Preditor for Spearfishing and Freediving YouTube Channel

Type:

Freelance, ongoing, remote

Volume:

2 videos per month, consistent

Pay:

Per video, based on length and complexity

Start:

Flexible, ideally soon About the channel I'm Lauren Sarasua. I run a YouTube channel of roughly 100K subscribers covering spearfishing, competitive freediving, ocean travel, and catch to plate cooking. I shoot everywhere from local reefs to international trips, which means a lot of raw underwater and topside footage to work with. Here's a reference for the kind of production I'm after: https://youtu.be/9PxlNu6xTGc My previous preditor stepped away for personal reasons after a great run, so I'm looking for someone to pick up where he left off. The role This is a producer and editor role rather than a cuts only editing job. You'd be the person who watches the raw footage, finds the story inside it, and builds the episode around it. The part that matters most to me is storytelling. Some of the best videos on the channel came from days where nothing went to plan, and someone found the thread anyway. If that's the part of the work you enjoy, we'll probably get along well. What you'd be doing Reviewing and logging raw footage (underwater, topside, drone, GoPro, camera) Shaping the narrative arc and structure of each episode Writing a voiceover script for me to record, in my voice, and cutting it into the edit Pulling stock footage, b-roll, graphics, and music where it helps, from my Envato Elements and Epidemic Sound accounts Full edit: pacing, color correction and grading, audio mix, sound design, titles and graphics, captions Delivering a first cut, then working through a couple rounds of revisions Exporting to my delivery specs and handing off project files and assets What I'm looking for A feel for story structure and pacing that works on YouTube specifically Voiceover writing that sounds like a real person talking, not a narrator Solid audio skills. A lot of my dialogue is recorded on a boat with wind and engine noise Someone who's okay working from a big footage dump and bringing structure to it Music and stock practices that keep the channel clean on copyright and monetization. All assets come from my licensed accounts, so nothing outside them without checking with me first Good communication and realistic timelines. I'd much rather hear early that a date is going to slip than be surprised by it Nice to have, not required Familiarity with ocean, dive, fishing, outdoor, or adventure content Experience with underwater color correction and grading. Not required, but a plus Experience editing sponsor integrations Workflow and schedule Two videos a month on a steady rhythm. I hand off footage and a written brief around the 1st and the 15th so we both know what's coming. I upload raw footage to Dropbox You review it and send back a voiceover script I record the VO You deliver a first cut Revisions, if needed Final delivery plus project files What you can expect from me: organized footage, and payment on delivery without you having to chase it. Compensation I pay a flat rate of $400 per video for anything up to 20 minutes. That covers story, voiceover script, full edit, and up to two rounds of revisions. You don't pay for assets. I hold active Envato Elements and Epidemic Sound subscriptions and you'll pull everything from those, so stock and music never come out of your rate. $400 is my usual ceiling, but every so often a video runs longer or is genuinely harder than that. A big international trip, an unusually large footage volume, heavy graphics work, or a tight deadline on my end. In those cases I'm open to going above it. We'd agree on the number when I hand off the footage, before you start cutting, so there are no surprises for either of us. If that doesn't line up with how you normally price your work, tell me what does and we'll talk. I'd rather hear your number than have you pass on the role. Volume is steady at two videos a month. I know it's a modest rate, so I try to make up for it by being an easy client: organized footage, creative freedom, fast approvals, and payment on delivery. How to apply If it sounds like a fit, send me the following. It doesn't need to be formal. A reel or a couple of full videos you produced and edited, with a note on what you were responsible for on each Your thoughts on the rate above, whether it works as listed or you'd want to propose something different How many projects you usually carry at once, and whether two a month fits your current load Software and hardware you work on Time zone and general availability Pop the word "Reef" somewhere in your subject line so I can spot your email in the pile. Happy to answer questions before you apply. I know a good preditor is choosing between clients too, and I'd rather find someone who actually wants to make this kind of work than someone just filling a slot.