Hi, I'm David Gleason, a senior video editor with 17+ years of post-production experience focused on short-form entertainment, social media, and branded content. I excel at platform-native pacing, hooks, and fast-turnaround workflows, delivering engaging edits for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more. From NBCUniversal’s E! News to major brand collaborations, I bring editor-producer judgment, music direction, motion graphics, and polish to each project. I thrive in high-volume teams and love shaping storytelling that resonates with mobile audiences while meeting brand goals.…

David Gleason

Hi, I'm David Gleason, a senior video editor with 17+ years of post-production experience focused on short-form entertainment, social media, and branded content. I excel at platform-native pacing, hooks, and fast-turnaround workflows, delivering engaging edits for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more. From NBCUniversal’s E! News to major brand collaborations, I bring editor-producer judgment, music direction, motion graphics, and polish to each project. I thrive in high-volume teams and love shaping storytelling that resonates with mobile audiences while meeting brand goals.…

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Hi, I’m David Gleason, a senior video editor with 17+ years of post-production experience focused on short-form entertainment, social media, and branded content. I excel at platform-native pacing, hooks, and fast-turnaround workflows, delivering engaging edits for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more.

From NBCUniversal’s E! News to major brand collaborations, I bring editor-producer judgment, music direction, motion graphics, and polish to each project. I thrive in high-volume teams and love shaping storytelling that resonates with mobile audiences while meeting brand goals.

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Senior Video Editor - E! News / Social & New Media at NBCUniversal Media, LLC
November 1, 2014 - August 1, 2023
Senior/ lead editor for high-volume E! News short-form and social content, shaping fast-moving entertainment, celebrity, fashion, lifestyle and sports editorial for social-first distribution. Edited Webby Award-winning original E! News social series and short-form franchises (Kards Katchup, Face Forward, What The Fashion, Drive!, Extra Time Premier League) and other digital-first programming. Created platform-native video for YouTube, Snapchat Discover, TikTok, Facebook Reels, Facebook Stories, and Instagram, optimizing edits for mobile viewing, pacing, hooks, rhythm, graphics, music, sound and shareability. Supported branded/sponsored collaborations for NBCUniversal ad-sales partners (Walmart, L'Oreal, Toyota, Smirnoff). Delivered content across E!, Bravo, NBC Sports, USA Network, and SyFy ecosystems, adapting tone, format, editorial style and finishing to each brand.
Editor at Universal Pictures
September 1, 2014 - Present
Edited behind-the-scenes documentary / biographical content for Dracula Untold for international market distribution.
Editor at Fashion Police
August 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014
Edited Fashion Police with Joan Rivers, supporting fast-paced entertainment and celebrity-news production.
Editor at NBCUniversal, Inc.
January 1, 2011 - August 1, 2014
Edited entertainment and digital media content across NBCUniversal post-production workflows.
Motion Graphics & VFX / Editor at Freelance
July 1, 2010 - August 1, 2014
Provided editorial, motion graphics and VFX services for Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, FEARnet, G4TV and others.
Lead Editor at FEARnet
April 1, 2009 - August 1, 2014
Lead Editor for FEARnet VOD, supporting horror / genre on-demand programming and digital content.
Editor at G4TV / G4 Media
June 1, 2006 - March 1, 2009
Edited X-Play segments, field pieces, behind-the-scenes packages and video-game culture content for a daily series.

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B.S., Music Business / Music Synthesis at Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - June 25, 2026

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Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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