Editor Mischa Meyer has joined the roster at the New York office of Spot Welders, the company founded by editor Robert Duffy and executive producer David Glean. Born and raised in Germany, this marks Meyer’s first roster spot on an editorial company in the U.S.
Meyer has edited spots and ad content for a wide range of brands, including Mercedes-Benz, VW, Audi, Jeep, Axe, Kia, Hennessey, Coca Cola, Red Bull, UBS and T-Mobile. His list of agency clients includes DDB, BBDO, M&C Saatchi and Leo Burnett, and his work has been honored at festivals ranging from the Clios here in the States to the Art Directors Club of Europe.
As an editor he’s worked all over the world, from the Middle East and Europe to South Africa and Latin America. He recently flew to Bogota, Columbia to edit on site for a Bacardi project for The Barbarian Group, one of several jobs he’s already edited at Spot Welders.
He connected with Spot Welders via his agent in Berlin, who’s friends with Joanne Ferraro, Spot Welders’ New York EP. Interested in working in the U.S., Meyer flew to Los Angeles to meet with Glean and other members of the staff, then came to New York to spend time in the office there. This laid the groundwork for his joining the shop.
While his background in production is varied–he got his start making skateboarding videos, then worked his way up through the production ranks in Germany–Meyer says that for him, editorial is the essence of filmmaking. “That’s where everything comes together,” he noted.
Meyer’s entry into advertising came largely via his work editing music videos in Germany, Meyer explained, as many of the directors he worked with came out of commercials.
