Shilah Stanford
Hi, I'm Shilah Stanford, a video editor with 10 years of experience across network television, documentary content, social justice media, and narrative storytelling.
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Hi, I’m Shilah Stanford, a video editor with 10 years of experience across network television, documentary content, social justice media, and narrative storytelling. I shape complex narratives into emotionally resonant stories with strong audio instincts, motion graphics capabilities, and a genuine commitment to work that creates change.
Selected credits include CON (Seasons 1 & 2) for Trojan Vision/USC, Brosa Nostra for Zephyr Entertainment, 20th Commemoration of Hurricane Katrina - a documentary short featuring Kendrick Sampson and Brandon “BMike” Odums - Vote Yes for the Union for UAW 872, and The Happy Worker with Dir/Ed. Duwayne Dunham and Exec. Producer David Lynch.
- 9 years' experience
- Joined March 2026
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- Media & Entertainment
- Education
- Professional Services
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Work experience· 6 roles
Produced and edited documentary-style videos covering live marching band performances, teaching staff profiles, and program impact stories for donor presentations, annual galas, and social media. Edited sponsorship reels and program promotional videos showcasing community impact, distributed to funders and partners to support organizational growth. Developed and managed multi-platform video content across social media, email, and web, adapting formats for both horizontal and vertical distribution.
Sound designed multiple seasons of prime-time network and streaming series including All Rise (Seasons 1–3), Keep Breathing, and East New York; pre-mixed for 5.1 surround and Atmos, delivering broadcast-ready audio across high-volume episodic pipelines. Applied music selection and audio storytelling instincts across episodic workflows, collaborating with showrunners and producers to maintain tonal and narrative consistency.
Filmed and edited artist profiles for multi-platform distribution; developed and taught a youth sound design course in Pro Tools.
Education
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