I’m a senior video director with experience in editing a wide variety of video content for global brands and audiences. I craft stories across documentaries, social media, and commercial brand partnerships with Nike, Amazon, British Airways, Microsoft, Samsung, Hertz, and Diageo. I thrive on collaborating with directors and producers to craft engaging narratives and build visual systems that elevate brand storytelling. I’m proficient in shaping narratives, developing style guides for graphics and animations, and directing long-form documentaries and brand videos. My work has reached millions of viewers and has been featured by BBC, Forbes, The Times, CNN and ArchDaily.

Thomas Canton

I’m a senior video director with experience in editing a wide variety of video content for global brands and audiences. I craft stories across documentaries, social media, and commercial brand partnerships with Nike, Amazon, British Airways, Microsoft, Samsung, Hertz, and Diageo. I thrive on collaborating with directors and producers to craft engaging narratives and build visual systems that elevate brand storytelling. I’m proficient in shaping narratives, developing style guides for graphics and animations, and directing long-form documentaries and brand videos. My work has reached millions of viewers and has been featured by BBC, Forbes, The Times, CNN and ArchDaily.

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I’m a senior video director with experience in editing a wide variety of video content for global brands and audiences. I craft stories across documentaries, social media, and commercial brand partnerships with Nike, Amazon, British Airways, Microsoft, Samsung, Hertz, and Diageo.

I thrive on collaborating with directors and producers to craft engaging narratives and build visual systems that elevate brand storytelling. I’m proficient in shaping narratives, developing style guides for graphics and animations, and directing long-form documentaries and brand videos. My work has reached millions of viewers and has been featured by BBC, Forbes, The Times, CNN and ArchDaily.

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Language

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Video Editor at The B1M
April 1, 2021 - Present
Editing for the world’s largest subscribed-to video channel for construction, with 24 million views monthly; creating animations and graphics; collaborating with directors and content producers to develop compelling narratives. Directing and editing long-form documentaries about key UK and USA infrastructure projects, reaching over 4 million viewers and being featured by BBC, Forbes, The Times, CNN and ArchDaily.
Senior Video Editor at Contiki
January 31, 2021 - October 19, 2025
Oversight of all creative decisions in video production for the global market; management of campaigns broadcast over social media channels and e-commerce; hiring and management of in-house editors and freelancers; development of editorial workflow; on-location shoots across Europe; editing for main brand videos. Key achievements include implementing a DAM, championing VR and interactive video formats, ideation of major campaigns for the summer sales period, and pivoting the video strategy in response to 2020 travel restrictions.
Video Editor / Producer at Culture Trip
March 1, 2019 - October 19, 2025
Lead editor for offline and online editing, grading and sound mixing; producer of documentaries highlighting arts and culture around the world; built up a team of videographers in South America; ideation of flagship documentary series and development; development of editorial workflow for the video team.
Video Editor / Researcher at The Wild Collective
December 31, 2016 - October 19, 2025
Lead editor for Dearly Beloved, a feature-length documentary submitted to Sundance; assisted in securing funding from executive producers to enable final production stages; supported the role of researcher.

Education

Bachelor in Film at Federal University of São Carlos
February 3, 2010 - December 10, 2015
Minor in Arts and Culture at Maastricht University, The Netherlands
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Screenwriting Course at Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), Cuba
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

Screenwriting Course
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Minor in Arts and Culture
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services