Editor - Film, TV & Social
Sarah DeSimone is a freelance video editor based in Brooklyn, specializing in short and long-form branded content. Since 2016, she’s worked with the branded content and integrated marketing division of Paramount, Paramount Brand Studio, editing campaigns for advertisers across their network of channels.
The brands Sarah has worked with include: Pepsi, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subaru, BMW, NFL, L'Oréal, Pantene, Melissa & Doug, and more.
In 2023, Sarah served as the lead editor on the feature-length documentary Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America, a collaboration with CBS News and The Partnership to End Addiction. This impactful documentary, now streaming on Amazon Freevee and Peacock, received critical acclaim and won a Gold Anthem Award for its outstanding contribution to raising awareness about the addiction crisis in America.
A born-and-bred New Yorker currently living near Coney Island, Sarah has a full home editing studio for remote work and is happy to commute for in-house collaborations.
Awards & Recognitions
I served as editor, lead editor, or as part of a larger editing team* on all listed projects.
Clio Awards
2024, Content for Change and NFL Today: Mental Health — Branded Entertainment/Content – Athlete Storytelling — Bronze
Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America (Feature Documentary)
2023, Anthem Awards — Partnership or Collaboration — Winner
2023, Impact DOCS Awards — Documentary Feature — Award of Excellence – Special Mention
2023, Red Rock Film Festival — Grand Jury Prize: Best Documentary Feature — Nominee
2023, Webby Awards — Video: News & Politics — Nominee
Webby Awards
2020, JetBlue + RuPaul’s “Shantay, Blue Stay” — Social: Travel (Series & Campaigns) — People’s Voice Winner
2020, McDonald’s + Viacom “In Common” — Advertising, Media & PR: Food & Beverage — Honoree
2020, LIT! Miami — Social: Culture & Lifestyle (Video) — Honoree
2020, LIT! Miami — Social: Culture & Lifestyle (Campaigns) — Honoree
Telly Awards
2022, Ketel One x Younger featuring Molly Bernard — Craft: Editing — Bronze
2021, TV Land Younger’s Sutton Foster Presents L’Oréal Lash Paradise — General: Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle — Silver
2020, JetBlue + RuPaul’s “Shantay, Blue Stay” — General: Travel/Tourism — Gold
2020, McDonald’s and Viacom: In Common — General: Diversity & Inclusion — Silver
2020, ANA + Viacom “See Her” — General: Social Impact — Silver
2020, Make It Up — Series: Webseries – Non-Scripted — Bronze*
2020, Make It Up — Series: Media & Entertainment — Bronze*
2017, Subaru & Logo’s Trailblazer Honors — General: Branding — Bronze