Senior video editor with 30+ years cutting commercial, branded, and campaign content—turning raw footage into contemporary, engaging work through rhythm, sound, and clear visual structure. Comfortable working solo on loose briefs or collaborating in a directed cutting room while maintaining craft and intentional pacing. Experienced across broadcast spots, brand film, documentary-style storytelling, product and lifestyle work, plus short-form social adaptations. Deep expertise across major NLEs and a strong creative leadership track record, including shaping trailer/editorial pipelines and improving post workflows with AI-assisted versioning without sacrificing quality.

Jack Bibbo

Senior video editor with 30+ years cutting commercial, branded, and campaign content—turning raw footage into contemporary, engaging work through rhythm, sound, and clear visual structure. Comfortable working solo on loose briefs or collaborating in a directed cutting room while maintaining craft and intentional pacing. Experienced across broadcast spots, brand film, documentary-style storytelling, product and lifestyle work, plus short-form social adaptations. Deep expertise across major NLEs and a strong creative leadership track record, including shaping trailer/editorial pipelines and improving post workflows with AI-assisted versioning without sacrificing quality.

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Senior video editor with 30+ years cutting commercial, branded, and campaign content—turning raw footage into contemporary, engaging work through rhythm, sound, and clear visual structure. Comfortable working solo on loose briefs or collaborating in a directed cutting room while maintaining craft and intentional pacing.

Experienced across broadcast spots, brand film, documentary-style storytelling, product and lifestyle work, plus short-form social adaptations. Deep expertise across major NLEs and a strong creative leadership track record, including shaping trailer/editorial pipelines and improving post workflows with AI-assisted versioning without sacrificing quality.

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Work Experience

Creative Director (Player/Coach) at MasterClass
October 1, 2023 - March 1, 2026
Hands-on in the cutting room while leading creative strategy across the studio. Personally cut and directed edits for major campaign work alongside a team of editors and motion designers, setting pacing, structure, and sound design standards. Shaped short-form and social adaptations from long-form campaign footage, tailoring rhythm and editorial structure for platform and audience. Directed documentary-style member stories, balancing emotional pacing with brand clarity. Reduced timelines from ~16 weeks to near 8 by rebuilding the post workflow around faster, AI-assisted versioning while preserving craft and intent.
Associate Creative Director at MasterClass
May 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023
Creative and editorial lead for trailer campaigns. Cut and oversaw trailer edits across MasterClass’s instructor roster, including high-profile talent (e.g., Martha Stewart, Kevin Hart, Simone Biles, David Sedaris) spanning sports, comedy, culinary, writing, and performance categories. Mentored the editorial team and set quality standards—pacing, music selection, sound design, and visual editorial grammar—for the trailer pipeline.
Senior Editor at MasterClass
November 1, 2017 - April 30, 2020
Co-led the editorial team and cut trailers for world-class talent. Co-led a team producing MasterClass signature trailer campaigns and helped establish the editorial voice, pacing, and visual grammar that became synonymous with the MasterClass brand.
Documentary Editor at Lucasfilm
January 1, 2016 - Present
Edited documentary content for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, focused on long-form narrative pacing and structure.
Senior Editor at Goodby Silverstein & Partners
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2014
Senior editorial work across major agency broadcast and digital campaign work for brands including Comcast, Subway, and HP. Cut NBA broadcast spots, including "Stepping Up" and "Focus," delivering high-craft, rhythm-driven commercial edits for a global audience.
Editor (Freelance) at Ntroptic, Bonfire Labs, 4SP Creative, Intel Corporation (SF Bay Area)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2017
Long-form commercial editorial across boutique production houses and direct-client engagements. Specialized in comedy spots, branded content, and high-craft commercial work. Notable project: Luna Rossa "Story" (Prada) as editor on a cinematic brand film.

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