Rob has worked on projects for some of today’s leading filmmakers - including Jason Hehir (The Last Dance), Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer (The Square, The Great Hack), and Alex Gibney (Going Clear, Dirty Money) - for networks including HBO, Netflix, ESPN, A&E Networks, Oxygen, Food Network, Vice, and more. His freelance work includes clients like Penguin Random House and StudioNow. Simultaneously with his work in the post-production world as an Editor / Assistant Editor on these larger scale productions, he has continued to produce original content in a multi-faceted role as Director / Writer / Shooter / Editor. Rob is the co-creator of Silk City, a rock'n'roll comedy series about his small Connecticut hometown, and Are You Afraid To Adult? a millennial horror comedy update of the ‘90s Nickelodeon anthology series. His work has ranged from episodic television to short films, music videos, parodies, sizzle reels, and promos. Specialties include documentary, comedy, horror, cooking, travel, and paranormal.

Rob Leshin

Rob has worked on projects for some of today’s leading filmmakers - including Jason Hehir (The Last Dance), Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer (The Square, The Great Hack), and Alex Gibney (Going Clear, Dirty Money) - for networks including HBO, Netflix, ESPN, A&E Networks, Oxygen, Food Network, Vice, and more. His freelance work includes clients like Penguin Random House and StudioNow. Simultaneously with his work in the post-production world as an Editor / Assistant Editor on these larger scale productions, he has continued to produce original content in a multi-faceted role as Director / Writer / Shooter / Editor. Rob is the co-creator of Silk City, a rock'n'roll comedy series about his small Connecticut hometown, and Are You Afraid To Adult? a millennial horror comedy update of the ‘90s Nickelodeon anthology series. His work has ranged from episodic television to short films, music videos, parodies, sizzle reels, and promos. Specialties include documentary, comedy, horror, cooking, travel, and paranormal.

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Rob has worked on projects for some of today’s leading filmmakers - including Jason Hehir (The Last Dance), Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer (The Square, The Great Hack), and Alex Gibney (Going Clear, Dirty Money) - for networks including HBO, Netflix, ESPN, A&E Networks, Oxygen, Food Network, Vice, and more. His freelance work includes clients like Penguin Random House and StudioNow. Simultaneously with his work in the post-production world as an Editor / Assistant Editor on these larger scale productions, he has continued to produce original content in a multi-faceted role as Director / Writer / Shooter / Editor.

Rob is the co-creator of Silk City, a rock’n’roll comedy series about his small Connecticut hometown, and Are You Afraid To Adult? a millennial horror comedy update of the ‘90s Nickelodeon anthology series. His work has ranged from episodic television to short films, music videos, parodies, sizzle reels, and promos. Specialties include documentary, comedy, horror, cooking, travel, and paranormal.

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Work Experience

Editor at Kanzi
June 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Re-edited a 4-hour rough assembly into a Sundance-submission cut for a documentary about a renowned scientist and her ape subject Kanzi.
Editor at Special Boy
March 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Edited a 75-minute documentary comedy special following a struggling comedian on tour, featuring verite footage, multi-camera standup, and archival material.
Editor at Untitled George Santos Docuseries SIZZLE & SCENE REEL
February 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Satirical docuseries chronicling the rise and fall of one of America's most notorious liars; cut sizzle and scene reels using archival material, interviews, and animation.
Editor at Netflix, Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
February 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Feature documentary for Netflix; original Editor who completed several cuts before an extended production hiatus, featuring archival material and high-profile interviews.
Editor at A Boston (R) Evolution
June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2024
PBS feature documentary examining the evolution of Boston through its 2021 mayoral election and demographic changes, including verite footage and archival material.
Editor at The Vow Part 2
September 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
HBO docuseries further exploring NXIVM; edited several full-length episodes and contributed to voiceover scripting, animation storytelling, and trial transcript integration.
Editor at Shark
September 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
ESPN, 30 For 30 feature on Greg Norman's life and Masters appearances; combined archival material with new material from 2021 return to Augusta.
Additional / Associate Editor at The Vow / The Vow Part 2
July 1, 2018 - September 1, 2021
Worked with editors and producers to cut scenes and assemble story beat selects from over 1,000 hours of raw footage; created VFX comps, ScriptSync transcripts, and managed ingest, backups, and asset synchronization in Avid and Resolve.

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