u/External-Passion5020

Looking to start a sports-focused YouTube channel and would love some advice from people who’ve worked with freelance editors/thumbnail designers before.

I have a pretty repeatable long-form content idea centered around storytelling/commentary on major sports moments and narratives. Think modern, high-retention editing style — informative, but not taking itself too seriously.

I’m planning to handle:

• topic selection
• scripting
• overall creative direction

And ideally work with freelancers for:

• editing
• thumbnails
• motion graphics eventually

Main things I’m trying to learn:

• What should I realistically expect pricing-wise for YouTube editing?
• Best places to find GOOD editors?
• How do people usually structure revisions/workflow?
• What separates a good editor from a bad one for YouTube specifically?
• Any mistakes you made early on that you’d avoid?

Would appreciate any advice from people who’ve gone through this already.

Looking to start a sports-focused YouTube channel and would love some advice from people who’ve worked with freelance editors/thumbnail designers before.

I have a pretty repeatable long-form content idea centered around storytelling/commentary on major sports moments and narratives. Think modern, high-retention editing style — informative, but not taking itself too seriously.

I’m planning to handle:

• topic selection
• scripting
• overall creative direction

And ideally work with freelancers for:

• editing
• thumbnails
• motion graphics eventually

Main things I’m trying to learn:

• What should I realistically expect pricing-wise for YouTube editing?
• Best places to find GOOD editors?
• How do people usually structure revisions/workflow?
• What separates a good editor from a bad one for YouTube specifically?
• Any mistakes you made early on that you’d avoid?

Would appreciate any advice from people who’ve gone through this already.