A video editor who runs your weekly podcast cadence.
Dedicated full-time editors trained on the podcast loop: long-form cuts, shorts, captions, thumbnails, guest assets. One seat, one calendar, one workflow that ships every week without you babysitting it.
What you actually get
One dedicated editor who runs your podcast post-production end to end: long-form cuts, 6 to 12 shorts per episode, captioned everywhere, intro/outro stings, thumbnails, and guest delivery assets.
Weekly cadence baked in. Standing handoff day, standing publish day, standing shorts drop. No "where are we on episode 47?" Slacks.
Pricing. Roughly $2,000 to $4,500 per month for full-time, Philippines or Latin America based, with a lifetime replacement guarantee.
Why podcasts break generic editors.
A podcast is not a one-off edit. It is a weekly assembly line that has to ship even when the host is on a plane, the guest sent broken audio, or last week's shorts underperformed and you want to test a new hook style. Most freelance editors are built for project work, not for the cadence. They are great for episode 1, decent for episode 4, and ghosting you by episode 10 when their bigger client books a series.
A dedicated video editor on a single client account solves the cadence problem. They know your show, your speaker preferences, your b-roll library, your standard cold-open length, and your channel's best-performing thumbnail style. Episode 47 takes them roughly 40 percent less time than episode 7 because the SOP is in their head, not in a Notion doc nobody reads.
What a podcast editor at Staffify actually does.
Long-form cut
Multi-cam sync (Riverside or Streamyard exports), filler-word and tangent removal, audio leveling, music bed where the show calls for it, lower thirds for guest intros, ad-break placeholders, and chapter markers for YouTube and Spotify. Standard turnaround is 48 to 72 hours from upload.
Short-form repurposing
Most podcast clients want 6 to 12 vertical shorts per episode for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok. The editor picks the clip, cuts to a strong hook in the first 1.5 seconds, hard-burns captions, adds a stinger or visual gag where the show's brand allows it, and exports vertical (9:16) and square (1:1) versions.
Captions and accessibility
Burned-in captions on all shorts, .srt files for the long-form upload, and a transcript file shipped with the episode for show notes and SEO. Captions are reviewed for speaker name corrections and brand spelling, not just left as raw auto-captions.
Thumbnails
A YouTube thumbnail per long-form episode and a Reel cover per short, built in the show's existing template. Most editors at this seniority do not design thumbnails from scratch, but they can execute on a Figma or Canva template you set up once and replicate it weekly.
Guest delivery and asset tracking
After publish, the editor sends a clean guest package (3 to 4 shorts, the audiogram, a quote graphic, a share-ready link) so your guests promote without being asked twice. Asset tracking lives in Notion or Asana so you can see at a glance which episodes are cut, scheduled, published, and re-promoted.
Tools your editor will know.
- Editing. Adobe Premiere Pro, Descript, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut.
- Recording handoff. Riverside.fm, Streamyard, Zencastr, Squadcast.
- Captions and transcription. Descript, Submagic, native YouTube captions.
- Asset management. Notion, Asana, Trello, Frame.io, Google Drive, Dropbox.
- Design. Figma and Canva for thumbnails and quote graphics.
If your stack is non-standard (Final Cut Pro X, a custom LUT pack, a proprietary asset library), say so on the call. We match the editor to the stack, not the other way around.
Onboarding cadence.
Most podcast clients are publishing weekly within 14 days. Week 1: discovery on your show, brand kit, references, and SOP build. Week 2: paired edit on a fresh episode with notes. By week 3, your editor is running solo and you are reviewing a near-final cut, not directing one. We cover the model in more depth in SOPs that stick.
Podcast editor: hiring model comparison.
| Model | Typical cost | Fit |
|---|---|---|
| US freelance editor | $50 to $120 / hr, ~$1,500 to $4,000 per episode bundle | Founder shows with high production value and low cadence |
| Marketplace (Upwork, Fiverr Pro) | $200 to $1,200 per episode | Project work, not weekly cadence |
| Podcast production agency | $2,500 to $7,000 / mo | Outsource the whole show including booking and notes |
| Staffify dedicated editor | $2,000 to $4,500 / mo (full-time) | Founders who want one trained editor inside their workflow |
The big difference between Staffify and a podcast agency: the agency owns the show, you rent it. With a dedicated editor, the IP, the project files, the asset library, and the SOPs sit inside your business. If you leave us, you take everything with you.
Where this works (and where it does not).
Strong fit: shows publishing 1 to 4 long-form episodes per month plus shorts, hosts who want to be on the mic and not in the timeline, and brands that already have a visual identity an editor can execute against. We work especially well with founders who run a podcast as a top-of-funnel asset for a service business and need it to ship weekly without becoming a project. Related reading: the operator trap.
Weaker fit: heavily motion-graphic shows (Kurzgesagt-style explainer animation), high-end documentary work, and any project where you want one custom hand-crafted edit rather than a weekly assembly line. For that, hire a US senior editor on retainer.
Frequently asked questions.
How much does a podcast video editor cost?
Per-episode freelance pricing runs roughly $200 to $1,200 on marketplaces and $1,500 to $4,000 for US senior editors. A dedicated full-time offshore editor through Staffify is $2,000 to $4,500 per month for unlimited episodes and shorts inside that capacity.
Can one editor handle both long-form and shorts?
Yes, and it is the typical Staffify scope. The same editor cuts the long-form, then pulls 6 to 12 shorts from it, captions everything, and ships the asset package. Splitting long-form and shorts across two people usually adds coordination cost without speeding things up.
What software do your editors use?
Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Descript, and CapCut most often. Riverside, Streamyard, and Zencastr on the recording side. Notion or Asana for asset tracking. Figma or Canva for thumbnails on a template you provide.
What is the turnaround per episode?
Standard long-form turnaround is 48 to 72 hours from clean upload. Shorts ship within 24 to 48 hours of the long-form approval. Rush windows are available if your show has a same-day publish constraint.
Do you handle music licensing?
Editors will use music from your existing license library (Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Musicbed) or royalty-free tracks. We do not procure licensing on your behalf, since the license needs to live in your business name.
What if my editor does not work out?
We replace them. Lifetime replacement guarantee, no extra fee. The most common reason for a replacement is a stylistic mismatch rather than a skill issue, and we usually catch it in the first 30 days.
Get your podcast back on cadence.
25 minutes. Tell us the show, the cadence, and the asset stack, and we will tell you what a dedicated editor inside your workflow would look like.
Book a 25-min discovery call