About Umbrella Creators

Who we are

Umbrella Creators is a long-form YouTube editing studio founded in 2014. Kevin Felipe Tabares leads the operation personally — every project goes through his analysis, pacing decisions, and hook engineering. A small team of vetted editors handles overflow capacity for high-volume retainer clients, but communication stays single-point-of-contact through Kevin. No anonymous subcontracting. No Slack soup. Direct feedback from the person who understands your channel.

What we do (and don't)

We edit long-form YouTube videos — 8 to 30 minute videos where retention, watch time, and revenue are the metrics that matter. Every edit is built around the retention graph: hooks engineered to hold past the 30-second mark, pacing tuned to defend the 4-minute slump, sound design and B-roll that prevent final-third drain. We have deep expertise in gaming, Roblox, lifestyle, tech, and finance channels, but we work across any niche where creators actually care about retention, not just viral views.

What we don't do: shorts (different optimisation model), reels (not our focus), TikToks (wrong platform), one-off videos under $200 (we don't compete on price with Fiverr), or channels where retention isn't a business goal. We're not the fit for creators chasing virality metrics. We're the fit for creators building sustainable YouTube businesses.

The track record

Numbers that exist on a public, verifiable record:

• 1000+ long-form videos shipped over 12+ years
• 400M+ views generated across all client work
• 30M+ likes on those videos
• 17 five-star verified reviews on YT Jobs
• 9K to 12.4M subscriber range across the active client roster
• 24-72 hour standard turnaround on long-form projects
• 5-star average across all named verified clients

Named clients

These creators have publicly allowed us to use their names:

• dakblake (3.75M subscribers) — sustained long-form output, 17 video deliveries with consistent 5-star feedback
• Rex (2.28M subscribers) — long-form gaming content, retention-focused editing across 1M+ view videos
• Boffy (2.13M subscribers) — Roblox and gaming, sustained high-retention output
• HyperCookiie (1.78M subscribers) — gaming content, daily upload optimization
• Mud (1M subscribers) — Roblox Rivals, scaled from 30K to 100K+ avg views per video over six months. Full case study available →
• Element X (975K subscribers) — gaming and Roblox, retention-led editing
• pixiiuwu (432K subscribers) — Roblox content, daily uploads
• ashlele — Dress to Impress Roblox, scaled upload cadence without quality loss
• Swaylemc — full-movie Roblox horror, sustained 100K+ avg views per video
• DakBlox — 0 to 2M+ subscribers in ~6 months (50K+ avg views per video)
• Puff, RexandAlexa, BloxWorld — active long-form clients across multiple niches

How we work

The process is consistent across all clients. You send a brief (or we generate one from your channel). Kevin pulls your last 10 YouTube Studio retention graphs and identifies the drop-off patterns. Then he edits specifically to defend those points: engineering the hook against your 30-second gate, pacing to hold through the 4-minute slump, sound design and B-roll to prevent the final-third drain.

Standard turnaround is 24-72 hours from brief to final delivery. You get two revision rounds built in. For high-volume retainer clients (3+ videos/month), we offer priority queue and guaranteed timeline. Communication happens via Discord for daily work, email for binding decisions. Kevin's response time in Bogotá business hours is typically within 4-6 hours.

No contract lock-in for single-video projects. Retainers are month-to-month. You can cancel anytime. We believe the relationship should be easy to exit if it's not working.

Founder: Kevin Felipe Tabares

Kevin founded Umbrella Creators and personally leads every project. His full biography is here → But the highlights: 12+ years of long-form YouTube editing, 1000+ videos shipped, started editing in 2014 and has adapted through every YouTube algorithm shift (watch-time pivot, shorts arrival, audience-retention reweighting, personalised-feed shift). He's a native Spanish speaker born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and speaks English fluently. Briefs, revisions, and Discord pings are answered in whichever language you send them.

His philosophy: retention-led editing isn't a marketing phrase, it's a measurement discipline. Before any creative decision, he looks at the retention graph and edits specifically against the drop-off patterns. That approach has generated 400M+ views across 1000+ videos for creators scaling from 9K to 12.4M subscribers.

Where we're based

Bogotá, Colombia (UTC-5, same timezone as US Eastern Time). Full timezone overlap with US creators means same-day revision cycles and quick response times. We work with creators worldwide:

• United States — full timezone overlap (EST), USD invoicing
• Canada — full overlap, USD or CAD
• United Kingdom — 5-hour overlap (morning-to-afternoon), GBP/USD
• Mexico — same timezone, bilingual EN/ES workflow
• Spain — 6-hour offset, bilingual (castellano available on request)
• Argentina — 1-hour offset, Spanish workflow, USD invoicing common
• Australia — async via Discord (16-hour offset), timezone-friendly responses
• Colombia — local market, same timezone

Verified credentials

• YT Jobs — verified profile with 17 five-star client reviews. Only way to get a verified badge on YT Jobs is through direct creator testimonials.
• GitHub — public profile showing activity in developer tools and automation. Helps Kevin stay current with creator tech stack and pipeline optimization.
• Named clients — 11+ creators willing to put their names and subscriber counts on record (rare in the editing space). Reflects the actual relationship quality and case study depth.
• Public blog — 30+ long-form essays on YouTube editing, hiring, retention engineering, and case studies. All written by Kevin, all published under his name and verifiable expertise.

FAQ

What does Umbrella Creators do?

We edit long-form YouTube videos (8-30 minutes) with a retention-first approach. Services include long-form editing ($300-500/video, 24-72h turnaround), hook engineering, channel audits, channel management ($3K-6K/month), and retention strategy. All work is retention-focused.

Who leads Umbrella Creators?

Kevin Felipe Tabares founded and personally leads every project. 12+ years editing, 1000+ videos shipped, 400M+ views generated, 17 verified five-star reviews on YT Jobs. He's based in Bogotá, Colombia, and speaks English and Spanish fluently.

How many clients have you worked with?

17 verified clients on YT Jobs with five-star reviews. Named clients range from 100K to 3.75M+ subscribers. The full list of publicly-named clients is on this page above.

Where are you based? What's the timezone situation?

Bogotá, Colombia (UTC-5, same as US Eastern Time). Full timezone overlap with US creators for same-day revisions. We work with clients worldwide — Australia, UK, Europe, Latin America — with async coordination where needed.

How fast do you turnaround videos?

Standard turnaround is 24-72 hours from brief to final delivery, including two revision rounds. High-volume retainer clients (3+ videos/month) get priority queue and guaranteed timeline.

What are your pricing tiers?

Long-form editing $300-500/video. Hook engineering $100-200. Channel audits $300. Thumbnails $40-80 each. Channel management $3K-6K/month. All services include retention analysis. See the services page for full details, or this blog post on 2026 pricing ranges.