Hello potential editors! Thanks for your interest in working with me. I’ve excited to see what you can bring to the table!
While I’d like to bring someone on full-time in the future, for now this position is contract-based, with each project generally taking 30-40 hours of work for editors I’ve worked with in the past. Expect at least one project like this per month, and as I work on ramping up production, probably closer to 2.
You’ll be editing large projects, generally 500+GB of footage, and 12+ hour raw timelines are not uncommon. These are not easy edits, and if you’ve never tried anything like this before, it might take a minute to adjust — which I totally understand. For this reason, it’s important that you can be both efficient and decisive in your cuts — and to be able to make decisions on the fly as to what tidbits should be included in the final edit.
That said, I usually pay hourly rather than per project, to ensure that I’m fairly compensating you for your time. I also communicate actively and frequently throughout the editing process, starting with a brief overview of the project and how the footage has been organized. In addition, my phone is always on if you have questions in the midst of your work. Efficiency is important, but not at the cost of quality — we never post videos that aren’t truly finished, and you’ll always receive proper credit in the description as editor in addition to payment.
Editing is an incredibly important part of any channel, and while I’ll be overseeing the edits creatively, I’ll also be relying on you to make good decisions during the process. As I’ve said to editors before, editing a video should be like sculpting marble — we can visualize the sculpture inside the block, and it’s your job to chip away at the excess to pull out the final shape.
Selected candidates will receive a link to a folder with a 2-hour rough cut of an unreleased video to cut into a 15-20 minute long “story cut”, basically a rough cut of the final product, minus any fancy overlays, voiceovers, or other accoutrements. This should take you no more than a day to complete, though you don’t have to do it all at once — I’m happy to let you spread it out over a couple days, as I’m sure you have lots on your plate (as do I).
I’m excited to meet you, and to see what you can do!
