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I am an award-winning Senior Producer, Field Director, and Editor with 15+ years of experience steering premium non-fiction, documentary, and serialized factual content across HBO Max, ABC, A&E, and global platforms. I combine field shooting, storytelling, and deep technical fluency with the Adobe Creative Cloud to craft cinematic work that resonates with audiences. I excel at pitching stories, scripting visually engaging formats, directing A-list talent, and leading multi-part projects under tight deadlines. I translate editorial goals into distinctive VOD content, collaborate across networks and production teams, and maintain brand voice and rigorous quality control from concept to delivery.…I am an award-winning Senior Producer, Field Director, and Editor with 15+ years of experience steering premium non-fiction, documentary, and serialized factual content across HBO Max, ABC, A&E, and global platforms. I combine field shooting, storytelling, and deep technical fluency with the Adobe Creative Cloud to craft cinematic work that resonates with audiences. I excel at pitching stories, scripting visually engaging formats, directing A-list talent, and leading multi-part projects under tight deadlines. I translate editorial goals into distinctive VOD content, collaborate across networks and production teams, and maintain brand voice and rigorous quality control from concept to delivery.

Brian Kniffel

Executive Producer, Video Editor, Post-Production

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I am an award-winning Senior Producer, Field Director, and Editor with 15+ years of experience steering premium non-fiction, documentary, and serialized factual content across HBO Max, ABC, A&E, and global platforms. I combine field shooting, storytelling, and deep technical fluency with the Adobe Creative Cloud to craft cinematic work that resonates with audiences. I excel at pitching stories, scripting visually engaging formats, directing A-list talent, and leading multi-part projects under tight deadlines. I translate editorial goals into distinctive VOD content, collaborate across networks and production teams, and maintain brand voice and rigorous quality control from concept to delivery.…I am an award-winning Senior Producer, Field Director, and Editor with 15+ years of experience steering premium non-fiction, documentary, and serialized factual content across HBO Max, ABC, A&E, and global platforms. I combine field shooting, storytelling, and deep technical fluency with the Adobe Creative Cloud to craft cinematic work that resonates with audiences. I excel at pitching stories, scripting visually engaging formats, directing A-list talent, and leading multi-part projects under tight deadlines. I translate editorial goals into distinctive VOD content, collaborate across networks and production teams, and maintain brand voice and rigorous quality control from concept to delivery.

Available to hire

I am an award-winning Senior Producer, Field Director, and Editor with 15+ years of experience steering premium non-fiction, documentary, and serialized factual content across HBO Max, ABC, A&E, and global platforms. I combine field shooting, storytelling, and deep technical fluency with the Adobe Creative Cloud to craft cinematic work that resonates with audiences.

I excel at pitching stories, scripting visually engaging formats, directing A-list talent, and leading multi-part projects under tight deadlines. I translate editorial goals into distinctive VOD content, collaborate across networks and production teams, and maintain brand voice and rigorous quality control from concept to delivery.

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Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

English

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Work Experience

Co-Executive Producer at A&E

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Led creative development, story pitching, and full editorial execution of ambitious non-fiction video initiatives and serialized formats from concept through final delivery.

Supervising Producer at MrBeast YouTube, Inc.

January 1, 2024 - Present

Oversee end-to-end concept pipeline, field production, and rapid VOD delivery of original content for digital channels reaching a global audience of 400M+ viewers.

Executive Producer at ABC

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Directed the development, visual field production, and craft editing oversight for an award-winning educational documentary and original series initiative.

Executive Producer at HBO Max

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022

Commanded end-to-end production of premium documentary and factual VOD content; spearheaded the visual look and feel of concurrent flagship projects.

Executive Producer at BYUTV

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Owned complete creation, scheduling, and budgeting ($4M+) of live-action video projects; multi-camera field shoots with international crews.

Co-Executive Producer — Integrated Brand Campaigns at Roku / Red Bull / Toyota

January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Developed, shot, and produced premium documentary and lifestyle video formats featuring A-list talent; managed full production and post lifecycle for a 30M-subscriber digital ecosystem.