Recommendations For John Sergio
“I worked with John on dozens of projects. From new business pitches to editing full up commercials for broadcast for Coca Cola. During the many years I worked with John, he was in the highest demand among the executive producers to be assigned to their project. His editing skills are superb and he is a great problem solver both creatively and technically. His demeanor always brought a calm authority into the room with our most senior clients -Coca Cola, Mastercard, IBM, Cover Girl, Macy's - to name a few. He is a real team player and worked around the clock on most occasions to deliver a winning product. His edits were the home run on many of our new business wins. He is also personally a pleasure to work with. I would recommend John highly as a great addition to any company or project
Maureen Phillips, Executive Producer, Senior Partner, Ogilvy & Mather
“John is one of the best editors I've had the pleasure of working with. Not only does he have a great eye and ear– his temperament is steady and cool. Incredible patience. That makes a huge difference in how the work comes out. And it always comes out great.”
Dean Hacohen, EVP Executive Creative Director, Lowe New York
“John's professionalism, craft, engaging personality, hard work, perseverance, integrity and plain old good guy to work with, is only surpassed by the creativity he brings to every job, no matter how mundane. I've always enjoyed working with John and the product we created was always outstanding. He will be an asset to anyone he works with.”
Frank DeVito, President, Creative Director, Lintas
Partner, Devito Group
“John was a pleasure to work with. He is very professional with a great can-do attitude. In the Avid room his pro-active nature revealed some pretty amazing results. What's more, John's talent as a musician gives him an edge up and a valuable resource to tap into.
Overall, working with him was a great experience.”
Jack Eleftheriou, ACD-SVP, Lowe Worldwide
“John is a terrific editor with great ideas and excellent technique. He always adds polish and style to any edit, while maintaining the integrity of the idea. I recommend him highly for jobs, big or small.”
Barbara Boyle, Global Creative Director, J&J, Deutsch
“John Sergio is one of the best television editors I have ever worked with; he has an uncanny eye and an ability to see things that others can't to make the work better. He was always a pleasure to work with and great with clients; I would gladly hire him again.”
Ned Russell, International Client Service Director, Lintas
“John Sergio... I have worked with John Sergio for three straight grueling days. I have worked with John Sergio at 10:55 am. I have worked with John Sergio at 4:47 am. And then the next day bright and early at 9:00 am. And then the following week we did it all over again. I worked with John Sergio this way for many many years. Always his talent, dedication and patience made him a pleasure to work with. Not one grumble not one easy way out. Always bringing something great to whatever we were working on. Needless to say I confidently recommend John Sergio.”
John Szalay, ACD Art Director, LOWE NY
“I had the pleasure of working with John for two years at Lowe. John is one of those people that you know will not only produce something amazing in no time and seemingly with little to work with but is also calm under pressure, very knowledgeable and a truly creative thinker.
He saved my hide more times than I care to mention. If you get a chance to work with John or even better hire him do so without hesitation.
Steve Ansell.”
Steve Ansell, Creative Services Director, Lowe New York
“A great editor works fast, creatively and makes magic happen right under your nose, often under great pressure. John Sergio has all of those qualities. In addition John is patient, organized and has great technical knowledge. Whether it's on a new business pitch, working long night after long night, an animatic handling nitpicky client comments, or editing commercials, John handled it all with style. It's very easy to endorse John Sergio.”
Dan Paquin, Producer, Lowe Worldwide
“Without reservation, I can fully give John a five star rating. A pleasure to work with, John was always up on the latest audio/video technology and mastered it well. Very creative, very contributory. All the creative staff wanted John to work on their project.
Additionally, John had a personality that kept a professional calm during the many creative tense times and didn't balk at going the extra mile.”
Stan Noble, Director, Broadcast Production, Gotham, Inc.
“I worked with John on many occasions during my time at Lowe Worldwide. I worked with him to create videos for Brand Strategy and on Brand Identity projects. He was a joy to work with and I absolutely relied on him to take my various clips and turn them into something fantastic. He always had suggestions on how to take what could be something mundane and turn it into something more interesting and compelling. He was always professional and was the calm in the usual storm of requests and demands. If the occasion calls for an editor in any upcoming projects I have I would be more than happy to work with John again.”
Laura Fisk, Brand Strategist, Lowe Worldwide
“First off, if I could have chosen more than 3 attributes to describe John, I would've, because they all apply. I have worked with John more times than I can count for more years than I can remember. He has ALWAYS "delivered the goods" on time, but more importantly, John always adds value to the project. His input often leads to looking at things a different way and improving the final output. He is a tireless worker and a true pleasure to work with.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, High Integrity
Bruce Hopman
hired John as a Editor more than once
“John is a very talented editor. In the ten years we worked together, we won multiple new business pitches and sold new campaigns because of the work he's done. We have not worked together since 2005, however he still remains one of the best music and sound editors I've ever worked with.”
