GLOBAL RECRUITING FOR YOUTUBE & VIDEO AGENCIES
Hire YouTube Video Editors for Your Agency
Editors, designers, writers and producers for YouTube agencies, video agencies and creators, recruited for retention, not just software skills.
Ayman Arab · Tikscale · 7 pre-vetted editors in 48 hours, now runs 11 · Read the full story →
1,100+Placements made
40+Countries we recruit from
40+Roles we fill
Video Agency & Creator Results
Editors Who Ship. Founders Who Stopped Editing.
$50K
Saved per year
Video Sales Expert
Steven Trister hired a full-time Video Editor for high-retention editing in about 2 working days.
$48K
Saved per year
Nick Verge
Nick Verge received 10–15 qualified editors within 48 hours and hired Yuri after a trial task.
4–5 days
To hire a Video Editor
LogFitz
Logan Fitz needed an editor for short-form social, long-form, VSLs and paid ad creatives who could work without step-by-step direction.
The Problem
Your Editors Are Your Product.
A YouTube agency sells watch time. If retention drops for a moment, the viewer is gone, and so is the client’s result.
That takes editors who understand pacing, pattern interrupts, hooks and B-roll, not just Premiere Pro. Generic editors cut footage. Great editors keep people watching.
Finding them is the hard part. Ayman Arab used to hire through Twitter and community posts, sorting hundreds of DMs and running 5–9 interviews himself. Then came a two-week drought with clients ready and no fulfillment capacity.
Freelancers don’t fix it. Steven Trister waited 7–8 hours a day for a freelancer in another time zone, and overflow work went sideways.
The right person, in the right seat, at the right cost. That’s what we recruit for.
Roles We Fill
Hire the Team Behind Every Upload
Production
Long-form Video Editor
$2,500–$3,000
per month, full-time
YouTube episodes, VSLs and long-form content with retention pacing.
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Production
Short-form Video Editor
$2,000–$3,000
per month, full-time (UGC / short-form)
Shorts, reels, clips and ad creative at volume.
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Design
Thumbnail & Graphic Designer
$2,000–$3,000
per month, full-time
Thumbnails, channel art and on-screen graphics.
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Writing
Scriptwriter / Copywriter
$2,000–$2,500
per month, full-time
Hooks, scripts and VSL copy written for retention.
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Delivery
Project Manager
$2,500–$3,500
per month, full-time
Keeps every channel’s pipeline on schedule. Useful once you run several editors.
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Clients
Account Manager
$2,500–$3,000
per month, full-time
Client communication, feedback loops and reporting.
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Growth
Media Buyer
$2,500–$4,500
per month, full-time
YouTube and Meta ads that put the videos in front of buyers.
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Admin
Virtual Assistant
From $1,000
per month, full-time
Uploads, scheduling, inbox and the admin behind the channel.
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48 hours
to 7 pre-vetted editors
Tikscale
11
active video editors
Tikscale today
20+ hours
of screening and admin saved
Tikscale
Why HireUA
Editors, Tested Before You Meet Them.
01
Real Trial Tasks
Nick Verge used a trial task with minimal instructions to see who could make creative decisions on their own.
02
Fast When You’re Short
Ayman had 7 pre-vetted candidates in 48 hours and only interviewed the final 3–4.
03
Creative Initiative
LogFitz’s editor adds sound effects, B-roll and graphics that weren’t in the script.
What It Costs
What Does a Video Agency Hire Cost?
Typical full-time monthly pay for the person you hire, from our 2026 Pricing Guide. That’s their pay, not HireUA’s fee.
| Role | Monthly pay | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Long-form Video Editor | $2,500 to $3,000 | Video Editor guide → |
| UGC / Short-form Video Editor | $2,000 to $3,000 | Video Editor guide → |
| Graphic Designer | $2,000 to $3,000 | Graphic Designer guide → |
| Copywriter | $2,000 to $2,500 | Copywriter guide → |
| Project Manager | $2,500 to $3,500 | Project Manager guide → |
Get the 2026 hiring guide
Roles, typical pay ranges and the best regions to hire from, all in one free PDF.
Where We Recruit
The Right Role. The Right Market.
HireUA recruits talent from 40+ countries. We don’t sell a country. We start with the role and search the market that fits it.
01
Eastern Europe
Where HireUA started, with people placed from 24 countries in the region.
