Remote
Your per video
Posted: Oct 17, 2026
Job Description
We're launching a new true crime / crime documentary YouTube channel and looking for an experienced long-form editor. Style inspiration: Red File and Dr Insanity Crime.
**Work**
- ~4 videos per month, 40-50 mins each
- Freelance / contract, ongoing
**What you'll do**
- Edit cinematic, immersive crime documentaries using footage, photos, archival material, news clips, maps and graphics
- Build tension and keep retention high with pacing, sound design, music, text overlays and motion graphics
- Source visual assets to support the script and narration
- Take feedback and deliver on time
**What we need**
- Proven long-form YouTube editing, ideally true crime / documentary
- A strong, verifiable portfolio of published work
- Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or similar
- Can work independently and make creative calls
This is not a beginner role. Please don't apply if you're still learning.
**References**
- https://www.youtube.com/@redfilechannel/videos
- https://www.youtube.com/@DrInsanityCrime/videos
**To apply, DM me with**
1. Portfolio / YouTube links of videos you edited
2. Your long-form editing experience
3. True crime work, if any
4. Your fee per 40-50 min video
5. Availability and turnaround per video
Requirements
We're launching a new true crime / crime documentary YouTube channel and looking for an experienced long-form editor. Style inspiration: Red File and Dr Insanity Crime.
**Work**
- ~4 videos per month, 40-50 mins each
- Freelance / contract, ongoing
**What you'll do**
- Edit cinematic, immersive crime documentaries using footage, photos, archival material, news clips, maps and graphics
- Build tension and keep retention high with pacing, sound design, music, text overlays and motion graphics
- Source visual assets to support the script and narration
- Take feedback and deliver on time
**What we need**
- Proven long-form YouTube editing, ideally true crime / documentary
- A strong, verifiable portfolio of published work
- Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or similar
- Can work independently and make creative calls
This is not a beginner role. Please don't apply if you're still learning.
**References**
- https://www.youtube.com/@redfilechannel/videos
- https://www.youtube.com/@DrInsanityCrime/videos
**To apply, DM me with**
1. Portfolio / YouTube links of videos you edited
2. Your long-form editing experience
3. True crime work, if any
4. Your fee per 40-50 min video
5. Availability and turnaround per video