Best Editing Studios in Austin (2026)

Introduction

Austin has eight editing studios and editors we could confirm as working in the city in 2026: a few commercial editorial houses, full-service post facilities with their own editors, and two independent editors who cut features, documentary and branded work from Austin.

Most of the big national editorial brands do not keep a room here. Whitehouse Post lists London, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Exile lists New York and Los Angeles, and Uppercut lists New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Cut+Run is the main exception, with a Texas office on Baylor Street. Editors also move between houses: Kevin Ray left Union Editorial for TBD Post in June 2025 after nearly a decade there. Agency work from GSD&M, McGarrah Jessee and Preacher keeps commercial editors busy, and SXSW brings a wave of documentary and feature cutting each spring.

Every studio and editor here showed an Austin base on a page we could open in October 2026. Eight met that bar, so the list is shorter than our larger-city pages. It runs in no fixed order, since the right editor depends on format, schedule and how much of the finish you want under one roof.

The best editing studios in Austin

1. TBD Post

Independent, partner-owned · East Austin · tbdpost.com

TBD Post was co-founded in 2012 by editor Ted Griffis and colourist Brandon Thomas and works from a purpose-built 6,000 square foot facility on Manor Road. Editorial is one of its main divisions, next to colour, sound, VFX and finishing. Griffis is still senior editor. In June 2025 the studio hired Kevin Ray, who spent nearly a decade at Union Editorial cutting for Preacher, GSD&M and McGarrah Jessee on brands such as Google, Ram, ESPN and Shake Shack, and promoted Ben Montez to editor.

Credits on its site include Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life, the YouTube Originals series In Space with Markiplier, and commercials for Bacardi, Fender, Ariat and EA Sports. It suits projects that want the cut, grade and mix in one building.

2. Cut+Run

Partner-led · Baylor Street · cutandrun.com

Cut+Run is a creative editorial company founded in 1997, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, London and Texas. Its Austin office opened in 2013 when editor Staci LeVan joined from Los Angeles, and it now sits inside BLK MKT Studios, a woman-owned post collective at 404 Baylor Street. Amburr Farls is managing partner for Los Angeles, Texas and San Francisco, and Bebe Baldwin is the Texas executive producer.

Recent Austin work includes Frost Bank's "New Wheels", cut by Sean Sender and posted in September 2025. The national roster runs to more than 30 editors, so Texas clients can also book editors from other offices and review remotely.

3. Carve Editorial

Independent · Downtown · carveeditorial.com

Carve Editorial describes itself as an award-winning, full-service post-production studio in downtown Austin, at 907 Rio Grande Street. Its work covers national commercials, short and feature-length films and social content, organised on its site into TV, web, brand films, short films, features, on-site editing and tabletop.

The studio is small and owner-run, with enquiries handled directly by its principal. Its on-site category is useful for shoots that need an editor cutting alongside production.

4. Cut to Black

Independent · South Lamar · cuttoblack.com

Cut to Black is an editing and finishing studio at 2300 South Lamar Boulevard. Its site groups work into films, commercials and branded documentaries, with a reel and an archive of projects by category.

It suits documentary-style brand films and longer pieces where one editor carries a project from assembly to finish. The site gives few names or credits, so ask for the editor's own reel and IMDb credits when you call.

5. Charlie Uniform Tango

Independent, Dallas-headquartered · Central Austin (Marathon Boulevard) · charlieuniformtango.com

Charlie Uniform Tango is a production and post company headquartered in Dallas, with a studio at 4004 Marathon Boulevard in Austin. Editorial runs from social cutdowns to full-length features, and its editor roster includes Deedle LaCour, James Rayburn, Rodney Demeglio, Daniel Jarvis and Morgan Taylor Bradley. Work has screened at Sundance, SXSW and Cannes Lions, with AICP and American Advertising Awards recognition.

Clients include Amazon, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Ford, Samsung and AT&T, and LaCour's reel covers The Home Depot, Maker's Mark, Jeep and Dr Pepper. The editors named on its site are based in Dallas, so ask who will cut the job and whether sessions run in Austin.

6. Ajax Creative

Independent · Downtown · ajaxcreative.com

Ajax Creative runs an Austin post studio at 111 Congress Avenue as part of a network that also covers Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. In Austin it handles dailies, offline and online editing, with colour, sound, VFX and delivery in the same team.

Recent work includes Jewlr's "Gifts", International Trucks' "Bringing It All Together", product education for Arc'teryx and a documentary for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Clients include Microsoft, TikTok, Air Canada and Coors. It fits brand teams that want post managed end to end.

7. Brent Joseph

Freelance editor · Austin · brenteditsvideo.com

Brent Joseph is a film, television and commercial editor based in Austin with more than 20 years in post. He started as an assistant editor on projects for David Fincher, Seth Rogen and David Simon before moving into lead editing.

His feature Broken Land, starring David Morse, won Best Dramatic Feature at the Breckenridge Film Festival, and he co-edited the documentary Queen of Paradis, which won an editing award at the Ashland Film Festival. Branded work includes Microsoft, the NBA and FX teasers for American Horror Story. He takes remote projects and story consulting.

8. Sandra Adair

Freelance film editor · Austin · Wikipedia profile

Sandra Adair moved to Austin in 1991 and has edited most of Richard Linklater's films since. She won the ACE Eddie and was nominated for the Academy Award for Boyhood, and Hit Man (2023) was her twentieth film with Linklater.

Recent and upcoming credits include Blue Moon (2025) and Linklater's Merrily We Roll Along. She works mainly on features, so she suits narrative producers rather than commercial schedules.

What to look for in an Austin editing studio

Start with the editor, by name. Austin's editorial scene is small and people move: between local houses, from national brands to local ones, and to remote arrangements. A house reel may include work by editors who have left, so ask for the reel of the person who will cut your job.

Decide how much of the finish you want in one place. TBD Post, Charlie Uniform Tango and Ajax Creative keep colour, sound and VFX next to the edit, which shortens turnover. A dedicated editorial company such as Cut+Run, or an independent editor, can pair with the colourist and mixer of your choice, which gives more control but more handoffs.

Plan around the calendar. SXSW premieres each March pull documentary and feature editors into the same weeks, and agency work tends to peak before Q4 launches. Book editors early, and agree lock dates before you agree finishing dates.

Finally, agree how media and feedback will move. An offline cut depends on proxies that match the camera originals, a clean bin structure and review copies that clients can comment on without version confusion. Editors who set this up before the first assembly spend less of the schedule chasing files.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best editing studio in Austin?

It depends on the job. For commercials with the finish in-house, TBD Post and Charlie Uniform Tango are the larger facilities; Cut+Run is the national editorial brand with an Austin office; and Brent Joseph and Sandra Adair cut features and documentaries.

Do national editorial houses have offices in Austin?

Cut+Run does, on Baylor Street. Whitehouse Post, Exile and Uppercut do not list Austin among their offices in 2026, so Austin agencies often book their editors remotely or travel to Los Angeles and New York sessions.

Can I work with an Austin editor remotely?

Yes. Brent Joseph takes remote projects, Cut+Run Texas clients can book editors from its other offices, and most studios here share cuts for online review.

Should I use an editorial house or a full-service post house?

An editorial house suits projects where the agency or director wants to choose the colourist and mixer separately. A full-service post house suits tighter schedules, where keeping the edit, grade and mix in one building saves turnover time.

Where can I find Austin colourists and VFX studios?

Several studios above also grade and composite. For specialists, see the best colour grading studios in Austin and the best VFX studios in Austin.

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