Scripted romance series YouTube editor for hire

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Video types

Scripted romance and dating sketch series, episodic skits, first-kiss and couple sketches, season finales, cold opens and recaps

Editing style

Comedy timing on the cut, reaction shots, episode cliffhangers and one look across the season (Alli Ingram’s First Kiss Summer)

Video length

8–10, 10–20, 20–40 or 40+ minutes, up to feature-length (Swaylemc’s full movies run about 105 minutes). First Kiss Summer episodes run 7 to 12 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

The script with scene numbers, every camera angle and the separate audio.

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

“Awkard 😳First Kiss Misses | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 101” on Alli Ingram, 111K views; “Is It The End⁉️💔 | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 103” on Alli Ingram, 51K views

The scripted series I edit

I edit for Alli Ingram (743K subscribers). The channel's series First Kiss Summer is a scripted dating sketch told in episodes of 7 to 12 minutes, published between June and July 2026. The episodes logged on my portfolio:

• Awkard 😳First Kiss Misses | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 101 (2026-06-12, 12 minutes)
• Failed 🤯First Kiss Attempt | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 102 (2026-06-19, 7 minutes)
• Is It The End⁉️💔 | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 103 (2026-06-26)
• The Break Up 💔 | First Kiss Summer Season Finale (2026-07-24)

Four episodes, one arc: a first kiss that keeps missing, an attempt that fails, an "is it the end" turn and a break-up finale. That is the shape of the format, and every editing choice below comes from cutting it. The full record, with dates and view counts as YT Jobs shows them, is on the page about who edits Alli Ingram's channel. That page lists the view counts as a record, not as a result: they depend on far more than the edit.

Comedy timing in a scripted scene

A dating sketch lives on the beat between the setup and the reaction. In raw footage that beat is almost always too long: the actor waits, the camera keeps rolling, someone laughs off screen. My job is to find the exact frame where the joke lands and cut there, not a second later.

• Trim the air, keep the pause. Dead time before a line goes. The awkward silence that is the joke stays at full length. Ep 101 promises a kiss that keeps missing; each miss only works if the viewer sits through the pause before it.
• The best take, not the first take. Scripted scenes come with several takes per line. I watch all of them, build the scene from the strongest delivery of each line, and then fix the continuity that mixing takes creates: hands, hair, position in frame.
• Sound before picture. Room tone under every cut so the edit is not heard. No laugh track. One music bed that sits under the dialogue and drops out on the punchline, so the line plays clean.
• One punch-in, when it earns it. A zoom on the face at the reaction, not on every line. If everything is emphasised, nothing is.

Reaction cuts: the scene is on the listener's face

In a romance sketch the line is half the joke. The other half is the face of the person hearing it. The most common retention leak in this format is staying on the speaker too long and cutting to the reaction after it has already happened.

• I cut to the listener before the line ends, so the viewer watches the reaction form instead of seeing its result.
• With two camera angles I sync them and switch on the beat. With one angle I use the pickups and the wide shot, and I tell you which scenes would have played better with a second angle, so the next shoot covers it.
• Reaction shots get the same colour and framing as the master, so the cut is invisible.
• When a scene is one long two-shot, I hold it. Not every moment needs a cut: a kiss that misses is funnier in a single frame where both faces are visible.

Episode endings that pull to the next one

The titles of the series say what the format needs: "Is It The End⁉️💔" (Ep 103) and "The Break Up 💔" (Season Finale). Each episode ends on a question, and the edit has to protect it.

• End on the question, not after the answer. The last cut lands on the line or the look that opens the next episode's problem. Anything that resolves it is held back.
• No slow outro. The end screen sits over a held frame or a short recap card for 8 to 10 seconds, so the next-episode card appears while the viewer still cares.
• A "next time" tag when there is one. If a later episode is already shot, three or four clips with no context, under 10 seconds, after the cut to black. If not, a title card with the next episode number and nothing else.
• A cold open at the start. Ten to fifteen seconds cut from the previous episode that put the viewer back where it ended, before the title card. Someone who finds Ep 103 first can follow it without going back.

Continuity across a season

A series is watched out of order, from the feed, weeks apart. The edit has to make every episode look like the same show.

• One template, built on the first episode and locked. Title card, episode number on screen, name cards for the characters, the same music cues for the same moods, one colour grade. Later episodes reuse it, which is also why they come back faster.
• Episode length follows the script. The episodes of First Kiss Summer run from 7 to 12 minutes. I do not pad a 7-minute script to 10; a padded sketch is where the viewer leaves.
• Continuity across takes and days. If the scenes of one episode were shot on different days, I match skin tones and exposure so the cut does not reveal it, and I keep a note of each character's outfit and props per scene for the next episode.
• A recurring ending beat. The same sting or sound before the cut to black, every episode, so the audience learns the show's rhythm.

What to send for an episode, and how I work

The most useful brief for a scripted episode:

• The script with scene numbers, and your preferred takes marked if you have a preference.
• Every camera angle and the separate audio (lav or recorder) for each scene.
• The series graphics if they already exist: title card, fonts, logo. If not, I build them on the first episode.
• Where the episode has to end, in one line, and whether the next episode is already shot.

Then: a free 1-minute test edit on your own footage, no contract. The first episode takes 1 to 5 days depending on complexity, then usually 1 to 2 days per episode, which is what a weekly release needs. Revisions come back within 24 hours, as many as it takes. Payment in USD by PayPal or USDC. If after two revision rounds the edit still isn't right, you don't pay the second invoice. Each video is quoted on its own; the pricing page explains how, and the reviews page has what other clients wrote 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.

• Awkard 😳First Kiss Misses | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 101 · Alli Ingram · Jun 12, 2026 · 111.2K views
• Failed 🤯First Kiss Attempt | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 102 · Alli Ingram · Jun 19, 2026 · 26.5K views
• Is It The End⁉️💔 | First Kiss 💋 Summer Ep 103 · Alli Ingram · Jun 26, 2026 · 51.4K views
• The Break Up 💔 | First Kiss Summer Season Finale · Alli Ingram · Jul 24, 2026 · 22.4K views

FAQ

Do you edit scripted romance or dating sketch series?

Yes. I edit First Kiss Summer for Alli Ingram (743K subscribers), a scripted dating series in episodes of 7 to 12 minutes: comedy timing, reaction cuts, episode cliffhangers and one locked template across the season. Long-form episodes from about 7 minutes to feature-length.

What do you need from me for each episode?

The script with scene numbers, every camera angle, the separate audio for each scene, the series graphics if they exist, and one line on where the episode has to end. If you have preferred takes, mark them; if not, I choose the strongest delivery of each line.

Can you keep the same look across the whole season?

Yes. I build the template on the first episode (title card, episode number, name cards, music cues, colour grade) and lock it. Every later episode reuses it, so the show looks consistent and the later episodes come back faster.

How fast can you turn around a weekly episode?

The first episode takes 1 to 5 days depending on complexity. After that, usually 1 to 2 days per episode, with revisions back within 24 hours. A weekly release works when the footage arrives a few days before the publish date.

My channel is much smaller than 743K. Is that a problem?

No. Channels of every size are welcome. Start with one episode and a clear brief. The free 1-minute test edit is on your own footage, so you see how I cut your scene before paying anything.