You get three seconds.
Most edits waste them.
A good edit isn't about adding more cuts, graphics, or effects.
It's about knowing what deserves attention, what needs to move faster, and when to leave something alone.
I edit long-form YouTube videos, short-form content, and podcast trailers for creators and personal brands, with a focus on pacing, storytelling, and keeping the video moving without making it feel over-edited.
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Work
Short-form, Long-form &
Short-form, Long-form &
Podcast Trailers
I'd rather show you the work than spend five paragraphs telling you I'm good at it.
These are some of the projects that best represent how I approach editing, from longer YouTube videos to short-form pieces and podcast trailers.
New pieces coming soon.
Services
What I Edit
I mainly work with creators, educators, personal brands, and podcasts.
The format changes. The job doesn't:
make the idea easier to watch without getting in its way.
Long-form YouTube
For talking-head, educational, business, self-improvement, and personal-brand content.
Depending on the video, that can include:
- Story and pacing
- B-roll
- Motion graphics
- Sound design
- Music
- Color
- Captions
- Cleanup and polish
I'm not trying to put an animation on every sentence. The edit should support the person talking, not compete with them.
Short-form
Shorts, Reels, TikToks, and standalone clips.
A strong short isn't just part of a longer video with captions added to it. It needs its own opening, progression, and payoff.
I focus on finding that structure first, then use visuals, captions, B-roll, sound, and motion where they actually help.
Podcast Trailers
This is one of my favorite formats to work on.
A good podcast trailer shouldn't summarize the entire episode. It should make somebody curious enough to watch it.
I look for the strongest exchanges, reactions, questions, and ideas in the conversation and build them into a short piece with its own rhythm and story.
This can include:
- Episode trailers
- Cold opens
- Teasers
- Social cutdowns
- Motion graphics
- Music and sound design
Process
How I Work
I try to keep the process simple.
01
You send the project
Footage, script, references, brand assets, notes, whatever is relevant.
More importantly, tell me what you're trying to make.
A reference is useful. Understanding the point of the video is better.
02
I build the first cut
I start with structure and pacing.
Before worrying about polish, I want the video itself to work.
Once that's right, I move into B-roll, graphics, music, sound design, color, and the smaller details.
03
You review it
You send your feedback, ideally with timestamps, and I go through it properly.
No complicated system required.
04
I revise and deliver
I make the agreed revisions, clean up the final version, and deliver the files in the formats you need.
The more we work together, the less you should have to explain each time.
That's the goal.
Satisfaction
You sign it off,
You sign it off,
or we keep going.
Three things that are part of every quote, in writing, before I open your footage. Not goodwill, terms.
The date is fixed before you commit
Your delivery date is written into the quote. If something threatens it you hear from me while there is still time to act, not on the morning it was due.
Revisions are counted up front
How many rounds you get is agreed before I start. A revision never appears afterwards as a line on an invoice, and on ongoing work I do not count them at all.
A cut you are unhappy with is not finished
If the first version misses what you wanted, that is not a new job. Notes go back, the cut comes back. Getting it right is the work you paid for.
Sample layout, real client quotes go live as approvals come back.
★★★★★
Retention on the last three videos is up and holding past the four-minute mark, which is exactly where we used to lose everyone. First time the edit has moved a number I actually care about.
AR
Placeholder NameYouTube creator · sample
★★★★★
Sent the footage on a Monday with a launch on the Friday. It came back Wednesday, cut better than the brief, and I did not have to chase once for a status update.
SM
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★★★★★
We had two rounds of notes and neither turned into an argument about scope or an extra invoice. That is rarer than it should be, and it is why we kept going after the first project.
KD
Placeholder NameAgency producer · sample
★★★★★
The trailer did what the full episode never managed on its own: people clicked through to the long version. It felt like a story, not a highlight reel.
LB
Placeholder NamePodcast host · sample
★★★★★
He cut half of my intro and the video got better. I would never have had the nerve to do that myself.
NT
Placeholder NameEducator · sample
★★★★★
Our Shorts finally stopped looking like chopped-up long-form. Each one has its own hook, and each one actually lands.
JP
Placeholder NamePersonal brand · sample
★★★★★
After a month I stopped writing long briefs. He already knew how I wanted things to feel.
MV
Placeholder NameOngoing client · sample
★★★★★
Clean, fast, and no drama. The captions and sound design were the details I did not know I was missing.
RC
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Pricing
I don't use one fixed price for every video because the amount of work can vary a lot.
A clean talking-head video and a heavily produced podcast trailer are completely different projects.
Pricing depends mainly on:
- Video length
- Amount of raw footage
- Editing complexity
- Motion graphics
- Turnaround
- Number of deliverables
- Ongoing volume
One-off Projects
Good if you want to try working together on a single video first.
We'll agree on the scope, deadline, revisions, and price before I start.
Get a QuoteOngoing Editing
For creators publishing regularly who want someone to become familiar with their content and editing style.
The advantage here is simple: the longer we work together, the less explaining you need to do.
Talk About Ongoing EditingLong-form + Short-form
If you're recording long-form content and also want Shorts, Reels, trailers, or promotional clips from it, we can build that into the same workflow.
Discuss Your Content Workflow
Why I edit this way
Good editing should make the content feel better, not busier.
I like motion design.
I like sound design.
I like the tiny details most people will probably never notice.
But I don't think every five seconds needs a new effect.
Sometimes the best thing I can do to a section is cut half of it.
Sometimes it's adding B-roll.
Sometimes it's letting the speaker finish the thought without touching anything.
That's the part of editing I'm most interested in:
knowing the difference.
FAQ
What kind of content do you edit?+
Mostly personal-brand, educational, business, self-improvement, interview, and podcast content.
Both long-form and short-form.
Can you match another creator's editing style?+
References help a lot.
If you like the pacing of one creator, the typography of another, and the sound design of someone else, send them over. I'll use them to understand the direction.
I don't want to make an exact copy of somebody else's channel, though. The goal is to take what works and make it fit your own content.
Can you edit in styles similar to Ali Abdaal or Gary Vee?+
Yes, especially the broader principles behind those styles: strong pacing, visual progression, clear information hierarchy, B-roll, motion, captions, and keeping talking-head content visually engaging.
But I'd still want the final result to feel like your brand rather than an imitation of theirs.
Can you turn a podcast or long video into Shorts?+
Yes.
I prefer treating each Short as its own piece of content rather than simply cutting 30 seconds from the original.
That usually means restructuring the opening, tightening the dialogue, and making sure the clip still makes sense to someone who hasn't watched the full episode.
Do you make podcast trailers?+
Yes.
I can go through the episode, identify the strongest moments, and build the trailer around them.
Or, if you already know which moments you want included, we can work from those.
How long does an edit take?+
It depends on the project.
Once I've seen the footage and understand what you're looking for, I'll give you a clear delivery date before we start.
How do revisions work?+
We agree on the revision structure before the project starts.
You send timestamped feedback, I make the changes, and we move forward from there.
Simple.
What do you need from me?+
Usually:
- Raw footage
- Script or outline, if there is one
- Brand assets
- References
- Notes about the direction
- Any important delivery requirements
If something is missing, I'll ask for it.
Have a video you're
working on?
Send me the channel, the project, or even just a recent video.
We can spend 30 minutes looking at what you're making, what you're trying to improve, and whether I'd be the right editor for it.
No complicated sales call.
Just the project.
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