Nicholas Brecken

Turns creative concepts and raw footage into polished stories built to capture attention—and knows how to solve the technical challenges that happen between idea and final delivery. Brings 16+ years of post-production experience across commercial, broadcast, digital, social, and e-commerce content, with the versatility to move between editorial, color, audio, and motion graphics. Known for mastering what the work demands, owning projects from edit through finish, and delivering brand stories that look, sound, and feel right on every screen.

Post-Production Artist at Newfangled Studios (2019-06 – 2026-07)

Evolved into a versatile post-production specialist trusted to carry projects from editorial through color, audio, and final delivery, reducing reliance on multiple specialists. Continually expanded technical capabilities to meet changing studio needs, helping keep more commercial and brand work in-house without compromising creative or broadcast standards.

• Saved an estimated $10K–$20K annually in outsourcing costs by bringing editing, color grading, and audio finishing capabilities in-house.
• Expanded internal finishing capabilities by completing three specialized color courses, building a dedicated grading setup, and mastering broadcast delivery standards.
• Accelerated high-turnaround workflows by carrying projects fluidly from editorial through color, audio, and finishing without unnecessary production handoffs.
• Protected creative and technical quality by maintaining precise color and audio standards across digital, streaming, and broadcast deliverables.
• Shortened production turnaround through organized project structures, disciplined asset management, and streamlined post-production workflows.
• Helped convert competitive pitches into awarded work by developing polished post-production creative for major brands and commercial campaigns.

Senior Associate Editor at Wayfair (2016-09 – 2019-03)

Combined editorial instincts with a willingness to venture beyond the traditional edit suite, expanding into 3D content creation and broadcast audio when production demanded it. Helped build retail, e-commerce, social, and television content while giving the internal creative team greater control over production and finishing.

• Delivered the "Wayfair My Secret Weapon" advertisement by independently learning Element 3D and creating the 3D assets required to bring the concept to life.
• Brought broadcast audio mixing in-house by expanding existing audio expertise and mastering legal broadcast standards.
• Became the go-to audio finisher for broadcast advertising, mixing approximately 12 national and international U.S./U.K. advertisements during the final year.
• Expanded campaign reach across channels by reframing and adapting creative into 16:9, 9:16, and 1:1 formats for web, social, and television.
• Supported direct-to-consumer engagement by editing video advertisements, social campaign assets, promotional content, and product-focused creative.
• Maintained brand consistency at scale while navigating large asset libraries, multiple content variations, and tight production timelines.

Editor at MullenLowe (2012-05 – 2016-08)

Built a strong agency editing foundation while quickly expanding beyond traditional post-production. Collaborated with editors and creative directors on national commercial campaigns and competitive pitches, contributing across editorial, production, and original music when the work called for a more inventive solution.

• Salvaged Google's "Ask Me Anything" commercial concept by helping shift production in-house and collaborating with the creative team to capture the footage needed to make the idea work.
• Strengthened the Acura relationship and supported future work by composing an original dance track when existing music options failed to fit the creative direction of a case study.
• Helped win competitive pitches by shaping footage into compelling assemblies, rough cuts, and presentation-ready creative under demanding deadlines.
• Kept fast-moving projects production-ready by managing ingest, transcoding, string-outs, and complex raw footage libraries with precise organization.
• Streamlined finishing handoffs by preparing locked edits for specialized audio and color workflows while maintaining project continuity.
• Expanded beyond the edit suite by contributing production and original music capabilities when creative challenges called for a different solution.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Philosophy and Communications – University of Massachusetts Lowell