From YouTube editor recruitment, unit price, contract, verification to AI automatic editing

Recruiting YouTube editors is broadly narrowed down to three paths. Professional job search sites like Editmon, freelance markets like Kmong and Sumgo, and communities like DC Inside Gallery. If you are a game streamer who is active for more than 6 hours a day, the real cost is 'time to find the moment in a long replay' rather than cuts and subtitles, so you need to consider unit price, contract type, and automation options together to avoid losses.

What do you leave to the editor?

Before finding an editor, you need to decide 'what to hand over' to negotiate the unit price. The value of calling even the same person varies depending on whether the scope of delegation is only cut editing or includes subtitles, thumbnails, and upload reservations. If you do not set the scope and leave it to “take care of it,” the results and settlement will be inconsistent.

Using a checklist, first separate what you will do yourself and what you will skip.

• Cut editing (cutting and pasting sections, removing clutter)
• Subtitle creation and typo correction
• Thumbnail production (for Chzzk clips and YouTube shorts)
• Title, description, hashtag phrase
• Upload reservation and community tab management
• Select ‘the moment of explosion’ section from the original broadcast

Cuts, subtitles, thumbnails, text, and uploading are manual skills, but selecting the last section takes the most time because it requires watching the entire broadcast. If you hand over this selection to an editor, the unit price goes up. Conversely, if I just print the timecode, the value goes down.

Where can I find a YouTube editor?

Each route has a different talent pool and verification difficulty. Editmon is a job site specialized in video editing, so it has an organized portfolio, and Kmong and Sumgo are freelance markets, so it is easy to compare quotes. On the other hand, communities such as DC Inside Gallery or Open Chat have low unit prices, but verification is entirely up to you.

If you search for ‘YouTube editor recruitment site’, you will find a mix of market and community types. If it's a game broadcast, narrowing it down to a genre like 'Game YouTube Editor Recruiting' increases the chances of meeting someone who knows the context. If you look at announcements not only on the market but also on Naver cafes and blogs, the application pool will expand.

Tip: In your YouTube editor job posting, include the original length and number of results, such as "3 9:16 vertical shorts on 6-hour Czizyk VOD." When editors make accurate estimates, there are fewer disputes later about “I didn’t know it would take this long.”

What is the appropriate price and salary?

There is no fixed price for editing. It varies greatly depending on the type of output (shorts, long form), original length, subtitles, and whether planning is included. The table below is a market consensus range used as a reference point for discussion, and is not a fixed price.

When tying it to a fixed monthly basis, you need to specify in numbers the number of episodes per week and the number of revisions. If the conversion price per episode is unclear, it causes emotional exhaustion every month. Hiring YouTube shorts editors is often done on a per-episode basis and paying in small amounts, while hiring YouTube video editors (long form) often has a high per-episode price or a fixed monthly fee. In addition, Shorts distributes revenue based on views through the YouTube Partner Program], so editing costs can be viewed as a recoverable investment rather than a pure cost.

Employee or freelancer: contract, 4 major insurance, 3.3%

This is the most accident-prone spot. No matter what you call an editor, if he or she is actually a 'worker', the four major insurance policies and the Labor Standards Act follow. If you are a 'freelancer (business income)' who receives work independently and only delivers the results, it is common to withhold 3.3% of the payment before payment.

The criterion for judgment is not the title but the way of working. The more you fit into the following, the closer you are to being a worker.

• I decide the work time and location every day (residential, commuting)
• Provide specific work instructions and supervision at all times.
• Binds him to exclusive employment so that he cannot work elsewhere.
• Fixed salary is paid regularly
• I provide equipment and programs

Even if your title is 'freelancer', if you set a time and place every day and give constant instructions, you can be considered an employee, and then you are subject to the four major insurance policies and severance pay obligations. If it is unclear, it is cheaper to get a tax accountant or labor consultation once than to pay later. If you are in a relationship where you only receive results through outsourcing, it is neat to pay after 3.3% withholding tax and leave a contract and settlement details.

Editors who don't like to dive, how do you filter them out?

It is easy to regret signing a contract after only looking at the portfolio. Well-made samples are often meant for time-honored display, and speed, communication, and response to corrections are revealed in actual regular delivery. So, it is safer to split verification into steps.

