“The T. Howard Foundation helped me understand the marketing and corporate aspect of film production. I am grateful for that experience.”
Cierra’s career as a Video Editor began when she was hired as an Assistant Editor at NBC shortly after receiving her master’s degree from New York University. Here, she acquired the organizational, technical and creative skills needed in post-production as well as knowledge of the necessity of each stage in film production. This resulted in her winning an Emmy in 2013 as the Assistant Editor for NBC’s nationally syndicated T.V. show George to the Rescue. Since then, she has worked on numerous T.V. and film productions, some with her mentor and renowned Film Editor, Sam Pollard, and his associates.
Her most recent accomplishment is winning two more Emmys in October 2024 as a Video Editor for two NYC Media produced T.V. shows BlueprintNYC: Surrogate’s Court and That’s So Dope: 50 years of Hip Hop. As a Black American and Puerto Rican native New Yorker, these recent editing projects reignited her interest in documentary storytelling by individuals whose perspectives are not always compatible with mainstream societal attitudes and values.