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Akin Salawu

Overnight Editor at Good Morning America
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Seasoned video producer and editor with experience in film, television, and documentary production.
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Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States, US
Skills
  • Editing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Film Production
  • Video Production
  • Television
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Akin Salawu is a seasoned video producer and editor with extensive experience in film, television, and documentary production. He has worked with various companies, including Good Morning America, Trilogy Films, and Culture House Llc, on projects such as "Eyes on the Prize" and "Ladies First". Akin holds a Master's degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University.

Experience

  • Good Morning America
    • New York City Metropolitan Area
    • Overnight Editor
      • Nov 2023 - Present
      • New York City Metropolitan Area

      Crash pieces & stories for air. We make fire here on our little show…

  • Trilogy Films
    • New York City Metropolitan Area
    • Video Editor
      • Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
      • New York City Metropolitan Area

      Edited episode 101 of HBO's "Eyes on the Prize" reboot.

  • Culture House Llc
    • New York City Metropolitan Area
    • Video Editor
      • May 2022 - Jul 2022
      • New York City Metropolitan Area

      Edited Netflix docuseries "Ladies First"

  • Various
    • Stamford, Connecticut
    • Freelance Editor
      • Jul 2015 - May 2022
      • Stamford, Connecticut

      AMAZON: GIFTED & BLACK: Good Trouble• BET: CONTENT FOR CHANGE_BLACK & JEWISH: Mass Appeal• MONSE FASHION WEEK 2020 spots:: CVLT Productions• ALGORITHM BLISS trailer: Rumpus Room Productions• MTV True Life: Obsessed with Being a Kardashian: Hot Snakes Media• DON QUIXOTE IN NEWARK documentary sizzle: Joseph Dorman• ITV Development Sizzles: ITV New York

  • Bay Area Children's Theatre
    • New York City Metropolitan Area
    • Post Production Supervisor
      • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
      • New York City Metropolitan Area

      Cut 30 minute Broadway On Demand show & built graphics & animations.- Organized and oversaw entire post lifecycle from edit, thru graphics & animations, thru sound design &sound editing, up to August 1st Broadway On Demand Premiere.

  • Duart
    • Editor
      • 2015 - 2016

  • Leftfield Pictures
    • New York, New York
    • Editor
      • Aug 2012 - Jul 2015
      • New York, New York

  • Meetinghouse Productions
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Junior Editor
      • Jan 2012 - Nov 2012
      • Greater New York City Area

      Cutting teases, opens, stringing scripts, & finishing editing on episodes of World's Dumbest...

  • The Century Foundation
    • Editor/ Writer/ Web Producer
      • Apr 2008 - Dec 2011

  • The Public Theater
    • playwright
      • 2008 - 2009

  • Obama 08 Campaign
    • Grassroots Organizer
      • 2006 - 2008

  • Tribeca Film Festival
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • TAA Winner
      • 2005 - 2006

    • TAA Winner
      • 2005 - 2006

  • Columbia University
    • DMC monitor
      • 2001 - 2003

  • Zilo Networks
    • Online Coordinator
      • 2000 - 2002

  • Bunim Murray Productions
    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Editorial Asasistant
      • 1998 - 1999

    • Editorial Asasistant
      • 1998 - 1999

  • DreamWorks SKG
    • Intern
      • 1997 - 1998

  • Kopelson Entertainment
    • United States
    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • 1997 - 1998

    • Intern
      • 1997 - 1998

    • Intern
      • 1997 - 1998

    • Intern
      • 1997 - 1998

  • Stanford University
    • Underhraduate student
      • 1992 - 1996

Education

  • 2002 - 2006
    Columbia University
    Masters, Fim/ Screenwriting/ Editing
  • 1992 - 1996
    Stanford University
    Bachelors, Communication/ Drama
  • University of Southern California
  • Ruthers Prep
  • St. Matthias

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