Fully-automated AI video tools can now spit out a 10-minute video from a single prompt, but anyone who's actually watched one knows the problem: flat pacing, generic B-roll, voiceovers that drift out of sync, and zero sense of when to cut for retention. Cheap freelance editors have the opposite problem — templated transitions, no story sense, and edits that feel copy-pasted from someone else's channel. Neither gets you a video people actually finish watching.

I edit long-form video the way a human editor should, with pacing judgment, narrative structure, and an eye for what keeps a viewer watching past the 30-second drop-off — and I use AI tools to get there faster, not to replace the thinking. AI handles the repetitive grunt work (rough cuts, transcription, B-roll sourcing, auto-captioning); I handle the storytelling, retention pacing, sound design, and final polish that actually make a video watchable.

Full long-form edit (YouTube videos, podcasts, event recaps, brand/promo videos, trailers)

AI-assisted rough cut + human-refined pacing and story structure

Color correction and audio mixing/cleanup

Custom captions/subtitles

Chapter markers & timestamps (for YouTube)

AI voiceover, dubbing, or lip-sync work where needed

AI clips, if needed