Shams Y.
Short-Form Video Editor | High-Retention Reels, TikTok & Shorts
🏆 Top Rated Plus - Top 3% Talent on Upwork ⏱️ 2000+ hours worked on Upwork 🚀 15M+ Views Generated for Top Creators & Brands You’re a business owner, not a video editor. Your time is better spent running your business, so let me handle the editing. I’m 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬, a top-tier Short-Form Video Editor and Retention Specialist with 𝟯+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 of experience helping content creators, personal coaches, and ecommerce brands grow through scroll-stopping videos, high-retention content, and performance-driven ads. 🎯 What I Do 1. Short-Form Content for Creators & Brands I specialize in TikTok video editing, Instagram Reels editing and YouTube Shorts editing, with snappy cuts, animated captions, sound design and pacing made for retention. I also handle talking head video editing for personal brands, with bold titles, captions and B-roll that keep viewers watching. 2. UGC & Paid Ads (Meta, Facebook & TikTok) As a UGC Video Editor and Meta Ads Video Editor, I turn raw creator footage into direct-response ads with strong hooks, clear offers and fast pacing built to stop the scroll and drive clicks and conversions. 3. Podcast & Long-Form Repurposing I find the best moments in your podcasts, webinars, Zoom calls and interviews and turn them into ready-to-post vertical clips, so one recording becomes weeks of content. 4. YouTube Video Editing YouTube Video Editor, I edit long-form videos with strong pacing, clean audio, graphics and storytelling that keeps people watching. ⚙️ How It Works - Send me your footage and a short brief (or just a reference video you like) - Get your first cut within 24-48 hours - Revisions until you’re happy - Receive final files ready to post, in every format you need 💬 What Clients Say “Want a video editor? This guy is him! He can make an ugly video amazing and viral. I would 100% recommend him!” “You’d be insane for not choosing Shams. Highly reliable, excellent editor and can work autonomously. It’s a no brainer.” “Reliable, good communication and efficient in solving problems.” 🚀 Ready to Get Started? Send me a message with your raw footage or a link to your best-performing video, and I’ll reply within 2 hours with a quick plan for how I’d edit it. 🔧 EXPERTISE: Short-Form Video Editor | TikTok Video Editing | Instagram Reels Editing | YouTube Shorts Editing | Talking Head Video Editing | UGC Video Editor | Meta Ads Video Editor | Podcast Clips Editor | Content Repurposing Editor | Retention Video Editor | Hook-Based Video Editor | Social Media Video Editor | YouTube Video Editor Last Updated: Nov 2, 2026
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $23k
Billed in all: $44,821$45k
$406 in the last 6 months
Across 100 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 0.66% in YouTube Shorts
Top 1% in 4 of 20 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #5AVS Video Editor261 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 2%🇵🇰#1 of 118
- #11Video Marketing778 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 1%🇵🇰#2 of 160
- #14Testimonial Video867 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 2%🇵🇰#2 of 113
- #21YouTube Shorts3,159 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #11Top 0.66%🇵🇰#11 of 1,145
- #21Video Intro & Outro2,072 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 1%🇵🇰#2 of 487
- #28TikTok Video2,536 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #10Top 1%🇵🇰#10 of 790
- #29Short Video Ad2,220 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #8Top 1%🇵🇰#8 of 738
- #43Instagram Reels4,911 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #12Top 0.88%🇵🇰#12 of 1,322