Military history YouTube video editor for hire
I’m Kevin Tabares, a long-form YouTube editor: you send the script and voiceover, I edit and find archive, licensed stock, maps and graphics. My closest work is The Spy Show’s stories of intelligence and covert operations; I haven’t edited military history documentaries for a client yet, so start with a free 1-minute test. $55–$150 per finished video depending on complexity; up to $300 for some long or complex edits.
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
- Battles and campaigns, wars explained with maps, weapons, ships and aircraft, commanders’ biographies, special operations, naval and air history
- Editing style
- What I would do for military history: animated front maps with arrows and unit labels, archive of the right period checked image by image, troop numbers on cards and a sober score under the narration. Close to the way I edit The Spy Show’s operation stories
- 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.
- Closest proof
- I haven’t edited military history documentaries for a client yet. Closest long-form work: “Eli Cohen: Mossad’s Greatest Spy | True Life Spy Stories” on The Spy Show (832 subscribers), 90 views; “The Tenerife Disaster: The Deadliest Crash in Aviation History” on The Interpreter (78K subscribers), 7.7K views
My experience with military history documentaries, plainly
- Proven: My YT Jobs profile tracks 1,277+ videos and 152M+ views, with 20 client reviews averaging 9.8/10. My narrated documentary work: I edit The Spy Show, a spy-history series by Vincent Meijer, and I delivered The Interpreter’s documentary on the Tenerife air disaster (78K subscribers).
- Not proven yet: Battles, campaigns and animated front maps for a client. My closest work is intelligence and covert operation history for The Spy Show.
- How to check it before paying: The free 1-minute test edit on your own script and voiceover, before you pay anything.
How I would edit your military history videos
No military history channel has sent me a script yet, so read this as my plan, built on the archive and map work I already do for The Spy Show.
Front maps that move with the story
A battle is hard to follow without a map. Simple animated maps with arrows, front lines and unit labels would change with each phase the narration describes, in one style for the whole channel.
The right war, the right year
Archive from another conflict or another year is a common mistake in war videos. Each tank, uniform and aircraft is checked for the period the script is talking about; if it does not match, it does not go in.
Numbers on cards
Troop counts, losses and dates go on clear text cards when the voice says them, taken from your script, so viewers can follow the scale of each phase.
Archive with its license checked
Much wartime archive is easy to find and hard to clear. Every clip and photo is checked on its source page before it enters the timeline.
Graphic images and monetization
Violent footage can limit ads on YouTube. I choose images with that in mind and flag the doubtful ones to you instead of deciding alone.
Closest real examples of my work
Two narrated documentaries I worked on, chosen for the archive, maps and sequence of events a war documentary also needs.
These are not military history documentaries, but the closest work I’ve edited. Views from the YouTube Data API on Oct 13, 2026; links open the video on YouTube.
- 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 covert operation story told from script and voiceover with period archive and maps: the closest format to a military history documentary. - The Tenerife Disaster: The Deadliest Crash in Aviation History · The Interpreter (78K subscribers) · 7,687 views · 13 min · Aug 13, 2026
Why it's close: A documentary on one event, told from three points of view, with quote cards, diagrams and slow moves on photos, to the channel’s own style guide.
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 military history documentaries before?
No, I haven’t edited military history documentaries for a client yet. My narrated documentary work is The Spy Show, a spy-history series by Vincent Meijer that I edit, and the documentary on the Tenerife air disaster I delivered for The Interpreter, both on my YT Jobs profile. The free 1-minute test edit on your own script and voiceover is how you judge my cut before paying anything.
Can you edit my military history 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 make animated battle maps?
Yes, in 2D: front lines, arrows, unit labels and the terrain the script needs, built once in your channel’s style and reused across videos.
Can you edit very long war documentaries?
Yes. Videos over 35 minutes get a custom quote. I would split them into chapters by phase or by year and keep the loudness level across the whole video.
How much does a YouTube editor for military history 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