Personal Website: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I am currently the Lead Broadcast Video Editor for the WSL Championship Tour, producing and editing storytelling features that elevate our coverage of the world’s best surfers for both broadcast and socials. My projects consistently rank among the highest-performing content on WSL socials, especially the cinematic hype Opens I cut for each contest. During my tenure, WSL’s social engagement has surged, and my work is frequently highlighted by the social team as standout. I also produce/direct/shoot/edit features end-to-end, including my original franchise “Surf Check,” an immersive on-site series that introduces each event location with a cinematic, athlete-led perspective. For my work on this series, the CEO awarded me an "Above and Beyond" award. Across 12+ global events per season, I cut about 15 min of content per contest, including the artful Opens and features, branded content obligations, WSL Rising Tides docs (an impactful program promoting the next generation of women surfers), WSL One Ocean docs (covering WSL's ocean conservation efforts), ads for sponsors (Marriot, Lexus, ISea, etc), content supporting the storytelling of our tour/surfers (milestone celebration videos, championship videos, retirement retrospectives, etc.), highlights, and much more. Off tour, I'm on the editing team for Inside Pro Surfing, WSL’s action-sports documentary series, shaping long-form narratives that bring audiences closer to iconic moments in surfing history, which airs on ESPN, Red Bull TV, and international TV. I also edit brand campaigns and promos for WSL Marketing, including the 2025 marquee campaign “History Will Be Ridden.”

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Personal Website: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I am currently the Lead Broadcast Video Editor for the WSL Championship Tour, producing and editing storytelling features that elevate our coverage of the world’s best surfers for both broadcast and socials. My projects consistently rank among the highest-performing content on WSL socials, especially the cinematic hype Opens I cut for each contest. During my tenure, WSL’s social engagement has surged, and my work is frequently highlighted by the social team as standout. I also produce/direct/shoot/edit features end-to-end, including my original franchise “Surf Check,” an immersive on-site series that introduces each event location with a cinematic, athlete-led perspective. For my work on this series, the CEO awarded me an "Above and Beyond" award. Across 12+ global events per season, I cut about 15 min of content per contest, including the artful Opens and features, branded content obligations, WSL Rising Tides docs (an impactful program promoting the next generation of women surfers), WSL One Ocean docs (covering WSL's ocean conservation efforts), ads for sponsors (Marriot, Lexus, ISea, etc), content supporting the storytelling of our tour/surfers (milestone celebration videos, championship videos, retirement retrospectives, etc.), highlights, and much more. Off tour, I'm on the editing team for Inside Pro Surfing, WSL’s action-sports documentary series, shaping long-form narratives that bring audiences closer to iconic moments in surfing history, which airs on ESPN, Red Bull TV, and international TV. I also edit brand campaigns and promos for WSL Marketing, including the 2025 marquee campaign “History Will Be Ridden.”

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I am currently the Lead Broadcast Video Editor for the WSL Championship Tour, producing and editing storytelling features that elevate our coverage of the world’s best surfers for both broadcast and socials. My projects consistently rank among the highest-performing content on WSL socials, especially the cinematic hype Opens I cut for each contest. During my tenure, WSL’s social engagement has surged, and my work is frequently highlighted by the social team as standout.

I also produce/direct/shoot/edit features end-to-end, including my original franchise “Surf Check,” an immersive on-site series that introduces each event location with a cinematic, athlete-led perspective. For my work on this series, the CEO awarded me an “Above and Beyond” award.

Across 12+ global events per season, I cut about 15 min of content per contest, including the artful Opens and features, branded content obligations, WSL Rising Tides docs (an impactful program promoting the next generation of women surfers), WSL One Ocean docs (covering WSL’s ocean conservation efforts), ads for sponsors (Marriot, Lexus, ISea, etc), content supporting the storytelling of our tour/surfers (milestone celebration videos, championship videos, retirement retrospectives, etc.), highlights, and much more.

Off tour, I’m on the editing team for Inside Pro Surfing, WSL’s action-sports documentary series, shaping long-form narratives that bring audiences closer to iconic moments in surfing history, which airs on ESPN, Red Bull TV, and international TV. I also edit brand campaigns and promos for WSL Marketing, including the 2025 marquee campaign “History Will Be Ridden.”

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Work Experience

Lead Broadcast Editor at World Surf League (WSL)
November 1, 2021 - Present
Lead Broadcast Video Editor for the global Championship Tour, delivering 10-15 minutes of original content per event across 12-15 events annually. Produced promos, show opens, and features with fast turnarounds under live-broadcast deadlines; managed color, sound, and graphics to ensure broadcast-ready deliverables. Creator/producer of Surf Check, an original broadcast featurette franchise; led Inside Pro Surfing (2023–present), a premiere action sports documentary series, and contributed to Tahiti Bound (NBC Olympic coverage) and Pipe Dreams (ESPN/ESPN+) projects. Edited promotional campaigns for WSL Marketing and Partners, including the 2025 History Will Be Ridden and Tudor Nazare campaigns with multi-channel reach.
Assistant Editor at World Surf League (WSL)
March 1, 2018 - November 1, 2021
Editor of weekly podcast videos (World Surf Weekly, Getting Heated). Supported Inside Pro Surfing with media management, project prep, graphics, finishing, and delivery to linear and digital partners (CBS, Fox Sports). Provided communications team with VNRs to promote the brand and athletes through global news outlets.
Assistant Editor at A Secret Love
September 1, 2017 - March 1, 2018
Assistant Editor on feature documentary (EP: Jason Blum), premiered on Netflix. Managed hundreds of hours of archival + production media in Avid.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production at New York University Tisch School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production at New York University Tisch School of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2016

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