Aklak Z.
Expert Video Editor | Youtube Video Editor | Video Production
⭐ 5+ years of experience in video editing and content production, I help creators and brands turn raw footage into high-retention videos that people actually want to watch. I don't just edit videos to look good. I engineer them to hold attention. I build edits around retention, viewer psychology and watch time. 📈 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 → 10K+ videos edited across long-form and short-form content → 50+ creators and brands served across YouTube, Instagram & TikTok → Content that has crossed 1M+ views → Worked on channels that achieved 2–5× growth in views and subscribers 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬🎖️editor in the top 3% on Upwork. I've worked with brands including Nestlé, Spotify, Unilever, Telenor and my clients consistently see 2X–5X growth in views and subscribers. "𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐩𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Bryan, Upwork Client --- How I help different types of clients --- → 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 Documentary, talking-head, VSL, and faceless content - structured around hooks, pacing, storytelling, visual variation, and retention. → 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 A consistent visual identity and storytelling system that makes your content recognizable, credible, and easier to follow. → 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭-𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Reels, Shorts, TikToks, and UGC edits built around strong hooks, fast pacing, emotional beats, and platform-native storytelling. 😎 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 I don’t approach video editing as a production task. I approach it as a growth tool. When we work together long-term, I learn your brand, your audience, and what makes your content work - so every video becomes more intentional, more effective, and more valuable than the last. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝? Send me your footage, reference, or brief. I'll look at the content and suggest an editing approach that fits your goals. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁👋
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $24k
Billed in all: $63,206$63k
$1.3k in the last 6 months
Across 57 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 0.51% in YouTube Shorts
Top 1% in 4 of 20 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #7Documentary Video669 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #1Top 1%🇧🇩#1 of 79
- #8YouTube Automation1,359 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #2Top 0.59%🇧🇩#2 of 158
- #11ai video ads359 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #1Top 3%🇧🇩#1 of 29
- #14Video Editing Software961 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #1Top 1%🇧🇩#1 of 59
- #16YouTube Shorts3,159 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #3Top 0.51%🇧🇩#3 of 407
- #36Instagram Reels4,911 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #2Top 0.73%🇧🇩#2 of 614
- #38YouTube Video4,445 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #4Top 0.85%🇧🇩#4 of 516
- #39UGC3,466 freelancers · 🇧🇩 #1Top 1%🇧🇩#1 of 120