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Hi, I'm Christie Smith, a seasoned video editor with over two decades of experience shaping news, features, and promotional content for national and international audiences. I specialize in rapid-turnaround packages, story-driven edits, and collaborative production workflows across network, cable, and public media. In every project, I bring a calm, detail-oriented approach, strong storytelling instincts, and a knack for optimizing editorial rigour with creative visuals. I'm excited to connect with teams who value clear communication, deadline discipline, and high-quality editing that informs and engages viewers.…Hi, I'm Christie Smith, a seasoned video editor with over two decades of experience shaping news, features, and promotional content for national and international audiences. I specialize in rapid-turnaround packages, story-driven edits, and collaborative production workflows across network, cable, and public media. In every project, I bring a calm, detail-oriented approach, strong storytelling instincts, and a knack for optimizing editorial rigour with creative visuals. I'm excited to connect with teams who value clear communication, deadline discipline, and high-quality editing that informs and engages viewers.

Christie Smith

Video Editor, Post-Production, Content Producer, +6

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Hi, I'm Christie Smith, a seasoned video editor with over two decades of experience shaping news, features, and promotional content for national and international audiences. I specialize in rapid-turnaround packages, story-driven edits, and collaborative production workflows across network, cable, and public media. In every project, I bring a calm, detail-oriented approach, strong storytelling instincts, and a knack for optimizing editorial rigour with creative visuals. I'm excited to connect with teams who value clear communication, deadline discipline, and high-quality editing that informs and engages viewers.…Hi, I'm Christie Smith, a seasoned video editor with over two decades of experience shaping news, features, and promotional content for national and international audiences. I specialize in rapid-turnaround packages, story-driven edits, and collaborative production workflows across network, cable, and public media. In every project, I bring a calm, detail-oriented approach, strong storytelling instincts, and a knack for optimizing editorial rigour with creative visuals. I'm excited to connect with teams who value clear communication, deadline discipline, and high-quality editing that informs and engages viewers.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Christie Smith, a seasoned video editor with over two decades of experience shaping news, features, and promotional content for national and international audiences. I specialize in rapid-turnaround packages, story-driven edits, and collaborative production workflows across network, cable, and public media.

In every project, I bring a calm, detail-oriented approach, strong storytelling instincts, and a knack for optimizing editorial rigour with creative visuals. I’m excited to connect with teams who value clear communication, deadline discipline, and high-quality editing that informs and engages viewers.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Show Editor at Virginia Farm Bureau

January 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025

Show Editor for the bi-monthly show Real Virginia; edit the Heart of the Home segment. Remote role.

Avid Editor at WETA

July 1, 2017 - April 30, 2025

Edit news packages for the PBS NewsHour.

Avid Editor at CBS News

April 1, 2021 - April 30, 2025

Edit news packages for CBS Evening News, Face The Nation, CBS Mornings.

Avid Editor at Cox Media

February 1, 2022 - November 30, 2024

Edit news packages for affiliates.

Avid Editor (Daily Hire) at NBC News Channel

June 1, 2004 - December 31, 2021

Edit news packages to be aired on NBC affiliate newscasts. Intake/Playback support for weekend shift. Live shot assignments for MSNBC and NBC NewsChannel.

Avid Editor (Daily Hire) at CNBC

June 1, 2014 - April 30, 2017

Edit news packages to air on CNBC and the Nightly Business Report on PBS. Live shot assignments for CNBC programs.

Show Editor at Maslow Media

January 1, 2010 - August 31, 2016

Provide pre-production support on The McLaughlin Group. Edit show for air on WCBS and PBS.

Avid Editor (Daily Hire) at NBC News

May 1, 2007 - August 31, 2021

Edit news packages for NBC Nightly News and the Today Show. Intake/Playback support for Net EJ. Pre-Production support on NBC shows including The Chris Matthews Show and Meet the Press.

Avid Editor (Contract work) at Voice of America

June 1, 2004 - August 31, 2011

Edit international news packages for VOA television overseas.

Non-Linear Editor at Creative Video of Washington

November 1, 2002 - October 31, 2003

Edit corporate and industrial videos.

Freelance News Editor at Reuters

October 1, 2002 - October 31, 2003

Edit & transmit news video to Reuters London headquarters and to International clients.

Audio Visual Production Specialist/Editor at Naval School of Health Sciences

January 1, 2001 - August 31, 2002

Edited promotional, informational, training, and recruiting video programs for Navy Medicine; edited video and audio for instructional CD-ROMs; trained staff on editing systems and compositing software.

Non-Linear Video Editor (freelance) at RW Communications, Inc.

April 1, 2001 - June 30, 2001

Edited promotional and informational video programs for the Bureau of Primary Healthcare; created integrated video database; logged and digitized raw footage.

Videotape Editor at CNN

July 1, 1999 - January 31, 2001

Edited news packages, VO video, and soundbites; shift supervised for CNN Domestic and Headline News networks; responsible for all on-air materials.

Freelance News Editor at Showbiz Today, CNN

September 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000

Edited and prepared opens, bumps, soundbites; checked packages for on-air playback.

Freelance Online Video Editor at CNNInteractive

October 1, 1999 - September 30, 2000

Edited news packages and streamed them for web playback; created JPEGs and story info; beta tested editing/encoding software.

Video Production Specialist at Chadron State College

March 1, 1997 - June 30, 1999

Supervised and was Chief Engineer of the Radio and Television Production Services; managed videography/editing; set up audiovisual equipment; downlinked videoconferences; maintained archival footage.

Multi-Media Specialist at USC School of Medicine

January 1, 1995 - September 30, 1996

Created interactive multi-media presentations.

Avid Editor at NBC NewsChannel

June 1, 2004 - December 1, 2021

Edit news packages to be aired on NBC affiliate newscasts. Provide Intake/Playback support for the weekend shift. Live shot assignments for MSNBC and NBC NewsChannel.

Avid Editor at CNBC

June 1, 2014 - April 1, 2017

Edit news packages to air on CNBC and the Nightly Business Report on PBS. Live shot assignments for CNBC programs.

Avid Editor at NBC News

May 1, 2007 - August 1, 2021

Edit news packages for NBC Nightly News and the Today Show. Provide Intake/Playback support for Net EJ. Provided Pre-Production support on NBC shows that include: The Chris Matthews Show, and Meet the Press.

Avid Editor at Voice of America

June 1, 2004 - August 1, 2011

Edit International news packages to be aired on Voice of America television overseas.

Freelance Videotape Editor at "Showbiz Today", CNN

September 1, 2000 - December 1, 2000

Edited and prepared opens, bumps, soundbites, and checked packages for on-air playback.

Freelance Online Video Editor at CNN Interactive

October 1, 1999 - September 1, 2000

Edited news packages and streamed them for web site playback. Created JPEG pictures and wrote story information to accompany the video. Beta tested new editing and encoding software.

Multi-Media Specialist at USC School of Medicine, USC-ABBC

January 1, 1995 - September 1, 1996

Created interactive multi-media presentations. Wrote, directed, and edited video demos for presentations.