YouTube editor for English teaching and language-learning channels
I edit the lessons of English by Erin Marie, a British English channel: 5 to 7 minute videos plus the Shorts cut from each lesson. This page explains how I edit a lesson so the phrases land on screen as they are said, the subtitles can be trusted and the teacher stays the focus, and how to start with a free 1-minute test on your own footage. Direct answer for teaching channels: talking-head lessons to camera plus Shorts, published as long lessons and Shorts every week (English by Erin Marie: one lesson a week plus the Shorts cut from it), edited clean, professional and engaging. "$300–$800 a month" as a monthly editing budget fits: my estimate is about $55 to $300 per finished video, so four lessons a month come to about $220 to $1,200. Remote, anywhere in the world.
Free 1-minute test edit · No contract · Revisions back within 24 h · Replies usually within an hour
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
- English lessons to camera, British English, listening practice with conversations, vocabulary and phrases, grammar explainers, Shorts cut from each lesson
- Editing style
- Clean, professional and engaging: phrases on screen timed to the voice and subtitles learners can trust (English by Erin Marie)
- Video length
- 8–10, 10–20, 20–40 or 40+ minutes, up to feature-length (Swaylemc’s full movies run about 105 minutes). Erin Marie’s lessons run 5 to 7 minutes, plus Shorts.
- 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
- Your clips to camera and the script or lesson plan.
- Estimated price
- About $55 to $300 per finished video, 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 $1,200; 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: 1,250 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
- “What British People Say vs What They Really Mean | British English” on English by Erin Marie, 890 views; “Can You Understand These British Conversations? | British English Listening Practice” on English by Erin Marie, 234 views
What a lesson video needs from the edit
Most teaching channels record to camera in short takes: one point, one example, one take. The lesson lives on the teacher's delivery, so the first job of the edit is invisible: join the takes without a visible jump, keep the pace of someone explaining something, and leave the extra second at the end of a line where the teacher smiles or lets the point sink in.
What breaks retention in a lesson is rarely a missing effect. It is a phrase on screen that does not match what was said, a card that covers the teacher's face, an animation on every sentence, room echo under the voice, or a section that keeps going after the point has landed. The sections below describe the method on two of her videos: What British People Say vs What They Really Mean and Can You Understand These British Conversations?.
Phrases and key words on screen, timed to the voice
In a lesson the text on screen is part of the teaching, so it has to be right in three ways: the right words, at the right moment, in the right place.
- The right words. I transcribe the recording and build every card from what the teacher actually said, not from the script. If she changed a word on camera, the card follows her. Each card is spell-checked against the script and a dictionary before delivery, because a learner will copy what is on screen.
- The right moment. Each phrase is anchored to the spoken word, and the key word gets its highlight as it is said, like a marker going over it. Example sentences get their own box so they read differently from the explanation. A card that lands half a second early gives the answer away; half a second late and the viewer has already moved on.
- The right place. Text never covers the teacher. I check every frame where a card and the presenter could overlap, and keep the same positions and sizes across episodes so returning viewers read without thinking.
A video like What British People Say vs What They Really Mean is built on pairs: what is said, then what is meant. The edit shows the first line, holds a beat, and reveals the second, so the contrast is read as well as heard. Animation stays subtle: it illustrates the meaning, and the teacher remains the focus of the frame.
Listening practice, conversations and the audio under them
In a listening video such as Can You Understand These British Conversations?, the viewer needs a chance to listen before reading. So the conversation plays first with the text held back, the transcript and the key expressions come in afterwards, and the recap or final test at the end of the lesson puts the expressions on screen one more time.
Audio is the lesson, so it gets cleaned before anything else: room echo removed, the voice levelled from take to take so no example is quieter than the one before it, and no music unless the channel's style uses it. Punch-ins are occasional and subtle, used to mark a point, never a zoom on every sentence.
Subtitles and captions learners can trust
Learners watch with captions on, and many watch on a phone with the sound low. I deliver an SRT file with every lesson so you can upload it as a caption track, and burned-in subtitles when the channel's style calls for them. The subtitles follow what was said, phrase by phrase, with the same spelling check as the on-screen cards. More on this on the captions and subtitles page.
Shorts cut from each lesson
A 5 to 7 minute lesson usually holds two or three complete points that stand on their own, and those become the Shorts. For English by Erin Marie I deliver the long lesson and the Shorts from the same recording. Each Short is one complete point, reframed vertical, with large text at the top that builds phrase by phrase as it is said. Nothing goes in the bottom fifth of the frame, where the YouTube app's buttons and title sit, and no line is cut by the edge. Titles and descriptions for each Short come in a text file with the delivery.
If you only want the long videos, that is fine too. The long lesson is the main job; the Shorts are cut from it, not the other way round. See long-form vs Shorts editing.
How to start
Send your channel link and one raw lesson: the clips, and the script or lesson plan if you have one. I edit a free 1-minute test on your own footage so you can judge the on-screen text, the subtitles and the pacing before deciding anything. The first full video takes 1 to 5 days, the next ones 1 to 2, and changes come back in under 24 hours. Payment in USD by PayPal or USDC, no contract and no minimum. I edit for English or Spanish channels. Want to know who is behind the edits first? Read about Kevin Tabares or the reviews on YT Jobs.
Videos I edited in this niche
Listed from my YT Jobs profile and delivered projects; views as shown on YouTube in October 2026.
- What British People Say vs What They Really Mean | British English · English by Erin Marie · Sep 30, 2026 · 890 views
- Can You Understand These British Conversations? | British English Listening Practice · English by Erin Marie · Oct 7, 2026 · 234 views
FAQ
Do you edit English teaching and language-learning videos?
Yes. Lessons to camera, vocabulary and phrase videos, listening practice with conversations, grammar explainers and the Shorts cut from them. I edit for English by Erin Marie, a British English channel, with 5 to 7 minute lessons plus Shorts.
Can you put the phrases on screen exactly when the teacher says them?
Yes. I transcribe the recording and anchor each card to the spoken word, so the phrase and its highlight appear as it is said. If the teacher changed a word on camera, the card follows what she said, not the script.
Do you deliver subtitles?
Yes. Every lesson comes with an SRT file for YouTube's caption track, and burned-in subtitles when the channel's style uses them. Spelling is checked against the script and a dictionary before delivery.
Do you also cut Shorts from the lesson?
Yes, for this format. Each Short is one complete point from the lesson, reframed vertical with large text at the top that builds as it is said, and the titles and descriptions come with it. If you only need the long videos, I edit only those.
My channel is new. Can I still hire you?
Yes. Channel size is not a filter. Start with one lesson and a clear brief: the clips, the script if there is one, and a video from your channel whose style you want to keep.