I am an experienced video editor and filmmaker with a strong background in editing a wide range of television shows primarily in food and lifestyle genres. I have worked on popular Food Network series such as Chopped and Chopped Junior, as well as numerous other reality and lifestyle programs on networks including TLC, HGTV, and ABC. My skills also extend into directing and producing, having created documentaries and educational videos that have garnered film festival awards. I am dedicated to producing high-quality, engaging content and thrive in collaborative creative environments. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, I combine technical proficiency with storytelling expertise. Over two decades, I have accumulated extensive experience in post-production, including editing, directing, writing, and producing across a broad spectrum of television and film projects. I continue to seek opportunities where I can contribute my passion for visual storytelling and deliver impactful, creative media content.

Peter Devin

I am an experienced video editor and filmmaker with a strong background in editing a wide range of television shows primarily in food and lifestyle genres. I have worked on popular Food Network series such as Chopped and Chopped Junior, as well as numerous other reality and lifestyle programs on networks including TLC, HGTV, and ABC. My skills also extend into directing and producing, having created documentaries and educational videos that have garnered film festival awards. I am dedicated to producing high-quality, engaging content and thrive in collaborative creative environments. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, I combine technical proficiency with storytelling expertise. Over two decades, I have accumulated extensive experience in post-production, including editing, directing, writing, and producing across a broad spectrum of television and film projects. I continue to seek opportunities where I can contribute my passion for visual storytelling and deliver impactful, creative media content.

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I am an experienced video editor and filmmaker with a strong background in editing a wide range of television shows primarily in food and lifestyle genres. I have worked on popular Food Network series such as Chopped and Chopped Junior, as well as numerous other reality and lifestyle programs on networks including TLC, HGTV, and ABC. My skills also extend into directing and producing, having created documentaries and educational videos that have garnered film festival awards. I am dedicated to producing high-quality, engaging content and thrive in collaborative creative environments.

With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, I combine technical proficiency with storytelling expertise. Over two decades, I have accumulated extensive experience in post-production, including editing, directing, writing, and producing across a broad spectrum of television and film projects. I continue to seek opportunities where I can contribute my passion for visual storytelling and deliver impactful, creative media content.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Editor at Food Network
February 1, 2012 - June 4, 2024
Edited several series including Chopped (2/12 – present), Chopped Junior, Chopped Sweets, Chopped 420, and Chopped Next Gen, contributing to storytelling and post-production processes. Worked on additional Food Network projects such as Worst Cooks in America, The Next Food Network Star, and Plate & Switch.
Editor at TLC
January 1, 2008 - September 30, 2022
Edited various programs including Too Large (7/22-9/22), Kate Plus 8 (8/2015), Real Estate Road Test (1/09 – 3/09), LA Ink (2/08 – 3/08), Moving Up, and other TLC series, contributing to the post-production and storytelling processes.
Editor at ABC Television
September 1, 2003 - February 28, 2006
Edited reality and makeover television series including Extreme Makeover (9/03 – 4/05 & 11/05 – 2/06), and worked on Wife Swap (11/08) which required strong post-production expertise.
Editor at Various Networks
April 1, 2005 - August 31, 2015
Contributed to editing and post-production on multiple shows across different networks including HGTV, DIY, Oxygen, WE, Bravo, BET, Military Channel, and others from 2005 to 2015, demonstrating versatility and adaptability.
Editor/Director/Writer/Producer at Independent Projects
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003
Directed, produced, wrote, and edited feature-length documentary 'Rock & Roll Superhero' (2003), which won the Director’s Choice Gold Medal for Excellence and Best Documentary Feature at various film festivals. Produced educational and client-based videos for Kimberly-Clark Corporation and American Stroke Association with multiple awards won.
Editor at Food Network
February 1, 2012 - Present
Editing multiple Food Network shows including Chopped, Chopped Junior, Chopped Sweets, Chopped 420, and Chopped Next Gen, delivering fast-paced and high-impact editing for competitive cooking shows from February 2012 to current.
Editor at TLC
September 30, 2022 - August 19, 2025
Edited lifestyle and reality programming including Too Large (July 2022 - September 2022), Kate Plus 8 (August 2015), Moving Up, and Quint-Essential, providing engaging story-driven edits to enhance audience connection.
Editor at HGTV
September 30, 2021 - August 19, 2025
Edited Table Wars (July 2021 - September 2021), creating compelling visual narratives for real estate and culinary competition series.
Editor at Various Networks
December 31, 2014 - August 19, 2025
Edited a wide range of reality and lifestyle TV shows on networks including TLC, Oxygen, WE, WE, Logo, TruTV, Military Channel, Lifetime, Travel Channel, ABC, DIY, Bravo, BET, Discovery, AMC, and A&E, producing content from 1999 through 2014.
Director/Writer/Producer at Independent
December 31, 2003 - August 19, 2025
Directed, wrote, and produced feature-length documentary 'Rock & Roll Superhero' (2003), educational videos including 'It’s a Change Thing' (2001) and 'Stroke: When Minutes Matter' (2000), with awards for excellence and official film festival selections.

Education

B.F.A. at New York University/Tisch School of the Arts
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1993
B.F.A., Film and Television Production at New York University/Tisch School of the Arts
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1993

Qualifications

Director’s Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003
Best Documentary Feature, Westcliffe Digital Film Festival
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003
Winner of 2002 Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence
January 1, 2002 - August 19, 2025
Director’s Choice Gold Medal for Excellence, Park City Film Music Festival
January 1, 2003 - August 19, 2025
Best Documentary Feature, Westcliffe Digital Film Festival
January 1, 2003 - August 19, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other, Government