Erin Goodsell, Producer, Lowe New York
“I always enjoyed editing with John. John is one of those editors you can count on to bring a unique perspective and get the job done right. His talent, vision, judgment and attitude made every job that much better.”
David Olsen, VP/Associate Creative Director/Writer, Lowe New York
“The challenge with planning videos is that, to put it plainly, they are a bore. It's like watching paint dry. It's footage from focus group interviews interspersed with man on the street interviews with a rip from a film to help make a point. And so a man who can bring something like that to life and work it into something worth watching, interesting, ah hell, sexy even is someone I would love to work with again.”
George Nguyen, Brand Strategist, Lowe Worldwide
“John Sergio worked with me at Lowe New York, He is a professional, amazing at his job and very responsible. John gets the job done right the first time around. Anyone that hires John will truly benefit from his knowledge and expertise. It was always a pleasure working with John and to see how many people counted on him everyday to help them out.”
terri manolescu, Director of Facilities Management, Lowe New York
“John is a real pro. As Chief Marketing Officer, I had many editorial projects running at any given time. John was the go-to guy and always provided a great product with zero hassle. I recommend him highly.”
Ruth Ayres, Various over six years, Interpublic Group
“John Sergio has a great eye for film, a good ear for music and is well-versed in the art of story telling. And he'll work round the clock until the job is done. He's also a really nice person to spend time with. I highly recommend him.”
Jill Meschino, senior producer, Lowe New York
“John as an editor is a producer’s best friend. His viewpoint and insight with whatever material he is given is always trustworthy. I have never questioned the finished product when working with John. It did not matter if it was a commercial, speaker support video, and/or a focus group video.
In the years that I have known John he has always kept up with all the latest equipment and software. I have always considered John one of the best editors in the business and he would be a valuable member to any project and or team he works on.”
Robert Fleri, AV Manager, Ammirati Puris Lintas
“I worked with John for four years in the Broadcast Production Department at Lowe New York (2004 - 2009). I have known John to be an excellent editor, proficient in all aspects of AVID editing. In addition to his technical skills, John was a welcome presence in the Creative process, always working with, and advising, our creative teams, helping them to shape disparate elements into a single creative vision.
On a personal note, John Sergio is a great individual. Friendly and outgoing, of course, but a great and dedicated family man as well.
John Sergio would be a true asset to any organization, anytime.
Mark Bieber
Audio-Visual / Telecom Specialist
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
New York”
Mark Bieber, Manager Audio Visual Services, Lowe New York
“Besides being very knowledgeable and good at using a number of software programs and packages he has a very good eye and sense for editing. His work has been exemplary and he is a pleasure to deal with.”
Stanley Moldovan, Strategic Planner: director of Creative research, Lintas Worldwide for IBM, Unilever: New York
“I worked with John when I was at LINTAS, or as we called it back then Lint Ass. John Sergio was always the guy you went to for the jobs that had to get done right. He was a talented guy who was easy to work with. A nice combo...”
Dave Mangan, Art Director, LINTAS
“John is extremely talented and resourceful individual who puts his all into his work. He will find creative solutions to any problem that presents itself at the Editorial stage of development. I highly recommend him.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
Monte Mathews
hired John as a Editor Extraordinaire in 1995, and hired John more than once
“John is a superb editor: resourceful, creative and smart. He's also tireless
and a great listener. He has a personality that gets on well with
people. John has solved many thorny problems for many high-powered clients.
Lynn Giordano, executive vp, Lintas Worldwide
worked directly with John at SSC&B/Lintas - Lowe New York
“John is one of the best editors I've worked with on new business projects at the agency - he could deal with the insane time pressures of new business pitches calmly and diplomatically. Whether we needed to cut a quick RIP for a spec round presentation or build an agency profile video or video case study, he could pull our assets together perfectly for maximum impact.”
Kristin Marie Anderson, New Business Director, Lowe New York
worked directly with John at SSC&B/Lintas - Lowe New York
“I had the pleasure of working with John at Lowe. We always relied on him to pull off the impossible at the 11th hour for new business pitches. Not only did he always deliver on time, but the finished product was always top notch. He's a talented, detail-oriented editor!”
Becca Han, Business Development Manager / Coordinator, Lowe New York
worked with John at SSC&B/Lintas - Lowe New York
“I was HR director at Lowe Lintas Worldwide and subsequently at Lowe and knew John well for many years. His work and work ethic were exemplary. As I recall, John was always willing to go the extra mile to get a job finished. He is talented and serious about his work (also a team player). I have no problem giving my highest recommendation for John to any potential employers.”
Jane Watson, HR director, lowe
managed John indirectly at SSC&B/Lintas - Lowe New York