October 1, 2015
Led a team of QC Operators, mastering technicians and ingest operators; mastered and conformed digital content including video, audio, timed-text and artwork; focused on Quality Control and tape ingest, transcoding and repairs; helped achieve and preserve Preferred Vendor Status for major streaming services.
Lead Mastering Editor / Account Manager at Vubiquity
January 1, 2020 - March 1, 2026
Led a team of editors and technicians in editing, mastering, and delivering content for MGM, Disney, Paramount, Apple, Amazon, Lionsgate, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Managed Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and HDR 10+ workflows and served as the lead editor for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Marketing team, creating previews and clips for digital platforms to promote feature films.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies with emphasis in Styles and Genre at Arizona State University
August 1, 2007 - May 1, 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies with emphasis in Styles and Genre at Arizona State University
August 1, 2007 - May 1, 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies with emphasis in Styles and Genre at Arizona State University
August 1, 2007 - May 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment