Dave Garcia

Dave Garcia has been making and editing videos as a passion of his for over twenty-three years. It all started in High School making short legendary movies. Then in 1996, he started on his path to becoming a professional editor by graduating with a BS in Visual Communication from the University of Idaho. Go Vandals!

Dave then started his professional career at two major LA agencies, Dailey & Associates and Ogilvy & Mather. He spent a good part of his career at these two agencies serving as head editor and post manager. Both departments were creative, organized, efficient, and profitable. He also worked on numerous projects as a freelance editor including projects for MTV/VH1, TLC, No Limit Sports, KB Home, LA Kings, and Popcornopolis.

Key Client Projects at Dailey include Callaway Golf, Nestlé, Honda Motorcycles, Ford, Shaq and Nestlé Crunch, LA Dodgers, Safeway, and 76 Gasoline, Weyerhaeuser, Turbo Tax, Dole, Lawry's, Countrywide, Kibbles&Bits, El Pollo Loco, Circle K, Public Storage, and Legoland.

Key Client Projects at Ogilvy include Cisco, ampm, Nature Made, Tabasco, Coors, Kraft, McKesson, Bulova, and Mattel.

Other recent Projects for major brands include Transamerica, Hamilton Beach, 3M, Gerber, , and Dyson.

For the past four years, Dave has worked as a freelance senior editor at several up-and-coming agencies and companies throughout LA. In that role, he has also served as post-production supervisor on numerous projects. Some of his most recent work includes spots for airbnb, the Wilson #betterer campaign featuring Roger Federer as well as new spots for Joseph Abboud custom suits and Men’s Wearhouse. His work speaks for itself.

He is also a partner and editor at In the Wee hours, an award-winning production and post-production company dedicated to developing and producing high-end branded content for film, television, and digital media.

His references are numerous and his reputation is impeccable. Dave is a great collaborator and fun person to work with…just ask him. Ha!