Summary

Emmy Award-winning NYC based Film Editor with 9 years of assistant and creative post-production experience seeking an Editor position where my audiovisual language can be utlilized to fulfill director’s vision. Available for remote or in-house work.

Credits

8/22 – Current

Editor (Premiere) NYC Media (staff)

NYC Media channel and website — TV — NYC Media Details
8/22 – Current

• Collaborate with producers to edit videos highlighting current events and historical landmarks of NYC. • Create OMFs for Sound Engineer as well as perform color correction and deliver videos for broadcast. • Implemented “multi-step Edit project organization” guide for all post production staff to keep uniformity of all Premiere projects within the department regardless of the show type.

6/21 – 12/21

Editor (Premiere) Black History Under 2 minutes (Season 3)

YouTube — Digital — McGee Media Details
6/21 – 12/21

• Edited multiple videos for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Black History in 2 minutes” web series using Premiere. • Collaborated with Producer, Archivist and Asst. Editor on a daily basis to adhere to each video’s deadline.

3/21 – 5/21

Associate Editor Game CHanger (short documentary)

Tribeca Film Festival — Film (Short) — Independent
3/21 – 5/21
10/20 – 3/21

Lead Editor Medical Racism: The New Apartheid

Film (Feature-length) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Details
10/20 – 3/21

• Worked closely with Supervising Editor, Assistant Editor, Producer and Archivist via Zoom to edit a documentary titled, “Medical Racism: The New Apartheid” using Premiere.

8/19 – 8/20

Assistant Editor (Avid) 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (Season 4)

TLC — TV — Sharp Entertainment Details
8/19 – 8/20

• Ingest/sync/group/script-synced dailies; applied blurs, created EDLs and L3rds as part of the Online episode prep process; and co-edited Casting tapes for TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé”.

1/20 – 1/20

Assistant Editor I Promise (Season 1)

Quibi — TV — Blowback Productions
1/20 – 1/20
1/19 – 6/19

Assistant Editor (Avid) Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta (Season 11)

TLC — TV — NorthSouth Productions Details
1/19 – 6/19

• Ingest/sync/grouped dailies, applied greenscreens and managed screeners for TLC’s "Say Yes to the Dress - Atlanta”.

5/18 – 5/19

Editor (Final Cut Pro X) #Hashtagtheshow web series

Film (Short) — N/A - Independent Details
5/18 – 5/19

- Edited the three premiere comedic shorts of #Hashtagtheshow sketch comedy web series. Tasks included: Ingest/transcode, music selection; audio and color correction. Link to its Youtube page is here: https://youtu.be/sjRq8jzm96s

Self ID

I identify with the following groups:

  • Ethnicity: Black, African American or Caribbean
  • Ethnicity: Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinx
  • Gender: Woman

Media

  • Cierra Pacheco's Editing Reel 2023

Recos

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Education

New York University

Video Production

Hampshire College

Video Production

My Gear

  • iMac
  • secondary monitor
  • H4n Portable Digital Recorder

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Final Cut Pro 7
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Adobe After Effects
  • green screen editing
  • Mocha for blurring