A full-time video editor, from $600 a month

Video editor rates by experience

Level	Experience	Monthly, all-in	US equivalent, fully loaded	Usually right for
Junior	1 to 3 years	$600	about $4,600	Cutdowns, resizes, captions and variants from an approved master; UGC assembly to a clear brief
Mid	3 to 6 years	$900	about $6,200	Short-form and ad edits from raw footage, hook testing, motion text and sound design
Senior	6+ years	$1,300	about $8,200	Creative direction on edits, motion graphics, long-form and YouTube, briefing other editors

Every rate is for one full-time editor who works only for you, with recruiting, payroll, equipment, NDA, IP assignment and an account lead included. See the rate card or the video editor cost guide.

Short-form, UGC and performance ads

Hook variants

The first three seconds decide whether an ad gets watched. Your editor builds several openings for the same ad body, for example a visual hook, a text-led hook and a spoken hook, so your media buyer can test the opening without a reshoot.

Cutdowns in every ratio

Ratio	Where it runs	What the editor watches for
9:16	Reels, Stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts	Reframing for vertical rather than cropping; text inside safe zones
4:5	Facebook and Instagram feed	Taller than square, so it takes more of the mobile feed
1:1	Feed placements and marketplaces	Product and captions kept central
16:9	YouTube, websites, LinkedIn	Wider framing, and longer cuts where the placement allows

Platform safe zones

TikTok and Reels lay buttons, captions and the account name over the bottom and right of the frame. Your editor keeps captions, prices, logos and calls to action clear of those areas, using safe-zone guides for each placement, so nothing that sells the product is hidden.

Captions

Plenty of short-form is watched with the sound off. Your editor burns in captions styled to your brand, checks them for accuracy, and supplies SRT files when a placement needs them.

Meta and TikTok formats

Exports to each platform’s specs, lengths cut for each placement (for example 6, 15 and 30 seconds), and files named so every variant can be uploaded and tracked. For TikTok, edits that feel native: creator-style pacing, on-screen text, and music from the platform’s commercial library or tracks you have licensed.

UGC editing

Your editor picks the best takes from creator footage, tightens the delivery, adds b-roll, product shots, text overlays and music, and assembles several versions from one batch of clips.

Tools we match to

Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro, with review in Frame.io or your own tool. These are tools we match editors to, not certifications. Tell us your stack and the shortlist reflects it.

An example monthly scope

This is an example, not a guarantee. Real volume depends on your footage, how complex the edits are and how many rounds of changes you want, and the scope is agreed with your account lead. For a mid-level editor ($900 a month) working for a D2C brand on a weekly creative cycle, a month might look like this:

Workstream	Example volume
New ad concepts edited from raw or UGC footage	4 concepts
Hook variants	3 per concept, 12 in total
Cutdowns of the strongest versions	9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 for each
Organic short-form for Reels, TikTok and Shorts	12 to 16 posts
Captions and platform exports	On everything
Review rhythm	A weekly batch, with live changes in your working day

An example test brief to trial an editor

Every dpoint seat starts with a trial before you commit. The fairest test is the work you actually need, so give the editor real footage and a real brief. Copy this one and adapt it.

Brief: one product, three hooks, three ratios

You provide: 3 to 5 raw UGC or product clips (2 to 4 minutes in total), your logo, fonts and colours, and one ad you like as a reference.

Deliver:

1. One 20 to 30 second ad in 9:16, with burned-in captions kept inside the TikTok and Reels safe zones.
2. Three hook variants: the same body with three different opening three seconds (one visual, one text-led, one spoken).
3. A 1:1 and a 16:9 cutdown of the strongest version.
4. A short note on why each hook was chosen and what they would test next.

Time: one to two working days.

What to judge: the first three seconds, pacing, caption accuracy, safe zones, brand fit, file naming, and the thinking in the note.

Use your own material rather than a spec exercise, so the output is usable. How the test fits into the trial is agreed with your account lead.

How video editor prices compare

Provider	Published price, video editor	Terms stated on their page	Best for
dpoint	$600, $900 or $1,300 a month, full-time, all-in	Trial before you commit; free replacement; no recruiting fee; notice agreed in the written quote	Brands and agencies that want an editor from India working their own day
Remoteria	From $1,500 a month, full-time	Month-to-month; 30-day replacement guarantee; no setup fees	Buyers who want to choose an editor’s country, from Latin America to South Asia
Hire Overseas	Typical rate $2,200 to $3,200 a month, all-in	Month-to-month; 14-day money-back guarantee; “forever replacement” policy	Buyers who prefer editors in the Philippines, Latin America or South Africa
GrowthAssistant	From $4,000 a month, full-time	Month-to-month; no cancellation fees; free replacements any time	Brands that want an editor trained in AI-assisted workflows for high-volume ad variants
US in-house editor	About $4,600 to $8,200 a month, fully loaded	Your own recruiting, payroll and benefits	Work that has to happen on set or on site in the US

Prices quoted from each company’s own site, checked 2 October 2026; prices change.

Sources: Remoteria, video editors; Hire Overseas, video editor; GrowthAssistant, design and video roles. US figures are dpoint’s fully loaded estimates from the rate card.

If you need a social calendar run alongside the edits, add a social media manager from $500 a month. For statics and brand work, see designers, and for how a dedicated hire compares with a creative subscription, read dedicated designer vs design subscription.