I'm Jose Castanieto, a Sr. Video Editor with a passion for storytelling and a track record of leading editing teams through fast-paced projects across AAA games, broadcast advertising, and live events. I have over 20 years of editing experience with lead editor positions and manager roles in studio system environments, video game studios, commercial creative agencies, social media agencies, and live event experiences. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced creative environments, easily handling quick turnarounds while juggling multiple projects. I love the craft of editing, and I'm always excited to contribute ideas, direction, and light motion graphics to help teams achieve excellent outcomes.

Jose Castanieto

I'm Jose Castanieto, a Sr. Video Editor with a passion for storytelling and a track record of leading editing teams through fast-paced projects across AAA games, broadcast advertising, and live events. I have over 20 years of editing experience with lead editor positions and manager roles in studio system environments, video game studios, commercial creative agencies, social media agencies, and live event experiences. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced creative environments, easily handling quick turnarounds while juggling multiple projects. I love the craft of editing, and I'm always excited to contribute ideas, direction, and light motion graphics to help teams achieve excellent outcomes.

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I’m Jose Castanieto, a Sr. Video Editor with a passion for storytelling and a track record of leading editing teams through fast-paced projects across AAA games, broadcast advertising, and live events. I have over 20 years of editing experience with lead editor positions and manager roles in studio system environments, video game studios, commercial creative agencies, social media agencies, and live event experiences.

I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced creative environments, easily handling quick turnarounds while juggling multiple projects. I love the craft of editing, and I’m always excited to contribute ideas, direction, and light motion graphics to help teams achieve excellent outcomes.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Video Editor at Sony PlayStation | San Diego Studios
December 31, 2013 - October 9, 2025
Editing in-game cinematics for AAA games in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects from pre-viz animatics to online finishing; edited hundreds of video game and live-action spots for TV and social media; edited PlayStation mainstage content for live events.
Sr. Video Editor at CG Creative | San Diego, CA
December 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Sr. Video Editor in a fast-paced environment handling multiple projects for broadcast commercials, social media videos, live event creative videos, and experiential installations; oversaw post-production workflows and supervised editor outputs; contributed to concepting, pitching, video directing, and copy/script writing for assets.
Sr. Video Editor at Sony Interactive Entertainment | San Diego
January 1, 2025 - Present
Sr. Video Editor in a fast-paced environment producing marketing videos, in-game cinematics, on-site live event editing, social media content creation/concepting, and in-game content editing for AAA titles; involved in creative ideation, copy/script writing, and light motion graphics.
Video Editor at Sony PlayStation | San Diego Studios
December 31, 2013 - October 9, 2025
Editing in-game cinematics in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects for AAA game titles from pre-viz animatics to online finishing. Edited hundreds of video game and live-action spots for broadcast TV and social-media channel marketing. Edited PlayStation mainstage content for multiple live events such as CES. Integrated high-end VFX and motion-graphics workflows into edits on a constant basis.
Sr. Video Editor at CG Creative
December 31, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Sr. Video Editor in a fast paced environment working on multiple projects at a time for high-end broadcast commercial spots, social media marketing videos & social media organic content, live event creative videos, and video assets for live in-person experiential installations. Oversaw post-production workflow for editing & special effects teams, and supervised editor’s first and final pass video outputs. Was also involved in concepting and pitching ideas to clients, video directing, and copy/script writing for many video and creative asset deliverables.
Sr. Video Editor at Sony Interactive Entertainment
January 1, 2025 - Present
Sr. Video Editor in fast paced environment working on multiple projects at a time for marketing videos, in-game cinematics, on-site editor for live events, social media content creation/concepting and video editing, and editing in-game content for AAA video game titles. Also involved in creative ideation for videos, copy/script writing, and light motion graphics work.

Education

Television, Film, & New Media at San Diego State University
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Media Arts at Grossmont College
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other