trevinsmithmedia@gmail.com | thetrevinsmith.com/film
@trevinnotkevin | 510.861.7443 | Oakland, CA
From film festivals to national newsrooms to phone screens across the globe, I deliver compelling visual work that scales cross platform traffic and builds audiences.
Reporting, producing, and editing
Producer/Editor | TEGNA, New York, NY | Oct. 2021 – Feb. 2025
● Produced and edited daily short-form video verification packages for digital-first platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube), increasing audience engagement for TEGNA's 64 stations across the U.S.
● Led the full lifecycle of over 170 projects a year, from conceptualization to production and distribution, utilizing open-source intelligence to fact check AI produced content.
● Collaborated with social media editors to deliver multimedia content that increased audience reach by over 2,000,000 CTR from January 2024 to January 2025.
● Edited scripts and videos to ensure all reporting was fact checked by federal, state and local government data, as well as private sector reporting.
Founder/Lead Producer | Borough 6 Creative LLC, New York, NY | Mar. 2024 – Present
● A boutique production company producing film-quality commercial and advertising work for firms, organizations and non-profits of all sizes.
● Handles all business operations while booking clients, producing on site and delivering bespoke work to clients’ specifications.
National Video Fellow | McClatchy, Washington D.C. | Aug. 2020 – Apr. 2021
● Produced over 50 breaking news videos for White House correspondents.
● Produced a two-time Emmy award winning documentary series following a team of doctors and nurses battling the first wave of Covid-19 in a Miami ICU.
● Produced over 600 videos for over 30 different newsrooms across the country.
Hardware, software, and skills
● Over a decade of experience with Adobe Premiere and Photoshop
● Eight years of script and long-form writing experience
● Skilled in operating Canon C100/C300, XF400 and BMPCC 4k/6k
● Selected as one of 11 FASPE 2022 News Ethics Fellows
● SEO and video strategy experience in YouTube, TikTok, and other social platforms
● Work has appeared on TV, digital spaces and film festivals
Education
M.S. Journalism | Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY | 2020
● Awarded the inaugural Kim Wall Scholarship in journalism.
B.S. Journalism |San Jose State University, San Jose, CA | 2018
Ask about me
● Lindsay Claiborn, Senior Editor, Video, VERIFY | LClaiborn@verifythis.com
● Alex Clark, Producer, CBS News Confirmed | alexclarkcontact@gmail.com
● Nicole Cvetnic, Director of Local Video, USA Today Network | ncvetnic@gannett.com