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Video editor for YouTube creators & brands

REC · REEL 2026 · 01:24

Edits that keep
people watching.

Edits that keep
people watching.

Long-form, Shorts and ads, cut for retention and back in 48 hours.

Long-form YouTube

Shorts & Reels

Podcast clips

Paid social ads

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Edited for

The channels that call when a video has to hold attention, not just look good.

Northbound

Northbound

Offgrid Daily

Offgrid Daily

The Long Game

The Long Game

Kitchen Lab

Kitchen Lab

Rally Podcast

Rally Podcast

Studio Nine

Studio Nine

Northbound

Offgrid Daily

The Long Game

Kitchen Lab

Rally Podcast

Studio Nine

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140M+

Views edited

IN 00:00:06:02

60+

Channels

IN 00:00:08:16

48h

First cut

IN 00:00:10:04

+36%

Average view duration

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About

I’ve cut more than 600 videos for 60 channels, from the first assembly to the final export.

Same name on every credit. No hand-offs, no junior editors.

Portrait of Theo Marsh, video editor, at his editing desk

theo_marsh_master.mov

4K · 25 FPS

  • Credits

    2021 to 2026

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    Client

    Role

    Format

    Since

  • 001

    Offgrid Daily

    Lead editor

    YouTube

    2024

  • 002

    The Long Game

    Editor and motion

    YouTube

    2025

  • 003

    Kitchen Lab

    Shorts editor

    Shorts

    2025

  • 004

    Rally Podcast

    Clips editor

    Podcast

    2024

  • 005

    Studio Nine

    Ad editor

    Paid social

    2026

  • 006

    Northbound

    Editor and colorist

    YouTube

    2023

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Services

What I edit

Pick one, or hand me the whole channel.

Long-form YouTube

Story, pacing, sound design, captions and motion graphics for 8 to 40 minute videos.

16:9 · 8 to 40 min

Long-form YouTube

Story, pacing, sound design, captions and motion graphics for 8 to 40 minute videos.

16:9 · 8 to 40 min

Shorts & Reels

Native cuts for Shorts, TikTok and Reels that stop the scroll in the first second.

9:16 · under 60 s

Shorts & Reels

Native cuts for Shorts, TikTok and Reels that stop the scroll in the first second.

9:16 · under 60 s

Podcast to clips

One episode in, 10 to 30 vertical clips out, captioned and hooked.

9:16 · 10 to 30 clips

Podcast to clips

One episode in, 10 to 30 vertical clips out, captioned and hooked.

9:16 · 10 to 30 clips

Paid social ads

UGC and brand ads cut in 3 to 5 hook versions, so you can test what sells.

9:16 · 3 to 5 hooks

Paid social ads

UGC and brand ads cut in 3 to 5 hook versions, so you can test what sells.

9:16 · 3 to 5 hooks

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Approach

I cut to the retention graph, not the timeline.

Most edits look good and still lose half the audience in the first minute. I study where your viewers drop off, then build every cut to carry them past those points.

Spaghetti tossed in a black pan

00:00:03 · Hook

A founder speaking to camera in a dim office

00:00:20 · Reset

Podcast hosts laughing behind microphones

00:00:41 · Reaction

A traveler on a black sand beach in Iceland

00:01:02 · Wide

A model in a trench coat in a white studio

00:01:30 · Product

A man counting coins at a kitchen table

00:02:10 · Stakes

A podcast guest mid-sentence

00:02:45 · Payoff

Spaghetti tossed in a black pan

00:00:03 · Hook

A founder speaking to camera in a dim office

00:00:20 · Reset

Podcast hosts laughing behind microphones

00:00:41 · Reaction

A traveler on a black sand beach in Iceland

00:01:02 · Wide

A model in a trench coat in a white studio

00:01:30 · Product

A man counting coins at a kitchen table

00:02:10 · Stakes

A podcast guest mid-sentence

00:02:45 · Payoff

0:03

Hook in 3 seconds

The first line, frame and sound get planned before anything else.

0:20

A reset every 20 seconds

B-roll, a zoom, a sound hit or a graphic, before attention drifts.

9:16

Native to each platform

A YouTube jump cut and a TikTok zoom cut are different tools. I use the right one.

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Raw vs edit

Same footage. Different video.

Same three seconds, before and after.

RAW · LOG

PLAYING

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14:32 of camera footage

RAW · LOG

PLAYING

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14:32 of camera footage

EDIT · GRADED

PLAYING

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09:48 final cut

EDIT · GRADED

PLAYING

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09:48 final cut

Raw

Edit

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Process

From raw files to upload in four steps

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    01

    Hour 00

    Send your footage

    Drop files in a shared Drive or Dropbox folder, with notes or a reference video.

  • 00:48:00:00

    02

    Hour 48

    First cut in 48 hours

    A full edit you can watch, not a rough assembly.

  • 01:12:00:00

    03

    Hour 72

    Two rounds of changes

    Comment at the exact second on Frame.io. Changes come back within 24 hours.

  • 01:36:00:00

    04

    Hour 96

    Ready to upload

    Final export, captions file and thumbnail frames, named and organized.

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Testimonials

What creators say

From the channels on the ring above.

“Theo found the story in footage I’d almost deleted. Our average view duration went from 4 minutes to 7 in two months.”

Maya Okafor

Offgrid Daily · 410K subscribers

“I send footage on Monday and it’s ready to upload on Wednesday. I haven’t missed an upload since we started.”

Jordan Price

The Long Game · 220K subscribers

“We tested five hooks Theo cut for one ad. The winner paid for a month of editing in a week.”

Lena Brooks

Studio Nine · Head of Growth

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Pricing

Simple monthly pricing

No contracts. Pause or cancel any month.

Shorts

$650

/mo

  • 12 short-form edits a month

  • Captions and hooks

  • 24h turnaround

  • 2 revision rounds

Channel

Most booked

$1,900

/mo

  • 4 long-form videos a month

  • 12 Shorts cut from them

  • Sound design and motion graphics

  • Thumbnail frames

  • 48h first cut

Custom

Let’s talk

  • Ads, podcasts, launches or a full content team

  • Fixed quote after a 15-minute call

Prices in USD. Want to try one video first? Single edits start at $300.

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FAQ

Questions before we start

How fast do I get the first cut?

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Within 48 hours of getting all the footage for long-form, and 24 hours for Shorts. Bigger projects get a date before we start.

Can you match my channel’s style?

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Yes. Send two or three videos you like, and I’ll write a style guide for your channel before the first edit.

What software do you use?

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Premiere Pro and After Effects for the edit and motion, DaVinci Resolve for color. Project files are yours on request.

How do revisions work?

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Two rounds per video on Frame.io, with comments pinned to the exact second.

Do you write scripts or make thumbnails?

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I don’t write scripts, but I’ll flag a weak hook before I start editing. Thumbnail frames come with the Channel plan.

How do we pay?

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Monthly and upfront, by card or bank transfer. Pause or cancel before the next month starts.

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