A diligent worker with a passion for film, is a graduate from Tribeca Flashpoint College with a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media and a Major in Post-Production. She worked at FCBX as their full time editor - working on projects showcased at NFL, MLB, and NHL sporting events as well as not for profit videos and projects for many activations. She was an associate intern at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, where she completed over two hundred projects ranging from video production assistance, administrative tasks and research to producing, filming end editing projects on her own. She started her own Production Company REL Productions in order to take on client work on her own.

She has been editing since the age of 15 and is proficient in Adobe Premiere, After Effects. Avid, and Final Cut. Utilizing these skills, she has worked on numerous projects editing music videos, festivals, short films, Promotional Videos, Highlight Reels, documentaries and commercials. Ariel was recognized by the Illinois Technology Foundation as being a student who pursues innovation through technology and was presented with the Fifty for the Future award.

Ariel is not only an editor but an avid photographer. When she’s not cutting she tends to spend her time taking photos - she likes to edit those too!