02
Latin America
We’ve placed people from 14 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. Strong US time-zone overlap for client-facing, creative and sales roles.
03
The Philippines
Deep remote-work experience. Strong value for support, admin and repeatable production work where reliability and consistency matter.
04
South Africa
Excellent English and strong customer-facing talent, with natural overlap into the European workday and the US East Coast morning.
05
Middle East
Specialists and cross-functional talent, including Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey, when the role calls for it.
There’s no best country to hire from. There’s a best market for the job: experience, communication, working hours and pay decide where we search.
Process
From Open Seat to Qualified Candidates
01
Tell Us About the Seat
What the editor owns, the tools you run, the hours you need and how you’ll measure it. Not sure which role? We’ll help you figure it out.
02
We Define the Search
We write the requirements from the actual work, then choose the talent markets that fit the role.
03
Meet Qualified Candidates
We source and screen candidates and present qualified professionals within 5 days of kickoff.
04
Choose Your Hire
You interview the finalists and decide who joins your team. Total hiring time depends on how fast you interview and decide.
More Client Stories
Video Editors and Content Teams.
AM Plus Agency
Video Editor
“Everything was quick. They understood that we were trying to hire very quickly.”
Philip O’Flynn
Video Editor
“It was seamless and really quick. We were able to hire the talent we needed in less than a week.”
Eddie Cheng
Video Editor
About 50% lower cost than a comparable UK hire
Mark Salazar
Video Editor
“I got on a call, told you everything I was looking for, and you guys handled the rest. Then you gave me the best applicants, and we went from there. It was really smooth.”
The Magic of Marketing
Video Editor
“If you are working in the marketing space and you have contractors or roles where it can be internal facing, the staff from HireUA would be an amazing option.”
Chase Dimond
Social Media Manager
39 hours saved per week
Dakota Robertson
Virtual Assistant
“I show her stuff once and she’s just on the ball. She can pick things up for herself. You don’t have to hand-hold her.”
Marcos
Appointment Setter promoted to Operations Manager
Hire promoted from Appointment Setter to Operations Manager
Tim Carden
Project Manager
“She slotted in perfectly. Within the first week, she was doing everything.”
José Rosado
Spanish-speaking writer
“I got 6 candidates from you guys, all of them were great, and I didn’t have to filter through anyone.”
“HireUA has been a pleasure to work with. Less than a week in and I had multiple interviews lined up with some really solid candidates. Any issues that came up during the process were solved immediately by their team, allowing me to keep my focus on the business.”
“Used HireUA to hire my first employees for my company and they were absolutely fantastic. Helped pave the way for how I operate the business now. If you’re looking for extremely talented overseas employees, dont hesitate to reach of to HireUA. They make the process extremely simple and easy. They literally handle everything from sourcing, interview screening, managing, etc”
Ready when you are
Meet vetted video editors in 5 days.
Book a call, tell us the formats and the volume, and we’ll show you vetted candidates within 5 days of kickoff.
Vetted candidates · Monthly Hire or Direct Hire
Questions
YouTube Agency Hiring FAQs
Do you recruit for YouTube and video agencies?
Yes. Tikscale, which builds YouTube sales funnels, now runs 11 video editors. Video Sales Expert, Nick Verge and LogFitz also hired editors through HireUA.
How much does a YouTube video editor cost?
Long-form Video Editors typically earn $2,500–$3,000 a month full-time, and UGC or short-form editors $2,000–$3,000. That’s what the editor earns, not HireUA’s fee.
How do you test editing skill?
With a short trial on your footage and your style. Nick Verge set a trial with a firm deadline and minimal instructions, which showed who could work independently.
Can I hire several editors at once?
Yes. Tell us the formats and volume and we’ll run the search for each seat. Tikscale scaled to 11 active editors.
How quickly can I interview candidates?
Qualified candidates are presented within 5 days of kickoff. Total time to hire depends on how quickly you interview and decide.
How does HireUA charge?
Monthly Hire includes HireUA administering and paying the hire. Direct Hire costs 15% of annual salary, subject to a $3,000 minimum, and you employ the person directly.
Where can I learn more?
Read our guide to hiring a video editor and our guide to outsourcing video editing.
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The Right Editor. The Right Seat. The Right Cost.
Tell us which channels are waiting on edits. We’ll recruit qualified candidates from the market that fits the role.