I’m a versatile AVID Editor and producer specializing in documentary, true crime, food, and travel programming. I collaborate with directors and producers to craft compelling stories for streaming, broadcast, and digital platforms, delivering polished edits under tight deadlines. I love exploring new formats and technologies to tell engaging stories that resonate with diverse audiences. When I’m not in the edit suite, I enjoy building strong partnerships with teams and talent, staying calm under pressure, and continually refining storytelling techniques to elevate every project.

Jennifer Ruggiero Falk

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I’m a versatile AVID Editor and producer specializing in documentary, true crime, food, and travel programming. I collaborate with directors and producers to craft compelling stories for streaming, broadcast, and digital platforms, delivering polished edits under tight deadlines. I love exploring new formats and technologies to tell engaging stories that resonate with diverse audiences. When I’m not in the edit suite, I enjoy building strong partnerships with teams and talent, staying calm under pressure, and continually refining storytelling techniques to elevate every project.

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I’m a versatile AVID Editor and producer specializing in documentary, true crime, food, and travel programming. I collaborate with directors and producers to craft compelling stories for streaming, broadcast, and digital platforms, delivering polished edits under tight deadlines. I love exploring new formats and technologies to tell engaging stories that resonate with diverse audiences.

When I’m not in the edit suite, I enjoy building strong partnerships with teams and talent, staying calm under pressure, and continually refining storytelling techniques to elevate every project.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

