Clayton Ashley
Astoria, NY
(785) 969-6605
claytonpashley@gmail.com
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Summary of Qualifications

A creative, multi-faceted video producer/editor with an emphasis on post-production. Experience with every stage of production, including pitching, brainstorming, scripting, shooting, editing, lighting, and audio recording. Resourceful and hardworking, producing videos independently, as part of a crew, or by directing and managing freelancers. Excellent time-management skills with a history of working on deadlines for large clients including NVIDIA, Honda, Bandai, Dell, and Trolli.

• 15+ years video editing experience with Adobe Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop) Final Cut Pro, and Avid
• 12+ years experience with professional Canon, Sony, Panasonic, and RedOne cameras
• 12+ years experience managing set design, audio and lighting for video productions
• Pitched, shot, and edited award winning documentaries, viral videos with millions of views, and sponsored content for major corporate clients

Recent Work History
Polygon (Vox Media), Senior Video Editor
New York, New York
July 2016 – May 2025

• Produced entertaining and informative videos for YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram and syndication partners that have received millions of views
• Produced unique, high quality sponsored content for advertisers that kept them coming back year after year
• Brainstormed, researched, pitched, interviewed, and wrote scripts for everything from social videos to feature length documentaries
• Managed and directed video shoots in professional studios and on location
• Edited videos on tight deadlines, including on the road
• Created motion graphics for the team’s videos, including social videos, streaming templates, sponsored content, and long form video features
• Wrote news hits, video posts, and features for the website

Awards
Winner, 2025 Knickerbocker Award for Games Journalism, New York Game Critics Circle
“The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft”
Finalist, 2024 National Magazine Awards, American Society of Magazine Editors
“Video games explain the supply chain crisis”

Vocativ, Associate Producer/Editor
New York, New York
June 2014 – July 2016

• Ingested, converted, and prepared terabytes of footage for Vocativ documentaries
• Created animated graphics with After Effects for network news documentaries including MSNBC
• Proposed and produced viral, bite-sized Facebook videos for Vocativ
• Re-edited television productions into web productions and vice versa

Freelance Video Editor
New York, New York
April 2014 – June 2015

• Editor/producer for major companies including PBS and Standard and Poor’s
• Videographer for a variety of clients, from Gotham Girls Roller Derby to independent films
• Created internal corporate motion graphics on tight deadlines

Purch, Associate Video Producer
New York, New York
August 2012 – April 2014

• Shot and edited video game reviews, story-driven science videos, and documentaries
• Transcoded, published, and archived video for the network’s multiple websites
• Set up/ran lighting and audio for in-office shoots and at conventions

Talking Points Memo, Graphics and Video Fellow
New York, New York
January 2012 – August 2012

• Brainstormed and edited fast paced video reels sourced from news and archival video
• Proposed and created motion graphics for three TPMTV video shows
• Scripted, directed, and edited weekly web show Crosstabs

Technical Skills
Video Software: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Avid, Final Cut Pro
Other Software: Audition, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Microsoft Office Suite
Website Administration: Moveable Type, WordPress, Ellington, FTP
Coding: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and XML
Experience with Windows and Apple OSX operating systems, including building, upgrading, and repair of desktops and laptops

Education
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, news and information emphasis
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Kansas