Video Director · Editor · Vibe Coder
I'm William Renner — I direct and edit video for online educators, and I'm building Volume.chat, an AI video editor that automates the workflow I was doing by hand.
Selected Work
Video Production & Coaching
Coaching-based video production for online educators. I guide creators through recorded sessions, helping them get comfortable on camera and shape their message into content that lands.
Podcast & YouTube Show
Independent weekly YouTube show featuring long-form interviews with successful Skool community owners — including co-founder Sam Ovens.
Creative Direction
YouTube channel teaching meditation to children through puppet-led narratives, illustrated segments, and original music.
Podcast Production (Discontinued)
Weekly YouTube podcast on meditation practice, philosophy, and lived experience. Single-operator production from writing through release.
Testimonials
Edit City clients sharing their experience
About Me
Video director, editor, and creative technologist based in Montréal. Most of my work over the past two years has been with online educators on Skool.com — running them through recorded video sessions, coaching their on-camera performance, and cutting the footage into YouTube content that holds attention.
Over the past six months, that practice has turned into software: I've been using Claude Code and Vercel to build Volume.chat, an AI video editor that automates the workflow I was doing by hand.
Before the Skool work, I created Worldlings — a puppet show teaching meditation to children — and Meditation Daily, a podcast on mindfulness practice. I also hold an M.A. in Philosophy from Concordia University.
Areas of Expertise
Experience
AI-powered web app that takes the full creator workflow end-to-end: clients record directly into the app, and an automated pipeline turns the raw footage into a publishable YouTube edit. Built with Claude Code and Vercel.
Coaching-based video production for online educators. I guide creators through recorded sessions, helping them perform naturally on camera and shape their message into content that lands — hooks, structure, resonance.
Independent YouTube show featuring long-form interviews with successful Skool community owners — including Skool co-founder and CEO Sam Ovens. Built the show's visual identity and pacing from scratch.
Editor on Skool Stories (official podcast): cut episodes and crafted intros for top-performing videos. Ambassador on Skool's ad-creative team producing short-form Meta campaigns.
Weekly YouTube podcast on meditation practice, philosophy, and lived experience. Single-operator production: writing, recording, editing, releasing on a weekly schedule.
YouTube channel teaching meditation to children through puppet-led narratives. Directed full production including compositing, color-grading, asset creation, and original music.
A Note to Anthropic
I've spent the past six months building software with Claude Code. I'd love to help tell that story to the world.
I taught myself to code by working with Claude Code. Volume.chat — my AI video editor — exists because of this collaboration. I understand Claude's capabilities from the inside out, as both a power user and a builder.
My core skill is guiding people through recorded sessions so they can be natural. I help creators articulate what they're trying to say in real time during the take. That translates directly to directing talent on set.
From teaching meditation to toddlers (Worldlings) to my M.A. in Philosophy studying collective intelligence, my work has always centered on making nuanced concepts accessible. I believe AI should elevate humanity.
I don't just execute — I build entire workflows. At Edit City, I developed a unique coaching process. Then I automated it. Then I built software around it. That's the founder mindset I bring to every project.
"The best stories don't just inform — they transform how we see the world. That's the kind of storytelling AI safety deserves."
Get In Touch
I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.
