Open to remote roles · works US hours
Brief to final cut, handled.
I shape the look of a brand and cut the videos that keep people watching.
- Years editing
- 5+
- Videos edited
- 400+
- Hours, same-day replies
- US
What I do
What I can take off your plate.
Two things I bring to every video: the look, and the cut.
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Creative direction
For the client who isn't happy yet
I research the client's niche, design their branding and set the direction every video follows. When a client isn't happy with their videos, I redesign the branding and reset the direction.
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Video editing
For the brand that wants videos that look designed
400+ videos edited over 5+ years: long-form, short-form, documentary and colour, with the branding built in. The work is right below.
Process
How a project runs, start to finish.
You work directly with me, Saim. The same four steps on every video.
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01
Research the niche
Before anything gets made, I look at what's working in the client's niche and what their audience already watches.
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02
Set the direction
Branding, visual style and references agreed before the first cut, so nothing gets redone later.
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03
Cut for retention
Hook, pacing, captions, graphics and colour, built so people watch to the end.
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Review on Frame.io, deliver
Notes go on the exact frame, revisions turn around fast, and the final lands back in your Drive.
Why me
Not just another editor.
Typical editor
- Just cuts the footage
- Leaves the brand's look to someone else
- The same template for every client
- Endless revision rounds
- Files sent by random links
- Slow replies, different time zone
Working with me
- Sets the look and edits the video
- Branding and video in one consistent style
- Researches your niche before the first cut
- Edits for hook, pacing and retention
- Drive in, Frame.io notes, Drive out
- Remote, works US hours, replies the same day
Experience
Where the reps came from.
- Edit long-form and short-form for coaches, brands and creators on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, plus ad creatives for live campaigns.
- Design the branding for every new client and set the creative direction their videos follow.
- Redesign the branding and reset the direction for clients who aren't happy with their videos.
- Research each client's niche before production, so the look and the videos fit what works there.
- Bring AI into the edit with Higgsfield, Runway and ElevenLabs alongside Premiere and After Effects.
- Edited promotional and social media videos for digital marketing campaigns, improving content consistency and brand presentation across platforms.
- Collaborated with creative teams to develop motion graphics and visual systems that kept brand identity consistent across video assets.
- Refined pacing, narrative flow and clarity in corporate and educational videos.
- Handled color correction, audio cleanup and visual polish to a professional standard.
- Delivered high-quality edits under tight deadlines for corporate and marketing clients.
- Edited talking-head, educational and promotional content focused on clear messaging and viewer retention.
- Designed and maintained consistent visual styles — titles, lower thirds and motion elements aligned with client branding.
- Edited 150+ videos across YouTube, social media and educational platforms.
- Specialized in long-form videos (5–60+ minutes), including multicam podcast and talking-head content.
- Designed custom motion graphics, animations and 3D visual elements tailored to client branding.
- Improved audience retention through better pacing, clean cuts and structured story flow.
Tools & skills
What's running under the hood.
Clients
A few words from people I've worked with.
Questions
What people usually ask.
Mainly a full-time remote role as a video editor or creative director. I also take on a small number of video projects.
Both. I design each client's branding and set the direction their videos follow, then edit to it, so the look and the cut come from one place.
Every day. Higgsfield and Runway for generated shots, ElevenLabs for voice, and AI tools for the slow, repetitive parts. Everything still gets cut, graded and checked by me.
Yes. I work fully remote, on US hours. I use whatever the team already does: Slack, Google Chat or email.
It depends on the length of the video and what's already in my schedule. We agree a delivery date up front and I stick to it. Footage comes in through Google Drive, notes on Frame.io, and the final goes back to Drive.
“I don't think every cut needs to be noticed. The best ones usually aren't.”
Saim Zafar
Contact
Hiring, or have a video to make?
I reply the same day, during US hours.