Whether to hire an editor depends on which kind of editing you need. Brand films, launch videos, and founder stories need an editor's judgment in every cut; hire for that work and it repays the salary. Weekly short-form is different: each clip needs the same trims, the same captions, and the same crop as the last, under the same brand rules. Most teams searching "hire video editor" have the second kind of backlog, and it is the wrong job to hire for.
I build Bevyl, an AI video editor, so discount my advice accordingly.
Where to find one
Most brand teams start on Upwork; short-form specialists also take clients through X and LinkedIn. Judge candidates by the vertical brand work in their portfolio. Plan on several weeks of revisions while the editor learns your caption style, your pacing, and the shots you never use. If you are weighing an agency or an unlimited-editing subscription instead, we compared those in video editing services.
What hiring costs beyond the rate
An editor's knowledge of your brand leaves when the editor leaves; the next one relearns it through your revision rounds. A freelancer serving several clients returns clips in two or three days, and a daily posting schedule cannot wait that long. Fees run per clip or per hour, so doubling your output doubles the cost.
When not to hire
If the backlog is short clips that all need the same treatment, software now does the job. Bevyl trains on your footage and brand guidelines in about five minutes and edits new clips to match; teams report saving 3-5+ hours per video. It edits real footage only. It does not generate scenes or people.
The arrangement that works in practice: a person for the films that need judgment, software for the weekly clips. The editor you do hire works on films, not captions.
What to do
Sort last month's unposted footage into the two kinds. If the judgment pile justifies a salary, hire, and write the brief around those projects. If the repetitive pile is the problem, run it through Bevyl first, or talk to the team about your footage. An afternoon settles the question.