Tanya Gizzarelli is an award winning video editor. She has been with Paramount for over 10 years working closely with Creative and Post-Production, as well as contributing to broadcast campaigns and internal presentations.
Creating short and long form content, Tanya has worked as one of the In-House Video Editors at MTV Networks, collaborating with Creative Directors, Producers and Writers for creative campaigns such as Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, The Challenge, Caught In The Act: Unfaithful, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Love & Hip Hop, and more, all on the pulse of pop culture.
Tanya is based in New York and thin crust obsessed.
Key Achievements
June 2025 saw the viewership share of the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation s8A grow 34% compared to Season 7 with audiences between the ages of 18 to 49. Cited from “TheWrap”.
June 2022 saw the viewership share of Caught in the Act: Unfaithful s1 break records for the Monday night line-up. At a time when cable viewing is shrinking, Caught in the Act delivered VH1’s best series performance with women 18-49 in three years, improving the time slot by 33%. The show's audience was 17% bigger than its Basketball Wives lead-in. Cited from “Broadcast & Cable”.
October 2020 saw the release of the PSA, Our Voice, Our Vote!, which won at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival competition, “Our Voice, Our Vote!”. Crafted and produced with care by Caralene Robinson, 220th Street Productions, and Quintensity. Cited from Instagram announcement.
January 2018 saw the release of the short documentary, Shantay, We Stay: A RuPaul's Drag Race Retrospective. The piece was commissioned by the 2018 Sundance Film Festival for a featured panel discussion highlighting the cultural impact of the show and drag art form. Crafted and produced with care by Stuck In Motion Inc. Cited from “Deadline”.
Certifications & Specializations
Manhattan Editing Workshop - Sight, Sound, & Story Seminars
IBM - Generative AI
DCTV - Premiere for Final Cut Pro Editors
Key Skills
Editorial & Leadership
Trailer & Promo Editing
Long Form Editing
Creative Storytelling
Multi-Title Campaigns
Brand Voice Development
Editorial Leadership
Mentorship
Workflows, Post, & Finishing
Color Correction
Compositing
Rotoscoping
Sound Design
Graphics Integration
MOGRT Workflows
RED CAM Workflows
Finishing and QC
Platform Optimization and Delivery Standards for Broadcast, Digital, and Social
Digital Asset Management
AI Prompting
Patch Bays including Blackmagic Digital Patching
Sony DVW-M02000P Digibeta Deck
Sony J30 Digibeta Deck
Software
Adobe Creative Suite including:
Premiere Pro
After Effects
Audition
Photoshop
Podcast AI
Firefly AI
Final Cut Pro
RED CINE-X
ChatGPT
Google Gemini
Google Workspace
Microsoft Suite
JIRA
WRIKE