Hire a Remote Video Editor Who Ships Every Week
A full-time video editor dedicated to your brand: short-form, ads, YouTube, podcasts and more, with same-day revisions on your schedule. Talentige reviews portfolios, tests editing skills and sends you finalists in about 10 days.
How do I hire a full-time remote video editor? Send Talentige your formats, examples you love, software and volume. We recruit editors across Latin America, Morocco, Egypt and the Philippines, review their portfolios, run a practical editing test, and send you 3–5 finalists in about 10 days. Your editor works full-time for your brand only, and we handle the background check, contract with IP assignment, payment in your currency and Hubstaff tracking.
More content, consistent quality, and revisions back the same day.
Last updated: October 10, 2026 · By the Talentige recruitment team, recruiting international talent since 2015
Formats our editors handle
| Format | What great looks like |
|---|---|
| Short-form social (Reels, TikTok, Shorts) | Hooks in the first two seconds, captions, pacing that holds attention, platform-native cuts. |
| Paid ads and UGC creatives | Multiple hooks and variations per concept, fast iteration on what performs, clean exports for each placement. |
| YouTube long-form | Story structure, b-roll, sound design, chapters and thumbnails that support retention. |
| Podcasts and webinars | Multi-cam edits, clean audio, and a week of clips cut from every episode. |
| Motion graphics and explainers | Titles, lower-thirds, animated callouts and simple explainer animation in After Effects. |
| Product, training and internal video | Clear, on-brand tutorials, onboarding videos and sales enablement content. |
From first call to your editor's first edit
- Day 0Intake callTell us the role, hours, tools and languages.
- Next ~10 daysSourcing & testingPortfolio review, a test edit and a revision round.
- ≈ Day 103–5 finalistsTested editors, with portfolios and test edits.
- Your pickInterview & offerYou choose; we run the background check and contract.
- Start dayOnboardingPayment in your currency, Hubstaff tracking, 90-day guarantee.
How we interview and test video editors
- Portfolio review. We look for work in your format, and at pacing, story and polish, not just pretty transitions.
- Practical editing test. Raw footage, a brief and a deadline. We judge the hook, the structure, the finish and whether they followed the brief.
- Revision round. We send notes and see how well and how fast they apply feedback, because that's the real job.
- English, written and oral, plus Spanish or French when your content needs it, and a communication assessment.
- Software and workflow interview: Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve or CapCut, file management and review tools. AI training for some roles.
- Your interview, then a background check on the editor you choose.
Your editor's first 30 days
| When | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Brand guidelines, past top performers, asset library and review workflow. First videos delivered from existing footage. |
| Week 2 | A steady weekly cadence agreed with you, with revisions back within the same working day. |
| Week 3 | They build templates, presets and a project structure so output gets faster, and start proposing hooks and formats. |
| Week 4 | Full weekly output at the agreed volume. Talentige checks in at day 30 to fine-tune the brief. |
Where we recruit video editors
Latin America
Your US working day, plus Spanish and Portuguese for content aimed at Latin American or US Hispanic audiences.
Morocco
Creative talent working in English and French, ideal for French-language and European content.
Philippines
Editors with strong English for US-facing content, working your hours on any shift.
Egypt
Creative talent working in English and Arabic, ideal for Middle East content, at very cost-effective rates.
Video editor cost vs a US hire
| Role | Typical overseas pay | US median salary (BLS) | US cost with overhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film and video editor | Confirmed on the call | About $75,400 | About $107,900 |
US figures: national median hourly wage for the closest matching occupation (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025) × 2,080 hours, rounded to the nearest $100. "With overhead" multiplies by 1.43: in June 2026 US private-industry employers spent $46.89 per hour on total compensation against $32.82 in wages (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation). Overseas figures are typical full-time monthly pay to your hire from Talentige placements; we confirm the range for your exact role on the call. Our one-time placement fee depends on the role and is separate.
Model other roles in the overseas hiring cost calculator.
Need more video, faster?
Tell us your formats and volume. We'll show you editor finalists in about 10 days.
Book a free hiring call →Full-time editor vs freelancers and creative agencies
| Freelancer | Creative agency | Talentige editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | Several clients at once | Your work shares a team with other accounts | Full-time, only for your brand |
| Turnaround | Depends on their other work | Agency timelines and rounds | Same-day revisions on your hours |
| Brand knowledge | Re-briefed every project | Account team turnover | Builds week after week |
| Cost model | Per video or hourly | Retainer or per project | Salary plus a one-time fixed placement fee, with no retainer by default (a small optional retainer applies only if you want us to manage payment and admin monthly) |
| Ownership | Check the contract | Check the contract | IP assigned to you in the contractor agreement |
What Talentige handles, end to end
- Sourcing
- Screening
- Interviews
- Assessments
- Background checks
- Contracts with IP assigned to you
- Onboarding
- Payment in USD, CAD, EUR, AUD or GBP
- Hubstaff time tracking
- 90-day replacement guarantee
Sourcing, screening, interviews, assessments, background checks, the contractor agreement, onboarding, payment and time tracking. Your hire is paid in your currency (USD for US clients, CAD for Canada, EUR for Europe, AUD for Australia, GBP for the UK), and Talentige handles the payment. They work full-time for one client only, never shared, and join your team as a contractor. They follow your holiday calendar, apart from maybe one or two local holidays you agree upfront. Every placement is backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee, and you pay nothing until you hire: one fixed placement fee that depends on the role, with no retainer by default (a small optional retainer applies only if you want us to manage payment and admin monthly).
Need someone to post and manage the content too? We also recruit social media and marketing specialists. Ask on the call. Growing sales too? See how we recruit remote SDRs.
Related roles we recruit: virtual assistants and developers. See every role in the footer under Hire by Role.
By industry: Agency owner? See offshore staffing for marketing agencies.
Hiring in more than one market? See every role and region we recruit in and how our process works.
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Meet your editor finalists in about 10 days
Tell us about the role and we'll come back with a plan and 3–5 tested finalists.
Book a free hiring call →Pay nothing until you hire · 3–5 vetted finalists · 90-day replacement guarantee
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Film and video editors (27-4032), national median hourly wage $36.26 (series OEUN000000000000027403208, BLS Public Data API). bls.gov
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – June 2026 (released September 9, 2026), private industry: total compensation $46.89 per hour worked, wages and salaries $32.82. Multiplier 46.89 ÷ 32.82 = 1.43. bls.gov
- Talentige placement data (as of October 2026): 1,750+ hires in total, including 500+ in Morocco, 250+ in Egypt, 500+ in the Philippines and 500+ across Latin America; typical monthly pay ranges, timelines, screening process, holiday arrangements and payment currency are based on Talentige placements.