NEW YORK — Editor Karen Kourtessis has joined Union (www.unioneditorial.com), which has locations in Santa Monica, Manhattan, Austin and London. Her commercial work includes projects for Ikea, Olay, Android, Google and Gillette. She also edited the 2:20 HelloFlo Faked It video, which is the second in a funny series of spots and has garnering more than 30 million views on YouTube.
Kourtessis began her career as a sharpshooter in the US Army. It was during her four years in the military that she shot and edited training films and news stories. After concluding her service, she landed in New York City, where she was later invited to be a partner at Crew Cuts. She held that position until early 2013, and was most recently at Beast. In addition to commercials, her work includes music videos, shorts and documentaries.