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Freelance YouTube Editor — AI Tech Unicorn Project

Snowball, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Job type: Contract


(w/ MrBeast Director + Producer)

Contract | $6K flat per video | Edit kickoff: week of May 18

We’re looking for a freelance YouTube editor to partner on a new series for a leading AI tech company, working closely with a top MrBeast director + producer.

This is a high-bar project and a chance to work on something that’s very intentionally built for YouTube performance.

What This Project Needs
We are explicitly looking for editors who understand retention editing:

Editing with a clear viewer retention strategy

Obsessing over the first 90 seconds

Making it impossible to click away

Structuring edits around curiosity, payoff, and escalation

You might be a great fit if you…

Have experience editing YouTube-first content, preferably for multi-million view creator channels

Have a strong sense of pacing and story

Think about viewer experience and flow, not just visuals

Can take a structured concept and make it feel engaging and watchable throughout

Have worked on challenge-based formats or performance-driven YouTube content

Are proficient in motion design and graphics

Project details

Rate: $6,000 flat (per video)

Edit kickoff: Targeting week of May 18 (may shift slightly with production)

Opportunity for ongoing work if it’s a strong fit

If this sounds like your kind of project, we’d love to see your work!

Apply with:

A few examples of videos you’ve edited

Anything that shows your sense of pacing / storytelling

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