2025 - Present
Lead Video Editor
Al Jazeera Media NetworkDoha / Remote
Lead editor on investigative documentary episodes, managing archive, interviews, graphics, rhythm, and broadcast delivery.
Damascus, Syria — 33.51°N 36.29°EREC 00:00:00:00
Creative Video Editor — Lighting & Sound Designer
Al‑MuntajabIssa.
Cutting stories for broadcast, documentaries, commercials, music videos, drama, and the stage.
08+ YearsBroadcast / Documentary / Commercial / Stage5.5M Peak Views
02 — Intro
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I shape raw footage into rhythm, tension, clarity, and emotion.
With 8+ years of experience across broadcast, documentary, commercial, music video, YouTube storytelling, drama trailers, lighting, sound, and stage, I build edits that feel precise, memorable, and alive.
Al-Muntajab Issa — Edit Suite
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- Experience
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- Years cutting stories for screens and stages
- Peak views
- 0M
- On a single video — Rahalista, Napoli
- The archive
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- Projects across 07 work categories
- Based in
- Damascus
- Syria — working worldwide
03 — Reel
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The reel
A featured pass through selected cuts, paced as a standalone strip before the archive.
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04 — Clients
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Trusted across broadcast, culture, and brands.
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05 — My Work
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My Work
A curated archive of broadcast documentaries, commercial films, music videos, travel stories, drama trailers, stage work, and visual campaigns.
Full archive
26 projects
06 — Skills
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Craft,
cut by cut.
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Documentary Editing
Archive, interviews, context, pacing, and investigative story structure.
02
Commercial & Brand Films
Premium brand rhythm, service details, campaign polish, and clean delivery.
03
Music Video Editing
Performance-led rhythm, energy control, stage presence, and emotional pacing.
04
YouTube Storytelling
Retention-focused structure, fast context, hooks, and clear episode movement.
05
Drama Trailers
Short-form tension, release momentum, character focus, and musical pressure.
06
Lighting Design
Stage atmosphere, contrast, practical mood, and performance support.
07
Sound Design
Dialogue polish, atmospheres, transition detail, and rhythm-aware mixing.
08
Narrative Structure
Editorial order, emotional clarity, scene logic, and audience orientation.
09
Rhythm-Based Editing
Cuts built around beat, speech, silence, movement, and visual memory.
10
Broadcast Post-Production
Delivery-minded editing for current affairs, graphics, archive, and final output.
Toolkit
09 tools
Tools behind the timeline.
01DaVinci Resolve
02Adobe After Effects
03DaVinci Fusion
04Grass Valley EDIUS
05Adobe Premiere Pro
06Adobe Photoshop
07Audio Engineering
08Theatrical Lighting Design
09Adobe illustrator
07 — Experience
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Production rooms & deadlines.
2023 - Present
Video Production Specialist
Caritas Austria & SwitzerlandDamascus
Produced and edited documentary and awareness videos for humanitarian initiatives.
2024 - 2025
Media & Visual Projects Coordinator
Action Against Hunger & SSCCDamascus
Managed and edited visual media campaigns and social awareness content.
2023 - 2024
Director & Commercial Video Editor
Shahba Aleppo HotelAleppo / Damascus
Directed and edited premium promotional videos and luxury hospitality campaigns.
2023
Lead Editor & Storytelling Collaborator
Rahalista Official YouTube ChannelRemote
Edited viral documentary-style travel vlogs with strong narrative structure and dynamic sound design.
2019 - 2020
YouTube Channel Manager & Lead Editor
Bassem Yakhour Official YouTube ChannelDamascus
Directed and edited exclusive content that reached record-breaking viewership.
2019 - 2020
Drama Teaser & Trailer Editor
Chicago Street / Bab Al-Hara 10Damascus
Edited official teasers and trailers for Syrian TV productions.
2019
Short Film Director & Video Editor
Uni-Pharma Corporate & Pharmaceutical Co.Damascus
Directed and edited a corporate documentary and creative stop-motion short films.
2015 - 2019
Theatrical Lighting & Sound Designer
National Theater & Ministry of CultureDamascus
Designed and executed lighting and sound for major theatrical productions.
08 — Contact
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Let's create a storyworth watching.
Available for broadcast, documentary, commercial, music video, YouTube, and stage-related projects.
- Phone
- +963 949 571 094
- Location
- Damascus, Syria
- Website
- muntajab.com
© 2026 Al-Muntajab Issa
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