Video editor and AI-driven content creator with 10+ years of experience producing high-impact digital video content across social media, brands, and international organizations. Edited 2,000+ videos with rapid turnarounds and award-winning production experience, and now transitioning into scalable AI-assisted media creation pipelines combining storytelling, prompt engineering, and generative tools. Advanced in end-to-end post-production workflows (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, multi-cam sync, subtitles, color grading, and sound editing) plus AI integration across scripting, visual generation, voice, and music. Proven freelancer delivering local and international client content, including educational, documentary, corporate promo, and branding videos.

Nadeesh Aberathne

Video editor and AI-driven content creator with 10+ years of experience producing high-impact digital video content across social media, brands, and international organizations. Edited 2,000+ videos with rapid turnarounds and award-winning production experience, and now transitioning into scalable AI-assisted media creation pipelines combining storytelling, prompt engineering, and generative tools. Advanced in end-to-end post-production workflows (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, multi-cam sync, subtitles, color grading, and sound editing) plus AI integration across scripting, visual generation, voice, and music. Proven freelancer delivering local and international client content, including educational, documentary, corporate promo, and branding videos.

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Video editor and AI-driven content creator with 10+ years of experience producing high-impact digital video content across social media, brands, and international organizations. Edited 2,000+ videos with rapid turnarounds and award-winning production experience, and now transitioning into scalable AI-assisted media creation pipelines combining storytelling, prompt engineering, and generative tools.

Advanced in end-to-end post-production workflows (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, multi-cam sync, subtitles, color grading, and sound editing) plus AI integration across scripting, visual generation, voice, and music. Proven freelancer delivering local and international client content, including educational, documentary, corporate promo, and branding videos.

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Language

English
Advanced
Sinhala, Sinhalese
Advanced
Tamil
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Video Editor at Pulse.lk (Dera n Macroentertainment Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Created an AI-driven Pixar-style educational video series for children using AI-assisted scripting, image/video generation, background music generation, and AI voiceovers. Developed prompt-based workflows to maintain style consistency across assets and produced cohesive end-to-end outputs by assembling AI-generated materials into final videos.
Senior Video Editor at Pulse.lk (Derana Macro Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka)
December 31, 2023 - September 3, 2025
Promoted to Senior Video Editor in 2019 after starting as an assistant editor. Edited over 2,000 short-form videos in styles similar to Brut and Nas Daily, usually producing 2-minute videos in 2 to 3 hours. Managed full production workflows using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, including sourcing copyright-free footage and music, text transitions, color correction, and manual bilingual subtitles in English, Sinhala, and Tamil. Optimized video content for YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Produced over 1,000 cooking videos, marketing videos, event aftermovies, documentaries, and product/service promos. Created thumbnails and graphic posts using Photoshop and Illustrator, while handling content uploads and scheduling publishing. Edited award-winning productions fully from start to finish, including the Sumathi Awards 2021 Best Digital Award and 2023 Best of Social Media Award for National Interest videos.
Senior Video Editor at Pulse.lk (Dera n Macroentertainment Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023
Produced and edited educational content, documentaries, corporate promotional videos, and brand videos. Worked on multi-format social content and contributed to post-production using standard editing and publishing workflows while producing high-quality final deliverables for digital platforms.
Assistant Video Editor
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
Senior Video Editor | AI Content Creator at Freelance
January 1, 2017 - Present
Edited 2,000+ short-form videos in a fast turnaround cycle (2–3 hours per video) following a daily/based style workflow. Managed full post-production workflows using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, and produced content for YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Created subtitles in English, Sinhala, and Tamil, designed thumbnails and graphics, and delivered 1,000+ videos including documentaries, cooking content, marketing campaigns, and event coverage. Edited award-winning productions and integrated AI-assisted tools to speed up script, asset, audio, and assembly steps across the end-to-end pipeline.
Freelance Video Editor
January 1, 2017 - Present
Edited videos for numerous clients in Sri Lanka and internationally since 2017. Worked on international projects for IREX/USAID between 2021 and 2023 producing short-form videos, educational content, and documentaries with thumbnails. Delivered music videos, branding videos, corporate promos, and graphic posters. Skilled at integrating AI tools into modern video production workflows.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Creative Multimedia at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
at St. John's College, Sri Lanka
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Creative Multimedia at St. John’s College, Sri Lanka
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
GCE Advanced Level at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
AI for Everyone (Coursera) at Coursera
January 1, 2025 - July 7, 2026
Google Cloud (Coursera) at Google Cloud
January 1, 2025 - July 7, 2026

Qualifications

Course: AI for Everyone
January 1, 2025 - July 7, 2026
Course: Google Cloud
January 1, 2025 - July 7, 2026
Sumathi Awards 2021 - Best Digital Award
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Sumathi Awards 2023 - Best Social Media Award
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Professional Services, Other