YouTube Video Editor

# YouTube Video Editor — B-Roll, Graphics & Visual Storytelling

**Real Estate & Sacramento Lifestyle | Part-Time | Long-Term**

Hi! I'm a real estate professional building a YouTube channel focused on Sacramento-area neighborhoods, lifestyle, relocation, and real estate.

I'm looking for a talented **YouTube video editor who is especially strong at visual storytelling, B-roll, graphics, maps, photos and viewer retention.**

## IMPORTANT: My Footage Will Already Be Pre-Edited

I will provide you with a **pre-edited video each week**.

I will already have:

* Selected the speaking footage I want to use
* Removed mistakes and unwanted sections
* Removed unnecessary pauses
* Established the speaking cadence and pacing
* Put the content in the order I want it presented

**You will NOT be responsible for editing down hours of raw talking-head footage or deciding what parts of my presentation to keep.**

Your job begins with my pre-edited speaking video.

Your primary responsibility is to take that video and make it **visually interesting, polished and engaging to watch.**

## What You'll Be Editing

I plan to publish approximately **one long-form YouTube video per week**.

Topics will include:

* Sacramento-area neighborhoods and communities
* Living in Sacramento
* Relocating to the Sacramento area
* Neighborhood and community comparisons
* Real estate education
* Local lifestyle
* Community tours and information
* Talking-head educational videos

My videos are designed to help prospective home buyers learn about the Sacramento area and ultimately generate real estate leads.

## Your Primary Job: Visual Storytelling

I don't want someone who simply adds random stock footage every 30 seconds.

I want an editor who listens carefully to what I'm saying and asks:

**"What could the viewer SEE right now that would make this more interesting, easier to understand, or more compelling?"**

Depending on the content, that could include:

* Relevant B-roll
* Maps and location graphics
* Neighborhood and community imagery
* Photos
* Charts and graphs
* On-screen statistics or key facts
* Text callouts
* Animated titles
* Property or lifestyle imagery
* Screen captures
* Visual comparisons
* Zooms or other subtle movement
* Pattern interrupts
* Music and sound design when appropriate
* Other visual elements that support the story and improve viewer retention

The visuals should **support what I'm saying**, not distract from it.

I want the finished videos to feel professional and engaging without feeling overly flashy, gimmicky or over-edited.

## What I Need From You

You should be able to:

* Understand spoken English extremely well
* Understand the meaning and context of what I'm saying
* Identify opportunities for visual storytelling
* Find appropriate B-roll, photos and other visual assets
* Create attractive maps, graphics, charts and visual comparisons
* Add tasteful on-screen text and callouts
* Understand YouTube viewer retention and visual pacing
* Add appropriate pattern interrupts without overdoing them
* Clean and balance audio if needed
* Perform basic color correction if needed
* Add appropriate music and sound design
* Create clean transitions
* Maintain a consistent visual style from video to video
* Follow instructions and established brand guidelines
* Accept feedback and make revisions
* Meet agreed-upon weekly deadlines

Experience editing **real estate, relocation, lifestyle, travel, educational or location-based YouTube content** is a major plus.

## What I DON'T Need

This is NOT a general Virtual Assistant position.

You will not be responsible for:

* Managing my CRM
* Managing leads
* Managing my email
* Managing my calendar
* Business administration
* Editing hours of raw talking-head footage

You also will not initially need access to my YouTube account, client databases or other business systems.

I will provide the pre-edited video.

**Your job is to make it visually excellent.**

## What I'm Looking For

I care a lot about:

* Excellent visual storytelling
* Strong English comprehension
* Good creative judgment
* Reliability
* Attention to detail
* Good communication
* Understanding YouTube retention
* Ability to research and select relevant visuals
* Ability to follow an established style
* Meeting deadlines
* Being comfortable asking questions when something is unclear

I'm looking for someone I can work with **long-term** and who can learn the look and feel of my channel over time.

## Schedule & Compensation

This is a part-time position for approximately **one long-form YouTube video per week**.

Because the speaking footage will already be edited, I'm open to either an hourly or **per-video rate**.

If hourly, my anticipated starting range is approximately **$7–$9 USD/hour depending on experience, skill and efficiency.**

After we've worked together on several videos and understand the typical workload, I'm open to establishing a consistent per-video rate.

## HOW TO APPLY

Please do NOT send me a giant portfolio.

Instead, send me:

**1. Your 3 best LONG-FORM YouTube videos that YOU personally edited.**

I'm especially interested in examples that demonstrate:

* B-roll
* Visual storytelling
* Maps
* Graphics
* Photos
* Charts or data visualization
* On-screen text
* Pattern interrupts
* Strong visual pacing

Talking-head, educational, lifestyle, travel or real-estate examples are especially helpful.

**2. Tell me exactly what you personally did on those three videos.**

**3. What editing software do you use?**

**4. What tools do you use to create maps, graphics, animations or other visual elements?**

**5. Where do you typically source B-roll, photos, music and other assets, and how do you make sure those assets can legally be used in a client's YouTube videos?**

**6. If I provide a pre-edited 15–20 minute talking-head video with the speaking cuts and pacing already completed, approximately how many hours would you expect to spend adding the visual storytelling and finishing the video?**

**7. What is your desired hourly rate or per-video rate?**

**8. Tell me about your experience editing videos for English-speaking creators.**

**9. Please send me a 60–90 second video introducing yourself in English.**

It does NOT need to be professionally edited. I simply want to meet you and hear how you communicate.

Finally, begin your application with the words:

**SACRAMENTO EDITOR**

Applications that don't include those words will not be considered.

## Paid Editing Test

I will select a small number of finalists and give each person the **same short piece of my pre-edited footage**.

This will be a **paid test**.

Your assignment will be to add the B-roll, graphics, maps, photos, text, music, sound design and other visual elements you believe will make that section engaging and easy to understand.

I'll provide some examples of the editing style I like, but I also want to see your creative judgment.

I'm looking for the editor who can take what I'm saying and **visually tell the story with me** — not simply add effects for the sake of adding effects.

If we're a great fit, I'd love for this to become a long-term working relationship.