Video editor resume: credits, software and results on one page
Video editors get hired on their reel, but the resume decides who gets the reel watched. Your agent reads the job ad, organizes your projects into credits (client, format, your role), lists the editing suites you really use and adds the views or watch-time results that YouTube and brand teams care about.
The prompt
- Write a video editor resume for [JOB LINK OR JOB TITLE AND COMPANY]. Me: [NAME, CITY, EMAIL, REEL LINK]. My projects and jobs: [CLIENTS, CHANNELS OR PRODUCTIONS, DATES, YOUR ROLE]. Software I use: [E.G. PREMIERE PRO, DAVINCI RESOLVE, AFTER EFFECTS]. Results: [VIEWS, WATCH TIME, RETENTION, FESTIVALS OR 'NONE']. Make a one-page resume with a 'Selected credits' section, bullets that show formats (long-form, shorts, ads, docs), turnaround and results, and give me a Word file.
What to change
- [JOB LINK OR JOB TITLE AND COMPANY]: The job link, or the role and company if you only have a name.
- [NAME, CITY, EMAIL, REEL LINK]: Contact line with your reel link (Vimeo, YouTube, Frame.io or your site).
- [CLIENTS, CHANNELS OR PRODUCTIONS, DATES, YOUR ROLE]: Agency, in-house, YouTube channels and freelance gigs. Paste notes or attach your old resume.
- [E.G. PREMIERE PRO, DAVINCI RESOLVE, AFTER EFFECTS]: Only list what you can use under pressure. Include color (DaVinci), motion (After Effects) and audio (Audition) if relevant.
- [VIEWS, WATCH TIME, RETENTION, FESTIVALS OR 'NONE']: E.g. "average view duration up from 4:10 to 6:30", "ad with 2M views", "short film in Raindance selection". Write NONE if you don't have any.
Example result
- Tom Reyes
- Los Angeles, CA · tom.reyes@email.com · vimeo.com/tomreyesedit
- Summary
- Video editor with 6 years cutting YouTube long-form, short-form social and brand commercials. Known for fast turnaround, story-first edits and clean color and sound finishing.
- Experience
- Lead Editor, Northside Media (YouTube network) · 2022 – today
- • Edit 2 long-form videos (15–25 min) a week for a 1.4M-subscriber science channel
- • Raised average view duration from 5:20 to 8:05 by restructuring hooks and pacing
- • Built Premiere Pro templates and a proxy workflow that cut turnaround from 5 days to 3
- • Cut 30+ YouTube Shorts and Reels a month from long-form footage
- Freelance Video Editor · 2019 – 2022
- • Edited 25 brand spots (15–60 s) for fitness and food clients, including color grading in DaVinci Resolve
- • Created motion graphics and lower thirds in After Effects for 3 corporate event series
- Selected credits
- • "Why Bridges Don't Fall" (YouTube, 3.2M views), editor
- • Peak Fuel "Start Strong" campaign (paid social), editor and colorist
- • "Saltwater" (short documentary, 18 min), editor, regional festival selection
- Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro · DaVinci Resolve (edit and color) · After Effects · Audition · Frame.io review · Multicam editing · Sound mixing · Captions and subtitles · Story structure · Retention editing for YouTube
- Education
- Certificate in Film Editing, LA Film Workshop
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and add your projects, software and reel link in the [brackets].
- Paste it into todo.is (Today screen) or send it to your agent on WhatsApp.
- Your agent sorts your work into credits and writes the resume as a Word file.
- Ask for a version for a different kind of role, e.g. "make one for a commercial post house".
Tips for a better result
- Put the reel link in the header and keep the reel under 2 minutes with your best cut first.
- List formats explicitly (long-form, shorts, commercials, documentary). Teams hire for a format, not just "editing".
- YouTube roles care about retention and view duration. Agency roles care about turnaround and client revisions.
- Mention collaboration tools like Frame.io and proxy workflows. They signal you can work in a real pipeline.
- Your agent can also turn your credits list into a one-page PDF to attach with the reel.
video editor resume: FAQ
- What should a video editor put on a resume? A reel link, selected credits, the software you use, formats you edit, and results like views, retention or festival selections.
- Should I list every editing software I've touched? No. List the tools you can work fast in. Put your main suite first and mention color, motion and audio tools separately.
- How do I write a video editor resume with no experience? Use school, personal and freelance projects as credits, describe the format and your role, and link a short reel. Spec edits of public footage count if labeled clearly.
- Can the agent edit my reel too? It can trim, merge and compress clips with ffmpeg and add subtitles, but for creative editing your own suite is still the better tool.
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