Freelance YouTube Editor — AI Tech Unicorn Project (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 (Read This Carefully) 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