Benita Sills

Editor at Second Peninsula, LLC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Languages
  • Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor
      • Nov 2018 - Present

  • One Stone Film
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Co-Owner
      • Jan 2016 - Present

  • Freelance
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Editor/ Producer
      • Jan 2015 - Nov 2018

      Recent clients: PBS - packaging and promotion of Independent Lens documentary series Oracle - Client testimonials Logitech - Product launch Stanford University - Documentary profiles for awards ceremony HeartMateII - Patient success stories Fastly - Recruitment Video Recent clients: PBS - packaging and promotion of Independent Lens documentary series Oracle - Client testimonials Logitech - Product launch Stanford University - Documentary profiles for awards ceremony HeartMateII - Patient success stories Fastly - Recruitment Video

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Editor
      • Oct 2011 - Sep 2014

      -Scripted and edited :30/:20 spots for air on PBS's Independent Lens -Serviced organization-wide need for all promotional video including series sells, new initiative promos, funder meeting sizzle reels -Worked with staff from across departments to develop concepts into effective creative assets -Scripted and edited :30/:20 spots for air on PBS's Independent Lens -Serviced organization-wide need for all promotional video including series sells, new initiative promos, funder meeting sizzle reels -Worked with staff from across departments to develop concepts into effective creative assets

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor
      • 2007 - 2010

      -Managed team of four editors to create weekly documentary series broadcasting to 75 million households worldwide -Nominated for two Emmy Awards, received Peabody Award -Managed team of four editors to create weekly documentary series broadcasting to 75 million households worldwide -Nominated for two Emmy Awards, received Peabody Award

    • Director, Editor
      • 2007 - 2007

      Documentary film distributed by Sundance Channel, LOGO, Netflix. Winner of Audience Choice Award, Slamdance Film Festival Winner of 4 Best Documentary Awards: SF Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Documentary film distributed by Sundance Channel, LOGO, Netflix. Winner of Audience Choice Award, Slamdance Film Festival Winner of 4 Best Documentary Awards: SF Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Editor
      • 2005 - 2007

      Edited and encoded corporate web presentations, conferences, promos Hired and managed contract editors Produced live audio webcasts and on-location live webcasts Edited and encoded corporate web presentations, conferences, promos Hired and managed contract editors Produced live audio webcasts and on-location live webcasts

  • Citizen Film
    • San Francisco
    • Assistant Editor
      • 2003 - 2005

Education

  • Northwestern University
    Bachelor of Arts, Radio Television and Film
    1997 - 2001

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