Xenia Gutu
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Berlin, Germany
Toptal member since May 29, 2026
Xenia is a Germany-based videographer and video editor with over 10 years of experience in narrative, documentary, branded, and corporate content, grounded in formal film education. She works remotely with teams across Europe, Latin America, and the CIS, covering the full post-production pipeline from ingest and editing to motion design, sound, and final delivery. Recently, she has incorporated AI-assisted workflows to accelerate production and enhance narrative clarity and visual identity.
Portfolio
Corporate Video for Mirion
Corporate Video for PetStar
"The Confident Dancer" Lecture series
Series "Am I a Psycho?"
Experience
- Visual Research - 10 years
- Adobe Premiere - 10 years
- Adobe Photoshop - 10 years
- Video Editing - 10 years
- Filming - 7 years
- Sound Design - 7 years
- Motion Graphics - 7 years
- Adobe After Effects - 5 years
Tools
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe After Effects
Work Experience
Senior Video Editor
SJH Studios
- Developed a cohesive visual representation of the company based on original scripts, combining interview material with complementary visual elements to strengthen narrative clarity.
- Reworked narrative structure in post-production when captured footage diverged from the original script, ensuring continuity and story clarity.
- Synthesized all visual storytelling elements into a unified final composition, maintaining coherence in narrative flow, pacing, and visual style.
Film and Video Editor, Videographer
Self-employed
- Built templates for fast daily work based on repeatable structures. This is an essential skill in television and the entertainment industry, where work is produced daily under tight deadlines.
- Led a production team responsible for developing and maintaining the brand’s visual identity across social media platforms, including Instagram and YouTube.
- Worked remotely as a post-production specialist with companies across different parts of the world, handling the full end-to-end editing process.
- Worked under high-pressure conditions and tight turnaround deadlines for live broadcast content.
- Structured large volumes of raw footage for further editing, a key responsibility for an editor working in documentary filmmaking.
- Shot video content for both documentary projects and corporate clients.
Senior Video Editor
Dance Masterclass
- Compiled large volumes of information, structured complex material, and developed visual concepts based on the principle of “clear enough for a child to understand”.
- Executed technical video editing while maintaining consistency with the company’s visual identity and branding standards.
- Created visual approaches for translating complex concepts into simple, engaging, and easy-to-understand animations.
Education
Master's Degree in Post-production Lab
Moscow School of New Cinema - Moscow, Russia
Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts and Film
Poitiers University - Poitiers, France
Skills
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, DaVinci Resolve, Slack
Platforms
Microsoft, YouTube, Figma, Runway ML
Other
Adobe Premiere, Film Studies (History & Analysis), Video Editing, Narrative Editing, Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, Visual Research, Script Development, Scriptwriting, Narrative Development, ChatGPT, Filming, Stock video, Frame.io, Instagram, Videography, Videos, Video Production, Creative Production, Color Grading, Sound Design, Motion Graphics, Audio Mixing, TV series, AI Agents, Slack App, Seedance 2.0, Kling AI, Grok, Project Management, AI-generated Video, Social Media, Sora
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