After Effects Video Editor + Script Writer for Body Cam Niche - Long Video Format

# Long-Term Video Editor + Script Writer Required for True-Crime / Bodycam Documentary Channel Competitor Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrInsanityCrime Hello, I am looking for a serious, professional, long-term video editor and script writer for a true-crime / police bodycam documentary YouTube channel. This is not a simple editing job where I provide a finished script and you only cut clips. This is an A-to-Z documentary production role. The only material I will mainly provide is the raw crime/bodycam footage, police footage, dashcam footage, interrogation footage, reports, or supporting case material. After that, your responsibility will be to professionally turn that raw material into a complete long-form YouTube documentary. The work is sensitive, serious, and long-term. I need someone who is reliable, honest, punctual, and professional. I do not want excuses, delays, disappearing, careless work, copied content, or low-effort editing. I am looking for someone who can take ownership of the full process and grow with the channel. ## Main Work Required MINIMUM responsibilities will include: CAN BE More 1. Watching and understanding the raw footage. 2. Transcribing the footage properly. 3. Studying the case material and identifying the real story. 4. Creating a strong documentary structure. 5. Writing or generating a high-retention script from the raw footage. 6. Sending the script to me for review. 7. Making revisions based on my feedback. 8. Editing the full video after script approval. 9. Using the raw footage in a clean, professional way. 10. Adding voiceover sections where required. 11. Adding motion graphics, timeline visuals, maps, documents, text callouts, zooms, highlights, and animations. 12. Producing a final documentary that can compete with strong bodycam/crime channels already available online. The final videos will usually be long-form YouTube documentaries. Average video length: around 40 minutes Minimum video length: around 30 minutes Maximum video length: around 60 minutes The general structure will usually be around: 60-70% raw footage 30-40% voiceover / narration / story explanation / animations This means the job is not 100% heavy animation from start to finish. A large part of the video will be selecting, trimming, arranging, cleaning, and pacing raw footage properly. However, the story-building, retention structure, pacing, and the 30-40% animated/voiceover sections must be done at a high professional level. ## Editing Quality Required The editing must be done mainly in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. I am not looking for basic CapCut, Filmora, or low-effort editing. The quality should be close to, equal to, or better than strong competitor channels in the bodycam / crime documentary niche. The video should feel like a serious investigative documentary, not a random compilation of police footage. The editing should include, where needed: * Clean pacing * Strong story flow * Professional cuts * Scene selection * Suspense building * Proper use of raw footage * Blur/censoring where needed * Audio cleanup * Captions or text highlights where useful * Timeline graphics * Police report/document graphics * Map or location visuals * Evidence callouts * Zooms and reframing * Tension-building music where appropriate * Sound design where appropriate * After Effects animations for voiceover sections * Smooth transitions * Professional final export The goal is not just to make a video. The goal is to make a video that holds audience attention for 30–60 minutes. ## Script Writing Requirement You must also be able to help with scripting. The raw footage must be converted into a strong documentary script. This does not mean inventing facts. You must never invent names, charges, motives, outcomes, confessions, injuries, dialogue, or events. Everything must come from the raw footage or supporting material. If something is unknown, it should be treated as unknown. The script should be: * Serious * Investigative * Suspenseful * Documentary-style * Clear * Fact-based * High-retention * YouTube-friendly * Structured for long-form storytelling The script should create curiosity and tension, but it must stay truthful. We are not making fake drama. We are making a strong documentary from real material. Before editing the final video, you will send me the script/structure for review. I will review it and provide feedback. After approval, you will continue with the full video edit. ## Workflow The expected workflow will be: 1. I provide raw footage and case material. 2. You review the footage. 3. You transcribe the footage. 4. You understand the case. 5. You prepare the story structure. 6. You write the script or help create the script using our process/tools. 7. You send the script/structure to me for approval. 8. I review and give feedback. 9. You revise the script if needed. 10. After approval, you start the full edit. 11. You create the documentary in Premiere Pro / After Effects. 12. You send a review version. 13. I give revision notes. 14. You make revisions. 