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Text spelling out "HI THERE" made of ice blocks.
Text spelling out the word 'HITRE' in balloon-like, metallic, reflective, silver-colored letters.
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I'm Sarah. I edit videos for brands, agencies, & creatives with a story worth telling.

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I've cut work for Nike, Adobe, and Oregon Public Broadcasting, earned an Emmy Award, and pitched an idea that became an NBA season-opener commercial.

Across briefs and formats, it’s always about the feeling that lingers after the final frame.

Let's talk
Let's talk

Past clients

  • Adobe logo in black and white.
  • Wieden + Kennedy logo in black and gray on a black background.
  • Black and gray Adidas logo with three diagonal stripes.
  • Black background with the KitchenAid logo in gray text.
  • Microsoft logo with four squares above the word 'Microsoft' in black text.
  • Black background with a large dark gray Nike swoosh logo and the word 'NIKE' in black.
  • T-Mobile logo with black text and magenta T logo on a white background
  • Gray background with the words 'Outdoor Voices' in black text centered in the image.
  • Black background with the word "LAIKA" written in large, stylized gray letters.
  • Logo for Food Network with the word 'food' in lowercase and 'network' underneath in smaller font, all within a dark circle.
  • PBS logo with large black letters PBS on a white background

I grew up watching MTV on repeat in small-town Louisiana.

In my twenties, I chased music and movies through Minneapolis, New York, and Portland, working at video stores and theaters. Eventually, I got extra lucky with a job at the Portland Art Museum’s NW Film Center, where I began making experimental shorts and ended up with festival awards from Christine Vachon, Todd Haynes, and Matt Groening.

Then ad agencies started reaching out. Nearly two decades in, I've sifted through countless hours of footage, honing my instincts. I know how to keep things moving or let a moment hang, how to fit the puzzle pieces together and occasionally invent the ones that are missing.

Most projects don't stop at one video. One week it's a campaign hero video, the next a dozen vertical cutdowns, after that a short documentary. I'm at home in multiple formats, so I can see your project from the first idea to the last cutdown.

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timing x instinct x feeling x impact x

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“Sarah masterfully took control of the creative strategy and had so many great ideas that I got to be very hands off as a Creative Director. She was client facing on all creative calls and reviews and was absolutely loved by our client. She is a badass editor with a true can-do problem solving positive attitude.”

— Brian Zalewski, Creative Director, Little Rumble

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Young woman wearing a denim jacket and jeans, standing on a leather couch in front of a stone wall, smiling at the camera.
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