Video Editing Consultant for Businesses

A few patterns come up often. Edits go through five rounds because nobody agreed what good looks like. Every video looks slightly different because there is no template for captions, lower thirds or music. Footage lives on three laptops and a phone. Ads are cut the same way as brand films, even though they have seconds to land.

Adding an editor to that situation usually adds output without fixing the friction. A short consulting engagement looks at the whole chain first.

We start with what is published. For social and ad content we check the first seconds, whether it works with the sound off and whether the message survives a vertical crop. For long-form content we look at structure and where attention is likely to drop. Testimonials get special attention, because overproduced customer stories can feel less believable; see our testimonial videos page for the editing approach we prefer.

Often the fix sits before the edit. A tighter script makes a tighter cut.

A review, workflow audit or style guide is a one-off project, so you get a fixed quote in writing before we begin. Ongoing advisory support, such as monthly reviews of new videos and a standing call, runs on a monthly plan from $1,000 a month, month to month, with 7 days' written notice to stop and no minimum term. Software and storage you choose to buy are billed by their providers. Every template, guide and file we create becomes yours.

Video editing pricing describes what drives scope when consulting turns into hands-on editing.