AVID Editor at CBS News Sunday Morning
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Edited segments for CBS News Sunday Morning, including topics such as Food Safety, Social Security, and a personal profile on Tom Deininger, ensuring high editorial standards for broadcast.
AVID Editor at Face The Firm
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Edited an Amazon Pilot competition show, working on post-production to finalize episodes for broadcast.
AVID Editor at "What Drives You?" with John Cena - ITV for Roku
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Edited episodes featuring Travis Barker, The Miz, and Mookie Betts for this ITV production streaming on Roku, managing post production workflow effectively.
AVID Editor at Final Moments - ITV for Oxygen
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Edited Season 2 episodes of the true crime series "Final Moments," combining archival footage with recreations to produce compelling narratives.
AVID Editor at New York Homicide - ITV for Oxygen
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Edited Season 2 episodes focusing on high-profile cases, maintaining the tense and dramatic pacing required in true crime storytelling.
AVID Editor at Chef vs Wild - ITV for Hulu
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Edited adventure and cooking competition episodes, enhancing storytelling by balancing action with culinary elements over the first season.
Premiere Editor at Ransom, Kidnapped Abroad - VICE
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Edited Episode 2 focused on Jessica Buchanan for VICE production, working on a high-quality documentary style visual story for broadcast.
Avid Preditor at Goldbelly TV
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Produced promotional pieces for GoldbellyTV on YouTube, combining editing and pre-editing for strong branded content.
Avid Preditor at Bed Bath Beyond
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Created promotional pieces supporting Bed Bath Beyond marketing campaigns, delivering polished video content and pre-edit workflow.
Avid Editor at Chopped
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2021
Edited multiple episodes of "Chopped," a competition cooking series for Food Network, producing tight, engaging edits to enhance dramatic tension and storytelling.
AVID Editor at Netflix
January 1, 2025 - Present
News/Magazine pilot for Netflix; AVID editing for a Netflix project.
AVID Editor at Amazon
January 1, 2024 - Present
Face The Firm – Amazon pilot; AVID editing for the pilot project.
AVID Editor at ITV (for Roku) – What Drives You? with John Cena
January 1, 2024 - Present
AVID editing for ITV production episodes featuring Travis Barker, The Miz, Mookie Betts for Roku.
AVID Editor at ITV/Oxygen – Final Moments
January 1, 2023 - Present
True Crime series editor; Season 2 episodes including “New Year’s Murder,” “The Man On The Motorcycle,” “Absinthe of Evidence,” and “The Pawn Shop Murders.”
AVID Editor at ITV/Oxygen – New York Homicide
January 1, 2023 - Present
True Crime series editor; Season 2 episodes including “From Moscow To Murder,” “The Bronx- Yonkers Strangler,” and “Brighton Beach Disappearance.”
AVID Editor at A&E / Travel Channel – 1000 Ways To Dine
January 1, 2022 - Present
Travelogue/clip show editor for A&E.
AVID Editor at ITV / Hulu – Chef vs Wild
January 1, 2022 - Present
Adventure and cooking competition show; Season 1 editor; Episodes include 'Searchin for Urchin', 'The World Is Not Your Oyster', 'Friendly Fire'.
Premiere Editor at VICE – Ransom, Kidnapped Abroad
January 1, 2021 - Present
Premiere Editor for an episode featuring Jessica Buchanan.
Preditor at FRANK – Delicious Miss Brown
January 1, 2021 - Present
Editor/Preditor for Food Network; Season 5 & 8.
AVID Editor at Netflix/PBS – HUMAN: The World Within
January 1, 2020 - Present
AVID editor for Netflix/PBS documentary series; Episode 'React'.
AVID Editor at Cakehouse Media – Big Time Bake
January 1, 2019 - Present
Avid Editor for Food Network baking competition show.
AVID Editor at Optomen – Buddy vs Duff
January 1, 2018 - Present
AVID Editor for Food Network competition series; Six one-hour episodes.
Avid Editor at NBC News / Peacock – Disappeared
January 1, 2018 - Present
Hour-long archival and recreation program; Episode 911.
AVID Editor at NBC News / Peacock – Navy SEALS
January 1, 2018 - Present
Hour-long archival and recreation program; History Channel.
AVID Editor at Food Network – Beat Bobby Flay
January 1, 2017 - Present
Editor for half-hour cooking competition; Episodes: 1404 'Thanksgiving', 'Holiday'.
AVID Editor at MSNBC – Headliners
January 1, 2017 - Present
Editor for hour-long news documentary program; Episodes include Gen. Michael Flynn, Senator John McCain.
AVID Editor at Food Network – Chopped
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2021
Editor for Notional production; Episodes: 'Grill Masters Episode 2', 'Sitcom Moms', 'Chopped Junior'.
Editor / Producer at Extra Virgin – Cooking Channel
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Editor / Producer for S4 and S5; episodes include 'Tuscany On The Hudson', 'Tuscan Soul Food', 'All About The Girls', 'James Beard House', 'Herbs and Spices'.
Editor / Producer at Pati's Mexican Table – PBS
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Editor / Producer; Episodes: S3 'Mex-Italian', S4 'Good Morning Mexico', 'Modern Mexican Cuisine'.
Editor at Independent – Sealed Fate
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Editor (Final Cut Pro) for an independent documentary; submitted to Sundance Film Festival 2010; featured at IDFA 2011.
Editor at Sundance Channel
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Ten More Good Years – Editor (Final Cut Pro); broadcast on the Sundance Channel.
AVID Editor at ITV / Roku
January 1, 2024 - Present
Editor for What Drives You? with John Cena; episodes featuring Travis Barker, The Miz, and Mookie Betts; delivered episodic edits for streaming.
AVID Editor at ITV / Oxygen
January 1, 2023 - Present
Final Moments; True Crime Series – Season 2 episodes including ‘New Year’s Murder’, ‘The Man On The Motorcycle’, and ‘Absinthe of Evidence’; produced for Oxygen.
AVID Editor at ITV / Oxygen
January 1, 2023 - Present
New York Homicide; True Crime Series – Season 2 episodes including ‘From Moscow To Murder’, ‘The Bronx- Yonkers Strangler’, and ‘Brighton Beach Disappearance’.
AVID Editor at A&E / Travel Channel
January 1, 2022 - Present
1000 Ways To Dine; Travelogue/clip show for A&E; edited food and travel segments.
AVID Editor at ITV / Hulu
January 1, 2022 - Present
Chef vs Wild; Adventure and cooking competition show; Season 1: episodes including 'Searchin for Urchin' and 'The World Is Not Your Oyster'.
Premiere Editor at VICE / Jessica Buchanan (Ransom, Kidnapped Abroad)
January 1, 2021 - Present
Premiere editing for the VICE series episode featuring Jessica Buchanan; crafted narrative structure and pacing for impact.
Preditor at FRANK / Food Network
January 1, 2021 - Present
Preditor on Delicious Miss Brown; contributed edit supervision and story structure for Seasons 5 & 8.
AVID Editor at Stephen David Entertainment / Netflix / PBS
January 1, 2020 - Present
HUMAN - The World Within; AVID Editor for Netflix/PBS; edited episode titled 'React'.
AVID Editor at Cakehouse Media
January 1, 2019 - Present
Big Time Bake; Food Network editor for a Cakehouse Media production.
AVID Editor at Optomen
January 1, 2018 - Present
Buddy vs Duff; Six-episode, hour-long cooking competition series; edited for Food Network.
AVID Editor at NBC News / Peacock
January 1, 2018 - Present
Disappeared; Investigation Discovery hour-long archival and recreation program; Ep 911.
AVID Editor at History Channel / NBC News / Peacock
January 1, 2018 - Present
Navy SEALS; History Channel archival/recreation program; Episode 206: Combat Rescue.
AVID Editor at Rock Shrimp Productions / Food Network
January 1, 2017 - Present
Beat Bobby Flay; Half-hour cooking competition; Episodes: 'Thanksgiving', 'Holiday'.
AVID Editor at MSNBC
January 1, 2017 - Present
Headliners; Hour-long news documentary program; Episodes covering figures like Gen. Michael Flynn and Senator John McCain.
AVID Editor at Food Network / Notional
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021
Chopped; Editorial work for various episodes including 'Grill Masters Episode 2', 'Sitcom Moms', and 'Chopped Junior' across 2015–2021.
AVID Editor / Producer at Follow Productions
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Extra Virgin; Cooking Channel reality/cooking show; Seasons 4 & 5 with episodes including 'Tuscany On The Hudson', 'Tuscan Soul Food', 'All About The Girls', 'James Beard House', 'Herbs and Spices'.
AVID Editor / Producer at Follow Productions
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Pati’s Mexican Table; PBS program; Seasons 3 & 4, including 'Mex-Italian', 'Good Morning Mexico', and 'Modern Mexican Cuisine Documentary'.
Editor at Independent
August 1, 2010 - September 1, 2010
Sealed Fate; Independent documentary submitted to Sundance Film Festival 2010; selected for First Appearance Competition at IDFA.
Editor at Sundance Channel / Logo
January 1, 2007 - April 1, 2007
Ten More Good Years; Independent documentary; broadcast on the Sundance Channel and Logo. Film festivals: Vancouver, San Francisco, London, Washington, D.C.; LGBT festivals globally.
Editor at Chip and Guss
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Editor for short film ChipandGuss; project directed by Matt Salzberg.
Editor at Lortel Theatre / Divination
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Divination - Editor for Lortel Theatre project; NYC Public High-School Playwriting Fellowship (2020).
AVID Editor at Discovery Networks / CBS Upfront Discovery
January 1, 2021 - Present
Promos and branded content for CBS/UPN Upfront; Discovery (Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, Animal Planet); A&E / The History Channel; Nickelodeon.
AVID Editor at Goldbelly TV
January 1, 2021 - Present
Promotional editorial pieces for GoldbellyTV on YouTube.

