Video Editor for Construction Training YouTube Channel (DaVinci Resolve, Long Form)

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TYPE OF WORK

Part Time

SALARY

$400/month up to $750/month

HOURS PER WEEK

6

DATE UPDATED

Aug 11, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

I run Level Up Framing, a YouTube channel with ~16,000 subscribers that teaches house framing and construction. We have published ~70 long-form videos. Real carpenters watch our videos to learn a skill and earn a higher wage.

Right now I film everything and edit everything myself, 1 to 12+ hours per video, and it is the reason we only publish every other week. I want to publish weekly. I am looking for one editor to work with long term, starting with the technical prep and growing into the full edit.

What you would do:
The job comes in phases; you move up by hitting a clear standard. If you pick this up fast, Phase 2 could be week two. I will tell you in writing what each step up requires.

- Phase 1, preparation. I send you a synced timeline. You set audio channels, set gain, chop the audio to match the clips, link video to audio, separate B-roll onto its own track, and apply saved audio presets.
- Phase 2, rough cuts. Cutting the talking down, placing B-roll.
- Phase 3, the full edit. Graphics, music, the complete cut. You would also take over the audio syncing step at this point.
- Phase 4 and beyond, if you want it. Thumbnails and publishing. Further out, color grading, if you are ambitious about it. I do the grading now and I am not promising to hand it over, but I would like to eventually.

I want someone to be in phase 3/4; phase 1/2 are purely training to that point.
You work on 1080p proxy files, which any modern computer handles easily.

Pay Structure:
Phase 1 (prep, includes paid training time) - $400/m - 4 edited videos / month
Phase 2 (rough cuts) - $550/m - 4 edited videos / month
Phase 3 (full edit) - $750/m - 4 edited videos / month
Phase 4 (beyond the edit) - pay & expectations tbd

Up to 2 rounds of revisions are included. Extra videos beyond 4 in a month are paid separately.

Phase 1 pays $400 even though the work itself is light, because I am also paying for your time to learn the workflow properly rather than rushing it.

There is no minimum time in any phase. Hit the standard and the rate goes up, whether that takes two weeks or two months. Each step up has clear written requirements, so you will know exactly where you stand, and I will not make you ask for the raise. Paid twice monthly, on the 1st and the 15th, via PayPal or Wise, whichever you prefer.

Required from you:
- DaVinci Resolve. We use DaVinci. If you have not used it and are not willing to learn it, this is not the right role.
Experience with long-form video, 10 minutes or more. Not just Reels and Shorts.
- Good written & spoken English. We need to be able to effectively communicate ideas to each other as we grow in our abilities.
- Internet fast enough to download about 2 to 5 GB per project.
- A computer that plays 1080p H.264 smoothly.
- A backup plan for power and internet. A UPS, and mobile data you can switch to. We publish on a weekly schedule and I need it to survive storm season. I am not expecting you to control the weather, I am expecting you to have thought about it.
- Reliability. I need to be able to schedule a publish date and trust it. If something goes wrong, tell me early. I am easy about problems I hear about in advance.

Strongly preferred, and I will weight this heavily:
You have edited instructional content. Tutorials, how-to, repair guides, cooking instruction, software walkthroughs, online courses. Anything where the viewer needs to follow along and actually learn to do something. That instinct is more useful to me than a cinematic reel.

Nice to have:
- Any construction, carpentry, or trades background at all, including family or previous work. Say so if you have it. It is genuinely valuable here and rare in this field.
- Multicam and audio-sync workflow experience.

What this job is not:
- Not cinematic or artistic work. Our footage is a job site. The right edit is often the plain one that effectively communicates an idea.
- Not color grading, at least not for a good while. I do the grading and I am picky about it. If you want to work toward it, say so, because I would like to hand it over one day.
- Not scriptwriting or thumbnails, at least at the start. I am open to handing off thumbnail production in the future.
- Not full time. Expect 8 to 12 hours a week initially. Our average video takes me around 6 hours to fully edit, import to upload.
- Not fast paced or urgent. It is steady, careful work on a weekly schedule.


How To Apply

Include the word GIRDER in your subject line, then send:
- A link to 2 or 3 long-form videos you edited. Tell me what you specifically did on each.
- What editing software you use most, and how long you have used DaVinci. If you have not used it, tell me what you do use and how you would get up to speed.
- Your setup: computer specs, your internet speed (run a speed test, give me both numbers), which province you are in, and whether you have backup power and a mobile data backup.
- How many hours a week you are available, and your timezone.
- This one matters most: think about the last instructional or how-to video you edited. Tell me about one thing you cut out, and why cutting it made the video better. A few sentences is plenty.

Applications without the word GIRDER will not be read. Applications that answer question 5 with something generic will not go far.

Next steps for shortlisted applicants: a short screen recording task (about 10 minutes of your time, unpaid), then a paid test project of $40 on real footage from our channel. If that goes well, we start.

Thanks for reading this far. I am looking for one person to work with for a long time, not the cheapest bid, so take the time to write a real application.

Jordan - Level Up Framing

SKILL REQUIREMENT
Video Editing Davinci Resolve
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