PS260 Adds Award-Winning Editor JK Carrington

Visual storytelling powerhouse PS260 announces that JK Carrington will be joining its roster. Carrington has built a strong reputation with her keen editorial sense and distinctive gift for storytelling through a design and art lens. Her ability as a creative problem-solver to flawlessly integrate pacing, music, and sound design has earned her many industry accolades. 

Carrington ranked an astounding second amongst all editors who received awards at The One Show earlier this year, after winning Best of Show, 3 Grand Prix, and 20 Golds for The Lost Class campaign. Highlighting the 3,044 members of the 2021 high school class that weren’t able to graduate because they were casualties of gun violence at American schools, the powerful spots out of Leo Burnett chronicle the radical efforts to pass universal background checks for firearm purchasers. The campaign also garnered 14 Gold and 4 Grand Prix at the Clios and a Gold at the Shots Awards. Additionally, Carrington won an Effie for the unapologetic and arrantly bold campaign for the birth control method Annovera.

Carrington has also committed her editorial and directorial efforts toward more inclusive representation, and dedicated in offering her editing and directing skills to her communities. “When I first started out in the industry, I didn’t see anyone who looked like me editing at post houses, winning awards, directing, or spearheading major creative storytelling endeavors. I knew few women, and even fewer women of color, but no Asians - much less another queer Asian female like myself. I even legally changed my name, for both professional and personal reasons, to sound more gender and race ambiguous. Now I’m so proud to see more representation in media and in my industry, and even more proud to be part of that change,” says Carrington. 

Her portfolio of editing and sound design work across broadcast media, documentaries, and advertising includes A-list clients such as Katy Perry for Killer Queen, Nike, NFL, Diet Coke, Rob Riggle for Veterans United, Mastercard, Microsoft, Verizon, TJX, and many more.  

Carrington has long been a creative polymath, being classically trained in both music and the visual arts. Carrington earned her BA with a major in Architecture and minor in Sculpture, where she experimented with video art and directed/edited documentary shorts outside of studio. She started her career as an assistant set designer for Broadway musicals and plays but she soon came to realize her true passion was for storytelling through editing and built an entirely new career from the ground up. She went from knowing absolutely no one in post production to becoming an award-winning editor, working with a broad range of post houses, prestigious production companies, agencies, and brands. 

“In addition to their global presence and reputation in the industry, what also stood out to me with PS260 is how aligned we are with approaching the creative process holistically and empathetically. It’s not just about the mechanics of a good piece of work. It’s also about the process that involves the whole team, from client to internal, and how to get the best out of everyone,” says Carrington. “As a self-made creative editor/director, I’m very happy to be joining an environment that is so supportive and inclusive.”

“We’re excited to represent JK and further her professional career by pairing her immense talent with our wonderful list of global clients,” says Zarina Mak, managing partner at PS260. “Her commitment to building client relations, along with delivering outstanding edits, was what set her apart. We are looking forward to continuing to offer excellent work with JK's contributions.”