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Erika Frick is a videographer and film editor trained by Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmakers. Following her academic study of Anthropology and Journalism, Erika trained in film editing with renowned independent film editor and producer Alan Oxman (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Control Room, NBC’s “The Restaurant,” Comedy Central’s “Stella,” etc). Under Oxman’s supervision, Erika served as an additional editor for two independent feature films, The Garage and Head Trauma at The Edit Center in New York City.

In 2005, Erika edited the independent feature film Chronicles of a Skater Girl, directed by Dan Mirman and distributed by Harlem Films.
Erika directed a music video for signed, nationally distributed artist Greyscale. She also acted as editor and second camera for the video.

In 2006, Erika co-directed and edited a 30-minute documentary for broadcast: the story of a third-generation, Nevada chef who was honored with one of the world's most prestigious culinary awards at The James Beard Foundation in New York. She edited a series of commercials for The Marijuana Policy Project's ballot initiatives in Nevada and South Dakota during the 2006 campaign season. She also edited the 2006 season premiere episode of House with a History, which airs on 48 PBS stations nationwide.

In 2007, Erika shot and edited the 1-hour documentary "Great Expectations: The 2007 Nevada Legislature," which aired on PBS throughout Nevada. She directed the welcome video for the National Automobile Museum, which plays hourly in their digital theatre. She also developed and taught a month-long Final Cut Pro training program for media professionals at Truckee Meadows Community College.

Most recently, Erika assistant directed a music video for certified Platinum selling and Grammy-nominated band Modest Mouse (SONY BMG/ Epic Records), directed by Justin Francis.

Erika is a videographer and editor for Northern Nevada's PBS, as well as a media consultant to BACTV, Carson City's Public Access Television Station. She is currently producing and directing an hour-long documentary for KNPB and American Public Television about life in the rural desert, based on the 2005 book Passing Through by Richard Menzies.