Ryan Gifford

Available to hire

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Editor at PBS / Ewers Brothers
December 31, 2024 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Henry David Thoreau (2024), two-episode PBS documentary directed by Ewers Brothers; executive producers Ken Burns & Don Henley.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2024 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Henry David Thoreau documentary (2 episodes) directed by the Ewers Brothers; Executive Producers Ken Burns & Don Henley.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2023 - September 26, 2025
Editor for American Historia (working title) (2023), PBS documentary directed by Ben DeJesus; executive producer John Leguizamo.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2023 - September 26, 2025
Editor for American Historia (working title), a PBS documentary directed by Ben DeJesus; Executive Producer John Leguizamo.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2022 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness (2022), PBS two-episode documentary directed by the Ewers Brothers; executive producers Ken Burns.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2022 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness (2 episodes), directed by Ewers Brothers; Executive Producer Ken Burns.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2021 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Hemingway (2021), two-episode PBS documentary directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
SFX Editor at PBS
December 31, 2021 - September 26, 2025
SFX Editor for Muhammad Ali (2021), documentary (1 episode).
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2021 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Hemingway (Hemingway) (2 episodes), directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2019 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Country Music (2019), PBS documentary by Ken Burns; two episodes.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2019 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Country Music (2019), directed by Ken Burns (2 episodes).
Associate Editor at PBS
December 31, 2017 - September 26, 2025
Associate Editor for The Vietnam War (2017), PBS documentary by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
Associate Editor at PBS
December 31, 2017 - September 26, 2025
Associate Editor for The Vietnam War (2017), directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
SFX Editor at PBS
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
SFX Editor for The Vietnam War (2017), across 3 episodes; contributed sound effects and dialogue editing.
SFX/DIAL Editor at PBS
December 31, 2014 - September 26, 2025
SFX and dialogue editing for The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014), 4 episodes.
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2012 - September 26, 2025
Editor for The Dust Bowl (2012), directed by Ken Burns.
Editor at Independent
December 31, 2012 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Not Working (2012), directed by D.W. Gibson.
SFX Editor at PBS
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
SFX Editor for The Dust Bowl (2012), a PBS documentary (2 episodes).
Editor at PBS
December 31, 2011 - September 26, 2025
Editor for Prohibition (2011), directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
Assistant Editor at PBS
December 31, 2009 - September 26, 2025
Assistant Editor for The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (2009), PBS documentary by Ken Burns.
SFX Editor at PBS
December 31, 2009 - September 26, 2025
SFX Editor for The Central Park Five (2009), documentary.
Assistant Editor at PBS
December 31, 2009 - September 26, 2025
Assistant Editor for The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), directed by Ken Burns.
SFX/DIAL Editor at PBS
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
SFX/DIAL Editor for The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), PBS (2 episodes).
Assistant Editor at PBS
December 31, 2007 - September 26, 2025
Assistant Editor for The War (2007), PBS documentary by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
Assistant Editor at PBS
December 31, 2007 - September 26, 2025
Assistant Editor for The War (2007), directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.
Film & Sound Editor (Documentary Editor / Sound Editor)
January 1, 2007 - Present
Editorial and sound post production for award-nominated and Emmy-recognized documentary series and features for PBS. Credited across picture and sound roles including editor, associate editor, assistant editor, and SFX/dialogue editing (as applicable). Experience working on multiple episode runs with high-volume archival and narrative storytelling deliverables.
SFX Editor at PBS
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
SFX Editor for The War (2007), PBS (5 episodes).
Assistant Editor at PBS
December 31, 2004 - September 26, 2025
Assistant Editor for Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary).

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Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Education