Scott Manley

Professional Summary

Senior video editor, sound designer, and creative technologist with 20+ years of visual storytelling experience. Currently at Amazon Cross Channel Marketing driving high-impact campaigns for Prime Day, Super Bowl, and brand initiatives reaching 50M+ viewers. Premiere Pro power user with deep editorial craft across picture, sound, and color—plus 13 IMDB credits as a professional colorist. Passionate about integrating generative AI tools (Firefly, Veo, Midjourney, RunwayML) and LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) into real-world production workflows, achieving 40% reduction in turnaround times. Published iOS developer with 6 apps on the App Store and 11 open-source repositories. Holder of 25+ AWS and AI/ML certifications.

Key Achievements

• Generated $2M+ campaign value with Prime Day & Super Bowl social content reaching 50M+ viewers and lifting engagement 300%.
• Reduced post-production turnaround 40% by pioneering AI-assisted editing pipelines using RunwayML, Firefly, Veo, Claude, ChatGPT, and Amazon Bedrock.
• Delivered 200–400+ assets per campaign under aggressive timelines across TikTok, Meta, YouTube, Snapchat, and Amazon placements.
• Built and published 6 iOS apps to the App Store including professional tools for video frame extraction, cinematic sound design (Braam Designer, Whoosh Designer), and image processing.
• Directed editorial on high-profile content with talent including Megan Thee Stallion and Reggie Watts—personally recommended Reggie Watts as talent, leading to Coachella activation expansion.
• Served as colorist for Valve's award-winning "True Sight" documentary series (1.2M+ views per episode, 13 IMDB credits) and SIFF Golden Space Needle Award winner "Even the Walls."
• Collaborated directly with Adobe engineering teams to improve stability of Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition.
• Recognized as Amazon Leadership Principles Role Model (2024) for consistently exceeding expectations on timeline, quality, and cross-functional collaboration.

Professional Experience

Amazon – Cross Channel Marketing (XCM)

• Lead storyteller translating complex product and engineering concepts into clear, engaging editorial narratives for global campaigns including Prime Day, Super Bowl, Mother's Day, and Holiday initiatives.
• Manage high-volume campaigns producing 200-400+ assets with metrics including 400+ review files, 500+ sequences, and 1,400+ clips processed per campaign cycle.
• Deliver broadcast-quality audio mixes and sound design—recognized in AdAge for Mother's Day campaign audio post-production.
• Integrate generative AI tools (Firefly, Veo, RunwayML, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion/SDXL) and LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) into creative workflows to accelerate ideation, exploration, and revisions.
• Build internal automation tools using Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript to support asset delivery, QC, metadata handling, and editorial efficiency.
• Develop scalable pipelines including ingest systems, MOGRT templates, and multi-format delivery structures optimized for TikTok, Meta, Reels, YouTube, and broadcast.
• Rescue projects when vendor capacity fails—stepped in to deliver Celebrations campaign (166 creative explorations, 4 aspect ratios) in 7 days when external vendor became overwhelmed.
• Support studio rebuilds by rewiring audio, video, and computer systems; troubleshoot signal-flow issues and verify cable integrity using multimeter testing.

Clatter & Din

• Led production and post-production for Fortune 500 brands including Microsoft, T-Mobile, Starbucks, Valve, and Praxair across 12+ years.
• Colorist for Valve's "True Sight" documentary series (1.2M+ views, 13 IMDB credits) and SIFF Golden Space Needle Award-winning film "Even the Walls."
• Created viral campaigns with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for Frito Lay's Cracker Jack'D and delivered broadcast content for Bar Louie and Seattle Mariners.
• Director of photography for Bar Louie national broadcast campaign—remote production, lighting design, still photography, After Effects compositing, and multi-format delivery.
• Collaborated directly with Adobe engineering teams to improve Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition stability and performance through in-person QC sessions.
• Developed data management workflows, backup strategies, and long-term archiving systems to support multi-editor collaboration in high-volume production environment.

Flicker & Blur

• Lead After Effects motion designer for McAfee Virus Scan 2007 product launch.
• Lead video editor, motion designer, and audio engineer for BRAINETICS broadcast TV campaign.
• Assistant video editor for A&E broadcast documentary "Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story" and series including "Sell the House" and "Tool Belt Diva."
• Performed equipment-room patching, cable construction, wiring, and soldering for studio systems.

Development & Creative Tools

• Published 6 iOS apps to the App Store: Frame Exporter Pro, Braam Designer, Whoosh Designer, Image Studio Pro, Vision Quest Games, and Tumbler Timer Pro.
• Maintain 11 public repositories on GitHub including TypeScript-based audio design tools and HTML/JavaScript creative utilities.
• Built 10+ browser-based tools for creators: Image Studio, AudioTrim, Simple Synth, Tone Generator, Video Prompt Optimizer, and vision training exercises.
• Development stack: React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Firebase, Supabase, FFmpeg, Web Audio API, WebGL/Canvas.
• Philosophy: Problem-first development—start with workflow pain points, prototype quickly, design for real users, respect existing pipelines.

AI & Creative Technology

• AI-assisted workflow design using Firefly, Veo, RunwayML, Midjourney, Flux, Stable Diffusion/SDXL, Suno, and ElevenLabs for concepting, style exploration, and sequence development.
• Active use of LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) for ideation, script refinement, prompt optimization (including JSON structures for Veo3), documentation, and code generation.
• Created AI video portfolio demonstrating multi-tool workflows: "Prime Delivery Parkour," "Don't Box Me In," "Everything and the Kitchen Sink," and "A Prime Affair."
• Integrate AI tools throughout traditional production: Premiere Pro generative clip extend, After Effects RotoBrush, Photoshop Generative Fill, DaVinci Resolve Magic Mask, iZotope AI-powered audio restoration.
• 25+ AWS and AI/ML certifications including Generative AI Essentials, Foundations of Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, and Machine Learning for Leaders.

Technical Skills

Video & Post: Adobe Premiere Pro (Expert) • After Effects • DaVinci Resolve • Final Cut Pro • Media Encoder • Frame.io • Color Grading • Motion Graphics • Broadcast Finishing

Audio: Pro Tools • Logic Pro • Adobe Audition • iZotope RX • Sound Design • Music Composition • Audio Mixing • Dialogue Editing • ADR • Foley

AI/ML: Claude • ChatGPT • Gemini • Midjourney • Stable Diffusion/SDXL • RunwayML • Adobe Firefly • Veo3 • Suno • ElevenLabs • Prompt Engineering

Development: Python • JavaScript • TypeScript • React • HTML/CSS • Firebase • Supabase • FFmpeg • Web Audio API • Git/GitHub

Platforms: TikTok • Instagram Reels • YouTube Shorts • Snapchat • Meta • Broadcast • Aspect Ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 2:3

Education

Art Institute of Seattle – A.A.A. Video Production (Honors)

Art Institute of Seattle – A.A.A. Audio Production (Honors)

Certifications

• AWS Certifications (25+): Generative AI Essentials, Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, ML for Leaders, Post-Production Workflow Essentials, Media & Entertainment Workstation Design
• Adobe Firefly Custom Models and Services Foundations (2025)
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot – UAS Drone Operator

Additional

IMDB Credits: 13 (Professional Colorist)  |  iOS Apps: 6 Published  |  GitHub: 11 Public Repos  |  Eagle Scout