Michael Secular

Video production and post-production professional with 5+ years of experience supporting live events, interviews, branded content, and digital media workflows from capture through final delivery. Skilled in video editing, media management, on-set production support, and post-production organization

Video Editor & Digital Imaging Technician at New York Academy of Art (2023-11 – 2026-05)

• Video Editing & Post Production: Filmed and edited long-form educational art videos in Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, while collaborating with creative teams on interviews, set design, camera work, and promotional campaigns.
• Event Videography: Filmed high-profile fundraising galas and stakeholder events, capturing promotional content used to support development initiatives, donor engagement, and fundraising campaigns.
• Media Workflow Management: Managed on-set media workflows as Digital Imaging Technician, ensuring secure backups, organized file structures, and efficient editorial handoff under tight production timelines.

Video Editor at Legal Aid Society NYC (2023-08 – 2024-01)

• Interview Editing: Edited and managed 50+ hours of sensitive multi-camera interview footage, structuring assets for compliance, clarity, and long-term reuse.
• Digital Asset Management: Organized and managed high-volume media assets, ensuring secure storage, version control, and efficient retrieval throughout post-production.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Managed feedback, approvals, and asset updates through consistent weekly communication with cross-functional teams.

3-D Digital Artist (Contract) at Small Fry Films, LLC (2023-09 – 2023-10)

• Pre-Production Visualization: Created previsualization assets for 160+ scenes supporting virtual production workflows for a feature-length film.
• Creative Collaboration: Worked closely with production teams during pre-production planning to support visual storytelling, shot development, and organized asset delivery.

Video Editor at Jennings Social Media Marketing (2021-12 – 2022-11)

• Social Media Editing: Edited and delivered 100+ short-form and social-first video projects for more than 20 clients across multiple digital platforms.
• Multi-Platform Delivery: Adapted content for varying aspect ratios, codecs, and platform requirements while maintaining consistent pacing, visual quality, and fast-turnaround delivery.

Bachelor of Arts in Film, Television & Interactive Media – Brandeis University