I'm a senior video editor with 15+ years cutting across brand campaigns, documentary, music video, and social content. I bring a strong editorial instinct and visual sensibility to every cut — working fluidly across commercial, cultural, and digital formats. My credits include Adidas, Shopify, Holt Renfrew, Bell Canada, and CBC Arts, and I have experience delivering high-volume editorial output for multi-brand portfolios under tight deadlines in agency and in-house environments.

Soji 'Shakes' Oyinsan

I'm a senior video editor with 15+ years cutting across brand campaigns, documentary, music video, and social content. I bring a strong editorial instinct and visual sensibility to every cut — working fluidly across commercial, cultural, and digital formats. My credits include Adidas, Shopify, Holt Renfrew, Bell Canada, and CBC Arts, and I have experience delivering high-volume editorial output for multi-brand portfolios under tight deadlines in agency and in-house environments.

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I’m a senior video editor with 15+ years cutting across brand campaigns, documentary, music video, and social content. I bring a strong editorial instinct and visual sensibility to every cut — working fluidly across commercial, cultural, and digital formats.

My credits include Adidas, Shopify, Holt Renfrew, Bell Canada, and CBC Arts, and I have experience delivering high-volume editorial output for multi-brand portfolios under tight deadlines in agency and in-house environments.

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Work Experience

Video Editor at Eadem
June 1, 2025 - Present
Post-production and creative editing across digital campaigns, product launches, social content, and brand storytelling for an independent NY-based beauty brand.
Video Editor & Creative Strategist at Iovate Health Sciences
August 1, 2020 - May 1, 2024
Led post-production across four sub-brands — MuscleTech, SixStar, Hydroxycut, and Purely Inspired — editing commercial campaigns, athlete content, digital ads, and social assets at scale. Managed high-volume editorial output across multiple brands, maintaining quality and consistency under tight deadlines. Contributed to broader creative strategy and brand storytelling across the portfolio.
Director / Editor at PIQUE
November 1, 2014 - January 1, 2023
Core creative at a boutique production studio for nearly a decade — leading editorial output across campaigns, documentaries, and brand content. Edited and directed work for Adidas Canada, Bell Canada, CBC Arts, Nobis, and Old Spice — delivering across broadcast, digital, and social formats. Directed and edited CBC Arts 10-part Montreal Artist Profile documentary series (2018) and Bell Canada PIQUED documentary series. Directed and edited ISY Music Festival Documentary (China, 2017).
Freelance Senior Editor at Independent
May 1, 2012 - Present
Freelance senior editor with select credits across brand campaigns and documentary, including 2025 Toronto Tempo (WNBA) Jersey Reveal; 2024 Shopify Markets Pro Launch Campaign; 2024 The Beaches x Little Burgundy x Converse 'Rock the Star' Campaign; 2024 Nia Centre for the Arts — Home is Where the Art Is; 2024 YungYemi x Junos / ONX / The Space Between Us; 2023 Lagos Space Programme x Isabel Okoro — come to me, i'm already here; 2023 William Ukoh's Jangilova, The Film — Canada Council supported; 2023 everything is possible under the wonderful moon — short film; 2022 Holt Renfrew x MUSTAFA Spring Campaign; 2022 Andrea Iyamah x Duckie Thot Fall Campaign; 2021 Rajni Pereira Artist Profile — National Gallery of Canada commission; 2020 Nia Centre for the Arts — Keep That Energy; 2019 Cadence Weapon 'High Rise' — Prism Prize Top 10 Finalist; 2013 A Short Documentary — Afrinolly Film Contest Winner; Irep International Film Festival.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Finance at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Canada Council for the Arts — Research & Creation Grant
January 1, 2025 - May 24, 2026
Toronto Arts Council — Black Arts Projects Grant
January 1, 2025 - May 24, 2026
Canada Council for the Arts — Research & Creation Grant
January 1, 2022 - May 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services