Award-winning broadcast news video editor with 30 years of experience creating high-impact content for NBC Nightly News and TODAY, delivering prime-time headline packages and entertainment features to audiences of millions. Skilled at transforming complex stories into engaging, visually powerful broadcasts that support award-winning news coverage. Proven record of crafting compelling visual narratives through precise pacing, shot selection, typography/motion graphics integration, audio sweetening, and color correction/grading. Experienced in end-to-end media workflows and newsroom deadline-driven collaboration across production teams and senior producers.

Tilton mccray

Award-winning broadcast news video editor with 30 years of experience creating high-impact content for NBC Nightly News and TODAY, delivering prime-time headline packages and entertainment features to audiences of millions. Skilled at transforming complex stories into engaging, visually powerful broadcasts that support award-winning news coverage. Proven record of crafting compelling visual narratives through precise pacing, shot selection, typography/motion graphics integration, audio sweetening, and color correction/grading. Experienced in end-to-end media workflows and newsroom deadline-driven collaboration across production teams and senior producers.

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Award-winning broadcast news video editor with 30 years of experience creating high-impact content for NBC Nightly News and TODAY, delivering prime-time headline packages and entertainment features to audiences of millions. Skilled at transforming complex stories into engaging, visually powerful broadcasts that support award-winning news coverage.

Proven record of crafting compelling visual narratives through precise pacing, shot selection, typography/motion graphics integration, audio sweetening, and color correction/grading. Experienced in end-to-end media workflows and newsroom deadline-driven collaboration across production teams and senior producers.

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Work Experience

Video & Post-Production Editor at Today Show / NBC News
January 1, 2026 - Present
Edited short and long-form video content for broadcast platforms, consistently meeting critical newsroom deadlines. Crafted compelling visual narratives through precise pacing and shot selection. Managed media workflows including ingesting, organizing, archiving, and tracking assets across projects. Applied best practices for media storage and maintained highly organized project files to support smooth collaboration and fast turnaround.
Headlines Video Editor at NBC Nightly News (Sunday Edition)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2025
Edited original footage, stock assets, and social media content to develop headlines that drive audience engagement. Worked efficiently under pressure, managing multiple projects and tight deadlines. Integrated assets from a wide range of sources, including news footage, motion graphics, and still images, and performed audio mixing and color correction/grading to support consistent on-air quality.
Video Editor at NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2025
Edited headline packages for broadcast, with exceptional eye for pacing and shot selection. Collaborated with the Art Director, production team, and senior producers to align editorial content with strategic and visual objectives. Delivered diverse creative treatments, combining typography, motion graphics, and sound effects into cohesive visual styles. Managed multiple projects and tight deadlines while performing audio mixing and color correction/grading.
Electronic Graphics Operator / Network Technical Operator at NBC News
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2019
Worked collaboratively as a Vizrt and Chyron Infinite operator in control room and live studio environments. Served as network technical operator for Nightly News, Breaking News, and Election Night polling returns. Executed on-screen tasks outlined in the live news broadcast rundown, operating live broadcast graphics rundowns including firing lower-thirds, full screen animated graphics, and real-time election results. Assigned graphic elements into appropriate channels to be routed into video wall engines and updated on-air graphics to support evolving breaking news coverage.

Education

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Qualifications

Emmy Award nominee: Outstanding Live News Program
January 1, 2025 - August 18, 2026
Emmy Award nominee: One Night in America: The Gun Violence Epidemic Plaguing the U.S.A.
January 1, 2022 - August 18, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment