Mahadi Hasan O.
Short-Form Video Editor | Talking-Head, Reels, TikTok, UGC & Meta Ads
14,700+ Upwork hours & 100% JSS. Most of the raw footage I get is already good. People just leave before the point gets made. That is the part I enjoy fixing. I'm Mahadi, a Top Rated video editor with 230+ completed projects and $100K+ earned on Upwork. I edit in Premiere Pro and After Effects. Over the past 4+ years on Upwork, I've built dependable post-production systems for founders, creators, real estate agents, and DTC brands across the US, UK, and Europe. Check my portfolio below to see the exact range of styles I build: 1. TALKING-HEAD, RETENTION & LONG-TO-SHORT (For Creators, Founders, Real Estate Agents & Media Brands) • Timing carries more weight than effects: Removing a pause that runs a second too long, bringing B-roll in earlier, and nudging a caption so the next idea lands cleanly. • Custom visual identity: In my portfolio, you'll see dynamic real estate property walkthroughs, clean medical explainers, dark cinematic finance ads, and punchy creator edits. I match your brand instead of forcing generic presets over it. • Motion graphics & custom assets: Animated property price and spec tags, kinetic typography, animated charts, and custom AI-illustrated visuals when you need unique B-roll that stock footage can't give you. • Audio enhancement: Studio-grade vocal leveling, background noise removal, and subtle foley sound design (whooshes, risers, ambient room tones) that hold attention without being distracting. • Full YouTube & podcast workflow: While my core focus is short-form retention, I also handle full-length YouTube episodes and podcasts for ongoing clients. You send the raw 45-minute recording, and I deliver both the polished long-form master and 5 to 8 vertical shorts in a single workflow. 2. DIRECT-RESPONSE UGC & DTC PAID ADS (For E-Commerce Brands, Physical Products & SaaS) • Multi-hook testing: I build 3 to 5 different hook cuts off one master edit. This makes testing visual pattern interrupts, problem callouts, and customer testimonial hooks fast and affordable. • DTC & product pacing: In my portfolio, you'll see physical product ads (furniture, food brands, automotive services) engineered with native TikTok and Reels pacing, realistic UGC storytelling, and clean sound design. • Safe zones verified: 9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 exports with verified safe zones so your text and CTAs never get covered by platform icons or handles. HOW WE WORK TOGETHER Most people I work with aren't buying a one-off edit. They're building a content system with weekly uploads and predictable quality: • Fast turnaround: Single cuts back within 24 hours. Batches of 5 to 10 videos in 3 to 4 days. Revisions usually back within 24 hours. • 3-Pass Caption QA: Script check, spellcheck, and export scrub so you never have to waste time proofreading typos. • Raw footage welcome: Send files straight from the camera with false starts, multiple takes, flat log footage, and rough audio. I build the cut, grade the color, and clean the vocals in the same pass. • Review workflow: Drop timestamped comments directly on the video drafts so we don't waste time in messy email threads. • Hybrid AI workflow: I use AI for repetitive tasks like audio cleanup, caption drafts, and generating custom illustrated assets when you lack B-roll, while the pacing, storytelling, and final cut remain completely hand-crafted. If you want an effect on every single cut, I'm probably not your editor. If you want videos that keep people watching without feeling over-edited, we'll get along well. Send an invite or book a 30-minute consultation with your raw footage, and I'll tell you what I'd change and what I'd leave alone. Mahadi
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $4.7k
Billed in all: $113,765$114k
$431 in the last 6 months
Across 16 contracts
Across 292 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 6% in Closed Captioning
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