Ali Z.
Senior Video Editor | Podcast, Shorts, Reels, UGC & Ads | 7+ Years
Senior Video Editor — Podcast, UGC, Shorts/Reels & Ads | Premiere Pro, After Effects, Descript, CapCut I help creators and businesses turn raw footage into podcasts, UGC ads, and scroll-stopping Shorts/Reels — plus long-form YouTube, event highlights, real estate, and financial content — with clean pacing, sound design, and fast turnaround. In 7+ years and 126 Upwork jobs, I've logged 2,458 hours, earned $50K+, and hold a 100% Job Success Score. Most clients keep me on for ongoing weekly or monthly editing. WHAT I EDIT - Podcasts — multi-cam sync, clean audio, full episode turnaround - UGC & video ads — product videos, VSLs, promo content built to convert - Shorts, Reels & TikTok — fast-paced clips, often repurposed from long-form - YouTube long-form & documentaries — vlogs, financial/education, real estate - Event highlights — weddings, conferences, brand events - Motion graphics & 2D animation — titles, lower thirds, intros/outros TOOLS Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe Audition, Descript, CapCut, Riverside, Opus Clip — plus AI-assisted workflows for pacing, clarity, and A/V sync. HOW I WORK I treat every project as ongoing until proven otherwise. Clients stay with me for months of weekly episodes and content batches because I hit deadlines, communicate clearly, and don't need hand-holding after the first round of feedback. Send me your project details and I'll reply quickly with next steps.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $17k
Billed in all: $62,042$62k
$446 in the last 6 months
Across 142 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 1% in Audio Editing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #5Event Highlights Video205 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 2%🇵🇰#1 of 29
- #5Vlog179 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 3%🇵🇰#1 of 46
- #14Real Estate Video596 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #6Top 2%🇵🇰#6 of 165
- #18Documentary1,177 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #4Top 2%🇵🇰#4 of 214
- #21Short Video1,533 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #6Top 1%🇵🇰#6 of 418
- #33Podcast Production1,267 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #3Top 3%🇵🇰#3 of 74
- #46Podcast Editing2,212 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #11Top 2%🇵🇰#11 of 489
- #49YouTube Shorts3,159 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #25Top 2%🇵🇰#25 of 1,145