Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
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Jay Cruz

Fairfield,CT

Summary

Jay is a Professional Editor and Producer with over a decade of work in television and film as an employee, freelancer. Jay has worked with a number of high profile clients in recent years including BET, MTV Networks, TLC and Animal Planet. His passion for filmmaking had led him all around the country and the world. Jay is also an amateur racer, woodsman and outdoorsman.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Editor

Superjacket Productions
02.2024 - Current

Avid Editor

  • Development - Helped produce and edit a survival style series for a major network.

Editor

Summer Friday
New York, NY
10.2023 - Current

Avid Editor

  • Branded Content - Editing/Producing materials such as sizzles, corporate events and sales pitches for clients such as Cigna and National Grid.

Editor

ITV
Stamford, CT
09.2023 - 10.2023

Avid Television Editor

  • Deadly DM's - VH1 - Truecrime Pilot

Editor

MTV/Paramount
New York, NY
09.2023 - 09.2023

Avid Television Editor

  • Promo Packages - Union production editing promotional packages for Jersey Shore.

Editor

Anomaly Entertainment
Stamford, CT
04.2023 - 08.2023

Avid/Premier Television Editor

  • Development - Multiple sizzle projects for History Channel, TLC, HGTV and Speed TV. From Raw material to presentable to network.

Editor

Hot Snakes Media
Greenwich, CT
01.2018 - 04.2023

Avid Television Editor

  • Crimes To Riches S1/S2/S3 - VH1 - Edited multiple 1 hour long fast paced true crime style episodes.
  • Wet Markets Exposed - Vice TV - A thrilling episode exposing the risks of human eating habits and it's link to covid 19.
  • Impossible Croc Rescue - Discovery - A giant crocodile whose neck is trapped in a small motorcycle tire has captured the worlds attention. Animal expert Forrest Galante travels to Indonesia to take on the ultimate challenge of saving its life.
  • True life: First Responders - MTV - MTV's first-ever fully self shot special is an intimate, first hand account of two young medical pros in NYC, the epicenter of the pandemic.

Junior Video Editor

Hot Snakes Media
Greenwich, CT
01.2017 - 01.2019

Avid Television Editor / Lead Assistant Editor and Resource Manager.

  • Crimes to Riches S1 - Vh1 - Helped develop the series "Pro-social" format that was a 1 minute long highly stylized social justice excerpt that flowed seamlessly into the body of the show. Also edited multiple acts through out the series and supported the entire creative team.
  • Breaking Amish S5/S6 - TLC - Edited multiple "This season on's, Coming up's, Act outs" and scenes through out 2 season.
  • Extinct or Alive: Jaws of alaska - Discovery - Traveled with crew and created a work flow to DIT, transcode and edit on location 3 hours away from civilization for this shark week special. Edited multiple scenes and act out's.
  • Extinct or Alive: Mystery of the Black Demon Shark - Discovery - Traveled with crew and created a work flow to DIT, transcode and edit on location 3 hours away from civilization for this shark week special. Edited multiple scenes and act out's.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Film

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
01.2011

Skills

  • Avid Media Composer
  • Adobe After Effect
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Media Management
  • Post-Production work flow
  • working in a creative environment

References

  • Kayleigh Rohonczy - Head of Production - Kayleigh.Rohonczy@heysummerfriday.com
  • David Reidpath - Exec Producer - dareidpath@gmail.com
  • Jayd Collins - Senior Dev Producer - jaydcollins15@gmail.com
  • Eric Evangelista - Exec Producer / Founder Hot Snakes Media - eric@hotsnakesmedia.com
  • Astral Finnie - Exec Producer - astralf@yahoo.com
  • Richard Burrier - Exec Producer - richard.burrier@gmail.com
  • David Erickson - Ecec Producer - david.m.erickson@gmail.com
  • Njeri Njuhigu - Supervising Producer - njeripooh@yahoo.com
  • Jesse Colaizzi - Supervising Editor - jesse.colaizzi.jc@gmail.com
  • Billy Murphy - Creative Director - billy@hotsnakesmedia.com

Timeline

Editor

Superjacket Productions
02.2024 - Current

Editor

Summer Friday
10.2023 - Current

Editor

ITV
09.2023 - 10.2023

Editor

MTV/Paramount
09.2023 - 09.2023

Editor

Anomaly Entertainment
04.2023 - 08.2023

Editor

Hot Snakes Media
01.2018 - 04.2023

Junior Video Editor

Hot Snakes Media
01.2017 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Film

Full Sail University
Jay Cruz