BIOGRAPHY
SON DUONG
Before it was a career, storytelling was a love affair, one that started with chapter books in grade school and took shape as a calling in early high school with the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Since then, I've parlayed my continually deepening intimacy with storytelling into a rigorous career in video editing. My detail-oriented nature lends an incomparable ability to manage tight deadlines, and I enrich collaborations with robust creativity and thoughtful communication.
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Emotional engagement through storytelling is how I've garnered a strong background in marketing, attracting audiences, generating hype, and leaving lasting impact all over social media and beyond through my trailer work.
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Being proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and all sorts of post-production workflows, I can confidently say, I'm your man.
EXPERIENCE
UDEMY, INC.
Contract Video Editor
Apr. 2025 – May 2025
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Owned the final edit of a course trailer, amplifying its emotional resonance by curating high-impact moments from raw footage, refining narrative pacing, and meticulously synchronizing visuals to the soundtrack for maximum engagement.
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Spearheaded the overhaul of four courses with a new editing style and fresh motion graphics under an intense deadline.
OUTLIER.ORG
Marketing Video Editor
Mar. 2020 – Feb. 2023
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Orchestrated the final or entire edit of course trailers in close collaboration with the CEO and VPs, captivating audiences and elevating brand awareness across the website, social media channels, broadcast TV, and live events/conferences.
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Pioneered high-converting short-form ads for paid social media campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube through rigorous A/B tests that slashed cost-per-acquisition dramatically and increased sales by wide margins.
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Fashioned stunning, student-focused videos that improved website experience, heightened student engagement, fostered community, cultivated trust in the company, maximized academic outcomes, and retained loyal consumers.
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Stewarded the company-wide Network-Attached Storage system for secure, efficient, and reliable data storage, greenlighting and coordinating idle DIT hard drives for ongoing film productions.
OPTOMEN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Assistant Video Editor
Mar. 2017 – Mar. 2019
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Led end-to-end post-production as the sole assistant editor on multiple TV shows for top-tier networks (National Geographic, Food Network, and Investigative Discovery) by transforming paper edits into polished rough cuts that preserve directorial intent, auditing sound mixes to meet broadcast standards, integrating master voiceovers, onlining locked episodes from digital & legacy sources, and executing the final delivery process for the online and sound editors.
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Regulated two Avid NEXIS systems nightly for smooth accessibility across all edit bays in the two-floor office.
8-PLAYER PICTURES, LLC
Lead Video Editor
Jul. 2013 – Dec. 2016
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Directed a team of editors in partnership with independent and corporate clients to bring creative visions to life, maximizing customer value under budget and boosting the company’s reputation for excellence.
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Personally edited (picture, sound, color grade, and motion graphics) mid-sized and small budget commercials, independent and label-backed music videos, episodic documentaries, branded content, webisodes, and short films.
Accolades Awards 2014
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
"White Rabbit"
Dark Drama, Coming of Age
Editor
2012 NYU Campus MovieFest
BEST DRAMA
"Girl with the Chocolate Hearts"
Fictional Memoir, Coming of Age
Director
Maryland's 72 Film Fest 2011
BEST STUDENT FILM
"Once Upon a Bedtime"
'Adult Kid' Comedy
Editor