Hi, I’m Katya Yakubov, a versatile video editor with a decade of experience across narrative, documentary, corporate, and social media videos. I help teams tell compelling stories through precise editing, thoughtful pacing, and polished visuals. Recent projects include editing and directing a feature narrative film, collaborating with Imagination Creations on corporate videos for institutions like Mount Sinai Hospital and Yeshiva University, and editing a psychological horror short Infestation as well as a documentary feature that screened at DOC NYC. I enjoy bringing animated elements into projects and collaborating closely with clients to deliver high-quality media.

Katya Yakubov

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Hi, I’m Katya Yakubov, a versatile video editor with a decade of experience across narrative, documentary, corporate, and social media videos. I help teams tell compelling stories through precise editing, thoughtful pacing, and polished visuals. Recent projects include editing and directing a feature narrative film, collaborating with Imagination Creations on corporate videos for institutions like Mount Sinai Hospital and Yeshiva University, and editing a psychological horror short Infestation as well as a documentary feature that screened at DOC NYC. I enjoy bringing animated elements into projects and collaborating closely with clients to deliver high-quality media.

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Hi, I’m Katya Yakubov, a versatile video editor with a decade of experience across narrative, documentary, corporate, and social media videos. I help teams tell compelling stories through precise editing, thoughtful pacing, and polished visuals.

Recent projects include editing and directing a feature narrative film, collaborating with Imagination Creations on corporate videos for institutions like Mount Sinai Hospital and Yeshiva University, and editing a psychological horror short Infestation as well as a documentary feature that screened at DOC NYC. I enjoy bringing animated elements into projects and collaborating closely with clients to deliver high-quality media.

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Work Experience

Editor and Director at To Move Is Friction
January 1, 2025 - November 9, 2025
Editor and director of a feature narrative film. Also created animated footage for sections of the film.
Senior Video Editor at Imagination Creations
January 1, 2018 - November 9, 2025
Senior video editor at a video production company specializing in corporate videos. Created videos for various companies and educational institutions, including graphics, color correction, audio mixing, and final delivery to multiple platforms. Upheld great rapport with clients, which include Mount Sinai Hospital, JCC on the Palisades, Loyola School, Gateway School, Yeshiva University, Collegium Pharmaceuticals, etc.
Editor at Infestation
January 1, 2024 - November 9, 2025
Editor of a psychological horror short film directed by Yana Sar.
Editor at Man From Pretentia
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Editor on a documentary feature about Paul Bridgewater, directed by Chih Hsuan Liang. Screened at DOC NYC in 2024.

Education

MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017
BFA at New York University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

Best Editing, Nothing Happened
January 1, 2023 - November 9, 2025
Best Narrative Short, Nothing Happened
January 1, 2023 - November 9, 2025
Graduate Research Grant
January 1, 2016 - November 9, 2025
Research Travel Grant
January 1, 2015 - November 9, 2025
Bahoric-Meisel Scholarship for Women Cinematographers
January 1, 2009 - November 9, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Healthcare, Professional Services