Disaster documentary YouTube video editor for hire
I’m Kevin Tabares, a long-form YouTube editor. I delivered The Interpreter’s disaster documentary on the Tenerife air crash (78K subscribers), told from three points of view. You send the script and voiceover; I find the archive and build the maps and diagrams. $55–$150 per finished video depending on complexity; up to $300 for some long or complex edits. Free 1-minute test edit.
Free 1-minute test edit · From $55 per video · No contract · Revisions back within 24 h
9.8/10 average: 20 YT Jobs reviews from 19 client channels, 17 of them a perfect 10/10
Quick fit check: is this editor right for your channel?
- Video types
- Air crash investigations, shipwrecks and maritime disasters, rail accidents, industrial and engineering failures, natural disasters told as a sequence of events, deep dives on one event
- Editing style
- The sequence of events always readable: a timeline at each step, maps and diagrams where no footage exists, real photos of the places and people, slow moves, quote cards and music under the narration. The way I delivered the Tenerife documentary for The Interpreter
- Video length
- I edit from 8-minute videos to feature-length. Up to 20 minutes is the $150 package and up to 35 minutes the $300 one; longer videos get a custom quote. The Spy Show’s Eli Cohen episode runs 21 minutes and The Interpreter’s Tenerife documentary 13; Swaylemc’s full movies on my YT Jobs profile run 60 to 234 minutes.
- Upload schedule
- One video only, 1 video per week, 2–3 videos per week, 4 videos per month or several a week (Mud: about 3 a week). Start with one pilot: the free 1-minute test edit.
- Format
- Long-form YouTube videos are the core. YouTube Shorts cut from each long video on request.
- What you send me
- A finished script and narration (script and voiceover). I edit and find the visuals: archive footage, licensed stock, maps, timelines and graphics.
- Estimated price
- About $55 to $150 per finished video (up to $300 for some long or complex edits), depending on length, raw footage and effects. That fits the ‘$50+’ and ‘$100–$300 per video’ boxes for most long videos. Four videos a month: about $220 to $600 (more for long or complex videos); a $500 a month budget usually covers two to four long videos, depending on length. Exact quote within 24 hours, after a free 1-minute test edit.
- Channel size
- From under 1K subscribers (Mr. Marticson, 834) and small to mid-size channels (ThatNoob 4.9K, Crazz 10.7K, DakBlox 82.6K: 0 to 2M+ views in six months) up to 2M+ (Rex 2.29M, Puff 1.83M, Mud 1.26M)
- Turnaround
- First video in 1 to 5 days, then 1 to 2 days; revisions back within 24 hours
- Track record
- Proven YouTube results: 1,277 videos tracked on YT Jobs and 20 reviews from 19 client channels, 17 of them 10/10. Long-term work: Mud since March 2025, about 3 videos a week.
- Who you work with
- Kevin Tabares, directly. I review every video before it reaches you.
- Channel language
- English or Spanish
- Terms
- Paid in USD by PayPal or USDC. No contract, no minimum.
- Proof in this niche
- Real work in this niche, on my YT Jobs profile: “The Tenerife Disaster: The Deadliest Crash in Aviation History” on The Interpreter (78K subscribers), 7.7K views
My experience with disaster documentaries, plainly
- Proven: I delivered The Interpreter’s documentary on the Tenerife air disaster: 13 minutes, published on August 13, 2026, the one Interpreter video on my YT Jobs profile, where the channel also left a review. I also edit The Spy Show’s spy-history documentaries.
- Not proven yet: Maritime, rail and industrial disasters, and long series of crash investigations. My disaster work so far is one aviation deep dive; The Interpreter also tells maritime and rail stories, but I haven’t edited those.
- How to check it before paying: The free 1-minute test edit on your own script and voiceover, before you pay anything.
How I edit disaster documentaries
This is how the Tenerife documentary was built for The Interpreter, and how I would apply it to your script.
The sequence of events, always clear
A disaster story is a chain of small decisions and small failures. A timeline card at each step and the time or date on screen when it matters keep viewers sure of where they are in the sequence.
Diagrams when the footage does not exist
Most crashes and sinkings were never filmed. Simple maps and diagrams (a runway layout, a route, a deck plan) labelled in the video’s language carry those moments, and real photos of the places and people are used where they exist.
Several points of view
The Tenerife documentary followed the cockpits, the passengers and the tower. When a script switches between people, each one keeps the same visual cue (a label, a colour, a place on the map) so the switch reads in a second.
The right register for real victims
Disaster stories are about real people. Photos move slowly, transitions stay quiet, and quotes go on screen as cards. On a story like Tenerife, anything flashy would be the wrong tone.
Your channel’s style guide, to the letter
The Interpreter came with its own style guide, and the edit followed it: quote cards, text cards for key facts, music under the narration. Send yours and every video follows it.
My real work in disaster documentaries, plus the closest formats
The Tenerife documentary for The Interpreter, plus a Spy Show episode built with the same script-and-voiceover workflow.
All of these are on my YT Jobs profile. Views from the YouTube Data API on Oct 13, 2026; links open the video on YouTube.
- The Tenerife Disaster: The Deadliest Crash in Aviation History · The Interpreter (78K subscribers) · 7,687 views · 13 min · Aug 13, 2026
What it shows: My disaster documentary: one event told from three points of view, with quote cards, diagrams and slow moves on photos. - Eli Cohen: Mossad’s Greatest Spy | True Life Spy Stories · The Spy Show (832 subscribers) · 90 views · 21 min · Sep 24, 2026
Why it's close: A narrated episode built from script and voiceover with archive and maps: the same workflow on a different subject.
Prices and packages
$55–$150 per finished video depending on complexity; up to $300 for some long or complex edits. By finished length:
| Package | Finished length | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | up to 10 min | $55 |
| Standard | up to 20 min | $150 |
| Long | up to 35 min | $300 |
| Longer or feature-length | over 35 min | custom quote |
Full terms (payment, revisions, monthly plans) are on the pricing page.
FAQ
Have you edited disaster documentaries before?
Yes, one. I delivered The Interpreter’s disaster documentary on the Tenerife air crash, told from the cockpits, the passengers and the tower, and it is on my YT Jobs profile with The Interpreter’s review. Maritime, rail and industrial disasters are not in my portfolio yet; the free 1-minute test edit on your own script shows how I would cut yours.
Can you edit my disaster documentaries?
Yes. Send your script, the voiceover and any images you already have, and I edit one minute for free. I find the rest of the visuals (archive, licensed stock, maps, timelines, text cards) and cut Shorts from the long video if you want them.
Can you edit maritime or rail disaster videos?
Yes. The workflow is the same: the sequence on a timeline, diagrams of the ship or the line, archive of the real places and people. I haven’t edited a maritime or rail story yet, so the free 1-minute test is the way to check.
What if I can’t license an image the script needs?
I tell you and propose an alternative: a diagram, a map, a document or a text card. Every image is checked on its own source page before it goes into the timeline.
How much does a YouTube editor for disaster documentaries cost?
My price is $55–$150 per finished video depending on complexity; up to $300 for some long or complex edits. By finished length: up to 10 minutes $55, up to 20 minutes $150, up to 35 minutes $300; longer videos get a custom quote. No contract and no minimum.
Send me your script
Send me your channel link, a script and its voiceover through the contact form. I’ll edit one minute of it for free and reply with an exact quote.
Or message me on Discord, if you prefer. My username:
kevintabaress