1️⃣ Check results similar to ‘my genre’ in the portfolio

2️⃣ Request 1 paid test cut (original from my broadcast)

3️⃣ Agree in advance on the number of free revisions (e.g. up to 2 times)

4️⃣ Specifying settlement cycle and method (advance payment, post-completion, monthly settlement)

5️⃣ Original and source security pledge (no external leakage or reuse)

Be sure to pay for test cuts. If you ask for a free test, the more skilled you are, the more likely you are to leave. It is a good idea to ask in advance which tool (Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve) they are working with and whether they can hand over the project file.

Tip: For the first month, try 2-3 transactions per case rather than monthly fixation to confirm the relationship. You will no longer have to take on the risk of diving with your entire salary.

Which should you choose between hiring, outsourcing, and AI automatic editing?

Where streamer clips differ from regular YouTube editing is ‘finding’. Chzzk (Chzzk, game, live streaming platform operated by Naver) or SOOP (SOOP, platform rebranded from the old Afreeca TV) broadcast lasts for 6 hours once turned on, or all day long. The editor has to watch the long replay before cutting to pick out the moments that hit. Exploring this section takes up more time than the actual cuts, subtitles, and renders.

The reason why extracting clips from a 6-24 hour live replay is expensive and takes a long time is not because of editing skills, but because it involves the ‘viewing labor’ of having to watch the entire broadcast.

So the options are divided into three.

AI automatic editing replaces this search section with a machine. ClipSpray analyzes live replays from beginning to end to select candidates, and even uses chat and done (star balloons, cheese) reactions as signals to select the moments that truly exploded and shows the basis for why a certain scene was selected (Function summary). When comparing editor labor costs, you can get a quick idea by dividing the monthly subscription fee by the number of clips produced per month and converting it to cost per episode (Price Plan).

The criteria for judgment are broadcast volume and budget. If you broadcast 1-2 times a week and have a few shorts, outsourcing per episode is light (see Short-form editing outsourcing price summary ) for the price per episode, but if you broadcast 4-5 times a week and need to select several shorts for each broadcast, hiring a dedicated person or AI automatic editing is advantageous in terms of unit price and speed. It is also realistic to make a compromise where a person chooses only those candidates that are automatically selected to submit and closes the process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find a YouTube editor?

It is divided into specialized video editing sites such as Editmon, freelance markets such as Kmong and Sumgo, and communities such as DC Inside Gallery and Open Chat. In the market, it is easy to review and compare quotes, and in the community, the unit price is low, but verification is entirely up to you. If it's a game broadcast, narrowing it down by genre, such as 'Game YouTube Editor Recruiting', increases the chance of meeting someone who knows the context.

What is the appropriate price for a YouTube editor?

There is no scouting system, so it varies greatly depending on the type of output, original length, subtitles, and whether planning is included. According to market convention, a pair of shorts range from KRW 10,000 to KRW 30,000 for a simple cut to over KRW 60,000 including a plan, and a pair of long forms range from KRW 50,000 to KRW 200,000. When tying a fixed monthly schedule, the number of episodes per week and the number of revisions must be specified in numbers to reduce disputes.

Should I hire an editor as an employee or as a freelancer?

We judge you by how you actually work, not by your title. If you set a time and place every day and provide constant instructions and supervision, you are considered an employee and are subject to four major insurances and severance pay obligations. If it is an independent outsourcing service that only receives results, it is common to withhold 3.3% of the payment and pay it. If there is any uncertainty, it is cheaper to receive tax and labor consultation in advance than to pay later.

How do you filter out submerged editors?

Don’t just rely on portfolios, break verification into steps. It is safe to confirm results similar to your genre → Request one paid test cut of the original broadcast → Agree on the number of free revisions and settlement method. Test cuts must be paid for so that the skilled person does not leave, and for the first month, it is better to confirm the relationship by seeing 2-3 cases per case rather than fixing it on a monthly basis.

Which is better for rewatching long broadcasts: human editing or AI automatic editing?

The criteria for judgment are broadcast volume and budget. If you broadcast 1-2 times a week and only have a few shorts, outsourcing per case is light, but if you broadcast 4-5 times a week and need to select several broadcasts for each broadcast, hiring a dedicated person or AI automatic editing is advantageous in terms of unit cost and speed. AI automatic editing analyzes VOD for 6 to 24 hours and uses chat and even responses as signals to select candidates, so it is possible to reach a compromise where humans only close.

Source

• YouTube Partner Program Information
• CHZZK
• SOOP