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    McCullough, Moesch join editors’ roster at Final Cut

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    LOS ANGELES --

    Creative editorial house Final Cut has added Jasmine “Mac” McCullough as an editor at its L.A. location, as well as the promotion of Lucas Moesch to editor at the company’s New York office.

    With over a decade of cutting her teeth as a film editor, McCullough came into the craft when she realized her passion for storytelling through fragments of footage in college. McCullough’s breadth of award-winning work includes the short film “You Can’t Stop Us” for Nike, which won the primetime commercial Emmy and the Film Grand Prix at Cannes in 2021. McCullough’s short film “Call it COVID” received a Silver Lion at the 2021 Cannes Lions Awards and a Gold Pencil from The One Club. Her additional brand work includes P&G, Coke, Verizon, and Google. 

    Prior to joining Final Cut, McCullough was editing at Joint.

    Moesch is a Brazilian film editor who has brought his vivid, intimate editing to a wide range of content mediums. The project he edited for São Paulo artist Nego Bala, “Sonho (Dream),” represents his editorial vision, blending music video format with short film gravitas. The film went on to win awards at Cannes, Ciclope Latino, and the Clio Awards. His short documentary edit on Malko was a Young Directors Award finalist and shortlisted for the Ciclope Festival. Moesch’s venture into commercial editorial has seen him collaborate with global brands such as Facebook and Budweiser. He becomes editor after honing his craft as Assistant Editor in Final Cut’s NYC office.

    “I learned so much while on Final Cut’s New Blood roster, the mentorship from Final Cut senior editors was key for me to find my voice as an editor,” said Moesch. “I’m ready to take that into this exciting new role and continue growing side by side with some of the most respected editors in the business.”

    “Lucas and Jasmine are immensely talented editors who are not only highly skilled and forward-thinking but who also each have a distinct and exciting point of view,” said Final Cut U.S. director of global business Justin Brukman.”

    Final Cut maintains offices in London, New York and Los Angeles.

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