Education

Playwriting Fellowship at Lortel Theatre, NYC Public High-School
January 1, 2020 - January 23, 2026
Public High-School Playwriting Fellowship at Lortel Theatre, NYC
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality
    uniE608 Navy SEALS
    History Channel Series
    uniE608 Human - The World Within
    “HUMAN - The World Within” - Avid Editor Stephen David Entertainment for Netflix/PBS Episode - “React”
    uniE608 Chefs vs Wild - Oyster
    Chef vs Wild” - AVID Editor Adventure and cooking competition show - ITV production for Hulu Season 1: Episodes “Searchin for Urchin”, “The World Is Not Your Oyster”, “Friendly Fire”
    uniE608 Ransom - Kidnapped Abroad
    “Ransom, Kidnapped Abroad” - Premiere Editor VICE production Ep2 - Jessica Buchanan (Fine Cut)
    uniE608 What Drives You? with John Cena
    ITV production for Roku - Episodes - Travis Barker, The Miz, Mookie Betts
    uniE608 New York Homicide
    True Crime Series - ITV production for Oxygen Season 2: Ep “From Moscow To Murder”, “The Bronx- Yonkers Strangler”, “Brighton Beach Disappearance”
    uniE608 Final Moments
    True Crime Series - ITV production for Oxygen Season 2 Ep. “New Year’s Murder”, “The Man On The Motorcycle”, “Absinthe of Evidence”, “The Pawn Shop Murders”
    uniE608 Goldbelly - Union Square Arrabbitata
    Promotional pieces for GoldbellyTV on YouTube

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