I'm a creative and versatile Video Editor with wide-ranging post-production expertise. I excel at taking rushes, adding music and graphic elements, and finishing both pictures and audio to broadcast standards. I'm skilled at storytelling and delivering engaging content under tight deadlines. I've freelanced for major broadcasters and sports brands, producing promos, features and programs that connect with audiences.

Paul Binge

I'm a creative and versatile Video Editor with wide-ranging post-production expertise. I excel at taking rushes, adding music and graphic elements, and finishing both pictures and audio to broadcast standards. I'm skilled at storytelling and delivering engaging content under tight deadlines. I've freelanced for major broadcasters and sports brands, producing promos, features and programs that connect with audiences.

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I’m a creative and versatile Video Editor with wide-ranging post-production expertise. I excel at taking rushes, adding music and graphic elements, and finishing both pictures and audio to broadcast standards.

I’m skilled at storytelling and delivering engaging content under tight deadlines. I’ve freelanced for major broadcasters and sports brands, producing promos, features and programs that connect with audiences.

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Work Experience

Freelance Video Editor at Various (Freelance)
January 1, 2004 - Present
Freelanced for BBC, This Morning, ITN/C4 News, Sky, IMG, BBC, Input Media, Sunset & Vine, British Eurosport, BT Sport, Matchroom Sport and North One. Edited features, promos and programs. Credits include Tonight, On Assignment, The One Show, This Morning, John & Lisa's Weekend Kitchen, Pride of Scotland Awards, and sports-related inserts. Focused on storytelling and delivering high-quality edits under tight deadlines, with music and graphics integrated to broadcast standards.
Video Editor at Octagon CSI
January 1, 2004 - October 3, 2025
Edited high-quality features and inserts using Avid Media Composer and Sony/Snell edit suites. Delivered client-based promos for football, tennis and telecom brands; recorded and mixed voice-overs; involved in live production and vision/sound mixing of events. Travelled to Japan for the 2002 World Cup to cut features on a laptop editing system.
Video Editor at BSkyB
January 1, 2001 - October 3, 2025
Edited promos, openers, features and tape inserts across the Sky platform. Re-edited programmes for Nat Geo and The History Channel. Used Avid Media Composer for feature items and promos across Sky channels; contributed to on-air packaging and segment edits.
Senior Editor & Supervisor at Sky News
January 1, 1996 - October 3, 2025
Sole responsibility for output of six edit suites, ensuring timely delivery of taped parts for rolling bulletins. Edited news and features on location and at Sky Centre. Acted as troubleshooter, supervised shift and staff rota; in six months served as technical manager of Sky News’ political office, coordinating inserts from Downing Street and other London injections.
Technical Operator at Reuters Television
January 1, 1988 - October 3, 2025
Editing Reuters’ corporate videos and news/features at Newman Street studios. Studio disciplines included lighting, camerawork, racks, sound and vision mixing in a 3-camera setup. MCR operations included coordinating national/international feeds. Worked on location as VT operator during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Education

HNC - Communications, Engineering, TV and Broadcasting at Ravensbourne College, Bromley, Kent
January 11, 2030 - October 3, 2025

Qualifications

Avid Course 320 – Finishing on Media Composer and Avid Symphony
October 1, 2005 - October 1, 2005
Final Cut Pro conversion course for Avid editors
March 1, 2006 - March 1, 2006
After Effects Fundamentals and Intermediate
September 1, 2012 - September 1, 2012

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Professional Services
    uniE608 Life if not Loose - ITV
    A humorous vt for ITV's Loose Women, featuring Pauline Quirk, showing my skills with comic timing as an editor. Cut, graded and mixed for broadcast.
    uniE608 ITv - On Assignment
    A feature for ITV News, highlighting domestic abuse in South Africa for their news magazine programme, On Assignment.
    uniE608 My Friend David Bowie - The One Show
    A 6 minute interview with Bowie's former photographer, showing his work. Cut graded and mixed over 2 days.
    uniE608 Pride of Scotland - Gordon Ramsey - Jet TV
    A short insert showing the winner of a PoS award, cut using 3 cameras for Jet TV.