1. Jason Hailman
105 Isabella St, Apt 422, Toronto Ontario, M4Y 1N9
(416) 573 – 6624 allhailtv@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS
10 years experience editing with Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Adobe Premiere systems and
associated programs in professional television post production environments
Deep understanding of the post production workflow from ingest to delivery
Strong familiarity with a wide variety of systems, file formats and codecs
Comfortable with After Effects, Photoshop and other Adobe Creative Suite programs
Experienced with networked storage systems (Avid ISIS Client Manager etc)
Excellent visual storytelling skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Carleton University (2005), specializing in
TV/Documentary.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior First Assistant Editor 2015 – 2017
Bristow Global Media
“Hockey Wives” – 24 Episodes (W Network)
Ingestion, conversion, syncing and assembly of footage in an Avid ISIS environment
Editing promos, teases and small in-show elements
Preparing show for online editing, including blurring of logos and information
Managing exports of cuts and other deliverables for network and audio post
Editor 2016
Lightbox Video
“Sessions X”, “Crossfade” and other online music related video content
Edited in-studio music performances, interviews and behind the scenes segments
Edited sizzles and promos for various artists and other Lightbox projects
Maintained strict quality control of content and organization of post production
elements
Editor, Researcher, Assistant Editor 2010 - 2013
Castlewood Productions
“Cash Cab” – 156 Episodes (Discovery Channel)
Assistant Editor for 3 seasons of Cash Cab, Promoted to Editor for a further 3 seasons
Responsible for cutting games and assembling episodes, delivering rough and final
cuts to producer and broadcaster
Ensure quality and continuity throughout post production process
Supervising assistant editors
Coordinate output and delivery of rough cuts and files for audio post
2. Researched and wrote trivia questions, performed stock video research
Editor, Post Production Supervisor 2009 - 2010
ARC Institute, A TV CO
“The Ponzi Scheme” – Feature documentary (The Sundance Channel)
“The Message in The Bottle” – 50+ episode webseries (Molson Coors Canada)
“Future City: Toronto”, “LiveGreen Toronto How-Tos” (City of Toronto)
Additional work for clients such as Aylmer Tomato Sauce and Bishop Strachan School
Managed a team of post production interns
Assistant Editor, Videographer, Office Manager 2006 - 2007
Trailervision, Elevator Films
“Let's All Hate Toronto” – Feature Documentary (CBC)
“Escape to Canada” – Feature Documentary – DVD extras
Office Manager duties included co-ordinating delivery of documentary to broadcaster,
applying to festivals, hiring and supervising interns, maintaining budgets and bank
accounts, payroll, social media strategy
OTHER CREDITS
Assistant Editor (2014 – 2015)
Cineflix Productions
Various lifestyle and docudrama series including Food Factory, Property Brothers, Angry
Planet, Motives and Murders and many more. Responsible for media ingest, sync & group,
episode assemblies and online conforms.
Editor (2014)
The Mark Studios
“Portraits of Canada's 5th
Season”
Short documentaries sponsored by Scotiabank airing during Hockey Night in Canada
Editor (2008)
Onroad Communcations
“The Boomer File” (webseries)
Corporate work for clients such as Nescafe and Genumark
Assistant Editor (2006)
Bonterra Productions
“Mantracker” (TV, Outdoor Life Network)
Assistant (2006)
Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd.
“Deep Wreck Mysteries” (3 part TV Documentary, History Channel)