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Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Personal Information
Work history
Hobbies and Interests
Timeline
Wajahat Baloch

Wajahat Baloch

Karachi

Summary

Award winning dynamic Video Editor with over 10 years of expertise in crafting compelling narratives through editing and animation for international and local clients. Proficient in a wide range of formats, including documentaries, short films, music videos, company manifestos, and social media content, resulting in millions of views and significant ROI. Adaptable to diverse storytelling and brand requirements, consistently driving successful outcomes for high-profile clients such as Mashreq Bank Middle East, Nike, Adidas, and DAWN News. A global portfolio includes collaborations with brands from the UK, Canada, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Pakistan, showcasing a commitment to excellence across various cultural contexts.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Video Content Producer

CerealBox
- Current
  • Produced video ads for charity, garnering millions of views every week.
  • Organized assets by collecting data from camera media, transcoding video, and audio files and managing file backup to digital asset management system.
  • Wrote scripts for video ads.
  • Created VOs from those scripts.
  • Saw concepts through to completion by working to develop final edits, color and other elements in post-production process.

Head Of Video

Fundamentally Content
06.2023 - Current
  • Managed and coordinated post-production video editing, motion graphics design, compositing, and quality assurance reviewing.
  • Scheduled shoots and set up filming by communicating with talent and crew.

Head Of Video Department

Talent Trellis
12.2023 - 06.2025
  • Edited podcast episodes and 14 reels per week from those episodes.
  • Worked with my employer to make additions to the production quality of the podcast.
  • Produced all video content for the company's clients.
  • Produced promotional content for the company.
  • Produced informative reels in the relevant niche.
  • Coached a class of students in Video Editing and Film-making, as part of a program between my employer and the government of Pakistan.
  • One of my students was then hired by my own employer, others starting their own professional journeys in Video Editing as well.
  • Utilized AI tools like OpusAI and ElevenLabs to produce video content efficiently and effectively.

Senior Video Editor

Concrete Creative
11.2022 - 02.2024
  • Produced videos for clients like Mashreq Bank, MATW, boutique hotels like Boutique Group, Nurai Island, and Aldar.
  • Mentored a junior video editor and helped their growth as an editor.
  • Created and reformatted content across various social media and digital platforms.

Filmmaker/Video Editor

Freelance
09.2015 - Current

In a freelance/project based capacity I have worked for reputable clients like DAWN News, Al-Karam Textiles, Kia Motors on projects such as campaign DVCs, DVC/TVC, documentaries, telefilm, music videos, short films, podcasts, social media reels etc.

Senior Video Content Producer

Tabani’s (TSA)
09.2021 - 12.2021

Senior Producer overseeing their studio, shoots, edits ranging from:

  • Promo videos for admissions
  • Scheduling, recording and editing lectures
  • In-house event photography
  • Marketing videos for an entrepreneurship competition
  • Working closely with the marketing team
  • Teaching videography.

Assistant Director

Kia Motors
09.2021 - 09.2021
  • AD (Asst. Director) in 4 ad-films for KIA Stonic

Lighting Specialist

Mariam by Mooroo
09.2015 - 12.2015
  • Lux Style Award for best music video of the year
  • Hundreds of thousands of views over a million altogether.
  • Cinematography and Lighting

Digital Content Producer

Those 7 Minutes
11.2015 - 12.2015
  • Planning, shooting and editing tech product reviews.

Education

Bachelors - Media Sciences

SZABIST Karachi
01-2016

Skills

    • Video editing

    • Script/copy Writing

    • Client communication

    • Script interpretation

    • Deadline management

    • Post-production workflow

    • Color correction and grading

    • Multi-camera editing

    • Sound editing

    • Motion graphics/animation

    • Adobe Premiere Pro

    • Adobe After Effects

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Accomplishments

  • Lux Style Award for Music Video of The Year Pakistan in 2016
  • First full scale stop-motion music video of the country.
  • Millions of views on social media and YouTube videos.
  • Significant ROI.
  • Taught a 4 month Video Editing course to a class of students ranging from teenagers to 50+ year old adults.
  • One of those students also worked with me afterwards, with numerous others starting their professional video editing journeys elsewhere.

Personal Information

Work history

2025

Hobbies and Interests

Photography | Video Games | MMA/Combat Sports | Metal/RocknRoll | History | Scientific Progress

Timeline

Head Of Video Department - Talent Trellis
12.2023 - 06.2025
Head Of Video - Fundamentally Content
06.2023 - Current
Senior Video Editor - Concrete Creative
11.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Video Content Producer - Tabani’s (TSA)
09.2021 - 12.2021
Assistant Director - Kia Motors
09.2021 - 09.2021
Digital Content Producer - Those 7 Minutes
11.2015 - 12.2015
Filmmaker/Video Editor - Freelance
09.2015 - Current
Lighting Specialist - Mariam by Mooroo
09.2015 - 12.2015
Senior Video Content Producer - CerealBox
- Current
SZABIST Karachi - Bachelors, Media Sciences
Wajahat Baloch