Steph’s professional career reflects her passion for directing, cinematography, and motion picture editing. Her experience varies from live directing to documentary filming and editing. Behind the camera, and in the editing suite, she is a creative lead on many original and sponsored multi-nominated productions for legacy brands such as Yahoo, HuffPost, and NBC News.
Stephanie Sannuto's extensive experience in the video production industry has made her a highly skilled and valuable asset to NBCUniversal News Digital. She brings her technical and creative expertise to lead the production of documentary content, feature specials, and original series with several prominent NBC News brands, including StayTuned, Digital Docs, Nightly Films, Today, News NOW, and Peacock. She plays a crucial role in ensuring the content meets the standards of NBCUniversal News Group and is distributed seamlessly across its platforms.
Stephanie's role as a managing video editor involves providing technical and creative direction to a team of editors, working in close collaboration with senior leadership from various departments, including editorial, marketing, graphics, and operations. She is responsible for managing edit assignments, production schedules, and workflow, ensuring a seamless execution of projects. Additionally, Stephanie liaises with production managers, freelancers, and vendors to maintain a smooth and efficient post-production process.
With her extensive experience and dedication to the craft, Stephanie is well-equipped to guide projects from conception to completion, making her a valuable asset to the organization.
A few accolades to note:
Dear Noah, an NBC News Digital Docs and NBC OUT partnership in association with Focus Features (2022)
This documentary premiered at DOC NYC and is Emmy nominated for Outstanding Soft Feature Story: Long Form in News & Documentary, nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding TV Journalism Long Form, and Winner of Deadline Club’s 2023 Award.
Run The Risk, a HuffPost Canada original short documentary (2020)
This documentary won gold in Best Online Video: Mini-Doc category at the 2020 Digital Publishing Awards, gold in Best Video Content at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, and bronze in Documentary: Health/Medical Information at New York Festivals TV & Film Awards
No Strings Attached, a HuffPost Canada docu-series (2019)
This series won gold in Best continuing coverage of a news story at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.