Long-Form Video Editor — YouTube Content (Business / Agency Niche)

The role

I run a UK-based marketing consultancy that publishes long-form business content on YouTube. I'm building out a proper content engine and need a reliable long-form editor to take over the editing side so I can focus on filming, strategy, and running the business.

Pay: $560/month
Schedule: 3–4 edited videos per week (roughly one every two days)
Video length: 10–30 minutes per edit
Start: ASAP

This is a recurring monthly role, not a one-off project. If you do good work and hit deadlines, this is stable, predictable work for the long term.

What you'll be editing

Long-form YouTube videos in the business / marketing / agency niche. Talking head + b-roll + screen recordings + occasional chart overlays.

The style is conversational, educational, direct — NOT high-energy MrBeast or hype-bro YouTube. The tone is British, calm, math-transparent, and anti-hype. Think Alex Hormozi's earlier long-form content or Sam Ovens — clean, professional, slightly opinionated, no flashy zoom-in-zoom-out every 3 seconds.

If you've ever edited "$10,000 in 30 days" type content, this is the opposite of that.

Your daily / weekly responsibilities


Receive raw footage in Google Drive (usually 30–60 min of raw ? 10–30 min edited)
Cut filler, dead air, ums/ahs, and mistakes
Build a tight, retention-focused first 30 seconds (this is the most important part of every edit — YouTube's primary distribution signal lives here)
Add b-roll from royalty-free sources (Pexels, Storyblocks) where it improves pacing
Add on-screen text overlays for key points, statistics, and frameworks
Colour correct talking head footage
Clean up audio (noise reduction, level balancing)
Add captions / subtitles (auto-generated, then manually corrected)
Export final and upload to a Google Drive output folder
Turnaround: deliver each finished edit within 48 hours of receiving raw footage


What you need to have

Required:


Adobe Premiere Pro OR DaVinci Resolve — fully proficient, not just basics
2+ years editing long-form YouTube content (not just shorts/reels)
Strong English comprehension — you'll be transcribing and editing British-accented audio
Reliable internet (you'll be downloading and uploading large files daily)
A track record of hitting deadlines without me having to chase you


Bonus (will move your application to the top of the pile):


Thumbnail design experience (Photoshop or Figma)
Experience cutting reels / shorts from long-form source files
Past work editing business, marketing, or agency content
Understanding of YouTube algorithm basics — retention curves, hook structure, CTR signals


What I'm NOT looking for


Editors who add flashy zoom-bounces, ---------- sound effects, or constant motion graphics. Restraint is more valuable than flair on this channel.
Generic application messages with no portfolio links.
Anyone who needs to be chased for updates or misses deadlines.
Editors who only have experience with short-form / reels — I need someone who understands long-form pacing.