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Based in Queens, NY, Mckenzie is a video editor with a passion for storytelling. Through taking advanced editing classes while earning her Screenwriting degree from Brooklyn College, Mckenzie discovered her love for editing.
Known for both her creativity and technical ability, Mckenzie thrives on collaborating with filmmakers to bring their visions to life. With experience in both scripted and non-scripted content, she has assisted in the editing of music videos, shorts, series, and feature films.
Most recently, she was part of the editorial team on the Emmy-winning, two-part HBO documentary series, Pee-wee as Himself.
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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience
Administrator at Jacobs Doland Beer
January 1, 2024 - PresentPrepare and issue monthly client invoices, track accounts receivable, and generate quarterly billing reports, ensuring financial accuracy and transparency across all projects. Create marketing collateral including PowerPoint presentations, project blurbs, and updated experience lists for proposals and interviews, supporting business development and brand consistency. Coordinate proposals, add service requests, and manage project documentation using proprietary software, while providing high-level administrative support including bid review, vendor coordination, and calendar management.
Post Production Assistant at HBO
January 1, 2024 - PresentProvided comprehensive support to the Assistant Editor and Post-Production Supervisor throughout the two-part documentary, ensuring a smooth editorial workflow. Reviewed and cross-checked transcripts across multiple cuts, logging editorial changes to align with stakeholder and network requirements. Leveraged Avid to track and document music cues, capturing timecodes and durations, and organized data into detailed spreadsheets to support music supervision and clearance.
Social Media Editor at A Starting Point
December 31, 2023 - September 15, 2025Assisted in creating dynamic lower thirds and basic motion graphics in After Effects, ensuring a consistent visual identity across projects. Edited raw interview footage into compelling, shareable clips optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, maintaining narrative clarity within platform-specific attention spans. Exported deliverables in platform-specific codecs, aspect ratios, and compression settings to ensure high-quality playback across all social media channels.
Video Editor at Freelance Projects
December 31, 2023 - September 15, 2025Ingested and organized footage in Premiere Pro, assembling selects into narrative sequences through rough and fine cuts to picture lock. Exported AAFs and proxies for sound, imported and timed final titles and credits to music cues, and delivered masters in H.264, ProRes, and DNxHR across multiple bitrates. Projects include: Only for Now (20-minute narrative short), Playing with Matches (20-minute narrative short), and Donut Dynamite (5-minute documentary).
Administrator at Jacobs Doland Beer
January 1, 2024 - PresentPrepare and issue monthly client invoices, track accounts receivable, and generate quarterly billing reports, ensuring financial accuracy and transparency across all projects. Create marketing collateral including PowerPoint presentations, project blurbs, and updated experience lists for proposals and interviews, supporting the team's business development and brand consistency. Coordinate proposals, add service requests, and manage project documentation using proprietary software, while providing high-level administrative support including bid review, vendor coordination, and calendar management.
Post Production Assistant at HBO
January 1, 2024 - PresentProvided comprehensive support to the Assistant Editor and Post-Production Supervisor throughout the two-part documentary, ensuring a smooth editorial workflow. Reviewed and cross-checked transcripts across multiple cuts, logging all editorial changes to align with stakeholder and network requirements. Leveraged Avid to track and document music cues, capturing precise timecodes and durations, and organized data into detailed spreadsheets to support music supervision and clearance.
Social Media Editor at A Starting Point
December 31, 2023 - September 15, 2025Assisted in creating dynamic lower thirds and basic motion graphics in After Effects, ensuring a consistent visual identity across projects. Edited raw interview footage into compelling clips optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, maintaining narrative clarity within platform-specific attention spans. Exported deliverables in platform-specific codecs, aspect ratios, and compression settings to ensure high-quality playback across social channels.
Editor at Only for Now
January 1, 2020 - PresentEdited a 20-minute narrative short, including rough and fine cuts, aligning footage to music cues and stakeholder feedback to deliver a coherent narrative.
Editor at Playing with Matches
January 1, 2020 - PresentEdited a 20-minute narrative short, assembling footage into a cohesive narrative through multiple cuts.
Editor at Donut Dynamite
January 1, 2020 - PresentEdited a 5-minute documentary, assembling footage, rough to final cut, timing with music cues.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Screen Writing at Brooklyn College
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018Qualifications
Magna Cum Laude
January 11, 2030 - September 15, 2025Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
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