Cindy Gachiru

Available to hire

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Video Editor Freelance at Freelance
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Self-taught editing via YouTube; developed grading, audio, and clear visuals; created posters for friends' businesses; produced short-form content for TikTok and Instagram; built thumbnails and connected cables during setups.
Head of Live Stream Department / Live Stream Video Editor at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
January 1, 2023 - Present
Joined church IT as an intern, learned camera handling for live streams, curated thumbnails, and connected cables. Edited and uploaded sermons and church stories, led live streams, and trained new members in IT. Eventually led the live stream department and handled large editing, presentations, and team training.
Content Creator / UGC Content Creator at Independent / Self-employed
January 1, 2023 - Present
Created aesthetic videos for 18 local and international brands; produced long-form and short-form content; shot, edited, and delivered brand-aligned videos; built portfolio and contributed to UGC strategies.
IT Department Intern at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Joined the church IT Department; learned camera operation for livestreams, Canva thumbnail curation, and cable setup; after on-site training, edited and upgraded to the live-stream team, handling church livestreams, editing sermons, recording storytelling presentations for posting on YouTube.
Head of Live Stream Department at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led all church livestreams, edited sermons, and recorded church storytelling presentations; trained new members in IT and video production; managed post-production and posting to the church YouTube page.
Part-time Senior Video Editor at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
January 1, 2025 - Present
Managed editing and production for church media; directed short-form and long-form video edits; mentored new editors in the IT/Video team.
Freelance Video Editor / Content Creator at Self-Employed
January 1, 2023 - Present
Shooting and editing videos for local and international brands; creating aesthetic content, handling scripts to footage alignment and delivering final edits for social media.
Freelance Video Editor at Self-Employed / Freelance
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Editing short-form content for TikTok and Instagram.
Video Editor at ACK Emmanuel Church, Kikuyu
January 1, 2023 - Present
Live streaming, recording and editing sermons; thumbnail curation.
UGC Content Creator at Self-employed / Agencies
January 1, 2025 - Present
UGC content creation for companies and brands, both local and international.
Video Editor at Freelance
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Self-taught editing via YouTube; small gigs; poster design for friends' business; later edited short-form content for TikTok and Instagram; building a portfolio.
IT Department Intern / Live Stream Assistant at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Joined church IT department; learned camera handling for live streams; curated thumbnails; connected cables; trained new IT members.
Video Editor - Live Streams at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
December 1, 2023 - Present
Led church live streams; edited sermons; recorded church storytelling presentations; posted on church YouTube page; later headed live-stream team and trained new members.
Senior Video Editor (Part-time) at ACK Emmanuel Church Kikuyu
January 1, 2025 - August 1, 2026
Part-time senior editor; led editing tasks, presentations and training new members; managed live stream tasks and content creation.
UGC Content Creator at Self-employed / Local & International Brands
January 1, 2023 - Present
Content creator for 18 local and international brands; produced aesthetic videos for brand campaigns; built portfolio including moisturizer campaigns.

Education

Module 1: Audio and Video Production at Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Module 2: Audio and Video Production at Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Module 2: Audio and Video Production at Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Module 1: Audio and Video Production at Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Self-taught video editing at YouTube
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Module 1 at Sauti School of Media Training (Module 1) – Nairobi Baptist Church
January 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Module 2 at Sauti School of Media Training (Module 2) – Nairobi Baptist Church
January 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026
Module 1 Audio and Video Production at Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Module 2 Audio and Video Production at Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025

Qualifications

Module 2: Audio and Video Production Certification
January 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Module 1: Audio and Video Production Certification
January 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Module 1 - Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Module 2 - Sauti School of Media Training
January 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026
Module 1 Audio and Video Production
January 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Module 2 Audio and Video Production
January 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Other