Content pro

darrick lazo

storyteller

global (remote) ● los angeles

Storytelling and Content

Strategy Across Formats!

The essence of cinema is editing. It’s the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy. – Francis Ford Coppola • The essence of cinema is editing. It’s the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy. – Francis Ford Coppola •

I don’t just cut footage. I shape how culture moves…

on entertainment

From scripted drama to social, from streaming’s earliest video experiments to Emmy-nominated television — I’ve spent my career at the intersection of story and instinct. I know what holds attention, what earns emotion, and what makes something feel like a moment before anyone else calls it one.

“Endless Entertainment!”

The Medium

Unforgettable & Enduring Content

Moving drama and action

Scripted Television

High-intensity competition

Unscripted Television

Thrilling and moving Narratives

Cinema Features & Shorts

Social Impact & Brand Recognition

Digital Media

Format fluency

Award recognition across scripted, unscripted, reality, drama, and promo. If it lives on a screen, I know how it works — and how to make it land.

Platform instinct

I was in the room when video was added in a major streamer’s UI. I’ve cut for social before brands knew social needed editors. I understand where media is going because I’ve already been there.

Story at speed

Episodic television, live social, high-stakes posts — I’ve worked every tempo this industry demands. I bring precision without sacrificing the pulse.