Brian Davis
Van Nuys,CA
Summary
Picture editor and post-production specialist supporting standards-compliant film and television workflows. Translate compliance notes into precise edits to preserve narrative continuity. Manage Avid media and turnovers, finalize QC masters, and deliver scheduled finishing outputs.
Overview
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Certification
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Picture Editor, Content Versioning (Standards & Practices)
NBCUniversal
01.2019 - Current
- Execute precise Standards & Practices edits across film and television content, translating compliance notes into revisions that meet network, broadcast, and content requirements.
- Resolved compliance concerns regarding profanity, sensitive imagery, offensive material, and other restricted content while maintaining narrative continuity and creative intent.
- Collaborated with Standards & Practices executives, producers, editors, engineering, and post-production teams to address issues and accurately implement revisions.
- Finalize and quality-control program masters, verifying editorial changes, technical specifications, audio/video integrity, and adherence to delivery standards.
- Maintain accurate timecode references, revision notes, compliance documentation, and version-control records to support review, approval, and final delivery.
- Perform VFX and image remediation in Adobe After Effects and Mocha, including motion tracking, masking, blurring, and other visual modifications required for compliance.
- Designed and implemented virtual workflows with engineering teams to enhance operational efficiency, technical integration, and consistency in media review and delivery.
- Troubleshoot editorial and post-production workflow issues, helping maintain reliable, deadline-driven content delivery.
Assistant Film Editor
NBCUniversal
05.2019 - 06.2025
- Supported picture editors across the post-production lifecycle, including project setup, media organization, sequence preparation, screenings, and editorial turnovers.
- Ingested, synchronized, organized, and prepared dailies, production audio, and reference materials, enhancing accessibility for editorial team.
- Managed Avid project files and media assets, ensuring version control and streamlined workflows for post-production.
- Prepared cuts, selects, string-outs, review exports, and turnover packages for producers and downstream post-production teams.
- Coordinated with sound, color, visual effects, and finishing teams to ensure accurate turnovers and delivery.
- Performed QC of picture, audio, timecode, frame rate, aspect ratio, and technical specifications before distribution.
- Resolved technical and media-related issues to ensure uninterrupted workflow and adherence to production timelines.
Dailies Assistant & Dubroom Operator
NBCUniversal
Universal City, CA
08.2014 - 05.2019
- Supported dailies colorists while coordinating directly with clients and production teams.
- Synchronized picture and sound and prepared Avid DNx media and bins for editorial teams.
- Converted frame rates and codecs and transcoded dailies to project-specific delivery specifications.
- Performed quality control on production media before delivery.
- Organized, stored, and tracked raw production media to ensure efficient access and retrieval for team use.
- Coordinated with project managers and scheduling teams to complete jobs accurately and on schedule.
- Inserted subtitles and closed captions to meet client specifications and enhance viewer accessibility.
- Checked tape and digital media content for compliance with technical specifications, ensuring quality and readiness for distribution.
- Listed project credits for various productions Rizzoli & Isles, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and State of Affairs
Encoding Operator
NBCUniversal
Universal City, CA
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Digitized, encoded, and transcoded media using multiple videotape formats, nonlinear editing systems, and compression platforms.
- Edited content to meet studio and client specifications, delivering files via digital and fiber-based platforms.
- Oversaw digital media, metadata, and storage for seamless production workflows.
Episodic Expediter
NBCUniversal
Universal City, CA
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Cleaned and prepared film elements for telecine, coordinating with production teams to meet client deadlines.
- Researched and verified source materials to support timely production and archival requests.
- Cataloged source elements in ScheduALL and JDE, ensuring accurate long-term storage for efficient retrieval.
Education
Associate of Arts - Communications
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA01-2017
Skills
- Non-Linear Editing, VFX, and finishing: Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Clipster, Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Motion graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Mocha, Boris FX, Sapphire
- Quality assurance
- Post production workflow
- Media asset management
- Media operations
- Hardware: SD and HD videotape recorders; 2K and 4K projection systems
- Cross-functional communication
- Technical collaboration
- Organization skills
- Visual storytelling
- Multitasking
- Scope creation
Certification
Avid Certified Support Representative | 2019
Timeline
Assistant Film Editor
NBCUniversal
05.2019 - 06.2025
Picture Editor, Content Versioning (Standards & Practices)
NBCUniversal
01.2019 - Current
Dailies Assistant & Dubroom Operator
NBCUniversal
08.2014 - 05.2019
Encoding Operator
NBCUniversal
01.2012 - 01.2014
Episodic Expediter
NBCUniversal
01.2006 - 01.2012
Associate of Arts - Communications
Los Angeles Valley College