15. You deliver the final export and project files if required. This is the complete production process. I need someone who can handle the full responsibility, not someone who says later, “This part is not my job.” ## Tools I may provide some tools, prompts, templates, or systems that we have created internally. Some tools may be installed on your laptop or shared with you depending on the work. However, you should already have your own professional editing setup and basic tools, including Premiere Pro and After Effects. You should not depend on me for every small thing. You should know how to solve normal editing, transcription, audio, and workflow problems professionally. ## Confidentiality and Ownership This work involves sensitive and expensive raw footage. Some footage may be obtained through law enforcement, FOIA/public records requests, or other lawful sources. This material is valuable and must be treated seriously. You are not allowed to steal, copy, reuse, sell, leak, upload, share, or privately store our footage, scripts, prompts, project files, or channel material for your own use. You are not allowed to use our raw footage to start your own channel. You are not allowed to provide our footage or scripts to another editor, another client, another YouTuber, or any third party without written permission. You are not allowed to blackmail, threaten, misuse, or hold the project hostage using any files, footage, scripts, passwords, channel information, or internal material. Everything created for this project belongs to our channel/business once paid for, unless otherwise agreed in writing. After a trial period, we will use a proper legal contract. Identification may be required for the contract, such as government ID/passport details, depending on the agreement and payment structure. This is because the work is sensitive and long-term. Any violation of confidentiality, ownership, or misuse of material will be treated very seriously and handled through proper legal channels. This is not meant to create fear. It is simply because this project involves expensive, sensitive footage and long-term business trust. ## Trial Period We can start with a trial period of one to two months. During the trial, I will evaluate: * Quality of editing * Script/story understanding * Reliability * Communication * Speed * Ability to follow instructions * Ability to handle feedback * Professional attitude * Honesty * Long-term fit If the trial goes well, this can become a long-term project with consistent work. I am not looking for someone for only one video. I am looking for someone who can grow with the channel and become part of the long-term production system. ## Communication Expectations I need someone who responds on time and communicates clearly. You should be able to give realistic updates. If there is a problem, tell me early. Do not disappear. Do not wait until the deadline to say something is wrong. I expect professional communication, including: * Clear progress updates * Honest timelines * No excuses * No ghosting * No careless responses * No overpromising * No last-minute surprises I understand real problems can happen, but the way you communicate matters. ## Budget and Quote Request Please provide your quote for this work. Before quoting, please understand the structure properly: The average video will be around 40 minutes. Usually, around 70% of the final video will be raw footage. This part mainly requires professional selection, trimming, pacing, audio cleanup, captions/callouts, and clean arrangement. Around 30% will be voiceover/narration sections where stronger visual editing, motion graphics, After Effects animations, documents, maps, timelines, and cinematic storytelling may be required. So please do not quote as if every second of the 40-minute video requires heavy animation. At the same time, do not quote too low if you cannot produce professional work. I know the market range. If the quote is unreasonably high, I will know it is not a good fit. If the quote is too low, I will also know that you may not understand the level of work required. Please give a realistic long-term price based on: * 30-minute episode * 40-minute average episode * 50-minute episode * 60-minute episode Also mention whether your price includes: * Transcription * Script writing / script structuring * Voiceover placement * Full video editing * After Effects animations * unlimited Revisions * Thumbnail support * Project file delivery * Music/SFX sourcing * Captions/subtitles * Blur/censoring * Final export Please also mention: 1. How many days you need for one 40-minute documentary. 2. How many revisions are included. 3. Whether you work alone or with a team. 4. Which software you use. 5. Whether you have experience with true-crime, bodycam, police, documentary, or long-form YouTube videos. 6. Whether you can handle sensitive footage professionally. 7. Whether you are comfortable signing an NDA/confidentiality agreement. 8. Whether you can provide samples of similar work. ## Important Quality Standard This channel is not looking for lazy editing. Raw footage must not be dumped into the timeline without purpose. Every scene should have a reason. Every cut should move the story forward. Every voiceover section should add clarity, tension, or context. The viewer should always feel there is a reason to keep watching. The video should not feel slow, confusing, repetitive, or randomly arranged. I want someone who understands storytelling, not just software. ## What I Will Provide I will provide: * Raw footage * Case material where available * Some prompts/templates/tools * Feedback and direction * Reference channels or competitor examples * Final approval ## What You Must Provide You must provide: * Transcription * Case understanding * Story structure * Script draft * Script revision * Full edit * Motion graphics / animations * Clean final export * Professional communication * Long-term reliability ## Final Note This is a serious long-term opportunity for the right person. If you are only a basic editor, this may not be the right job. If you are careless with deadlines, this is not the right job. If you cannot handle sensitive material professionally, this is not the right job. If you are looking for quick money with no responsibility, this is not the right job. But if you are a serious documentary editor/script writer who can take raw crime/bodycam footage and turn it into a powerful, professional, long-form YouTube documentary, then this can become a strong long-term project. Please send your quote, portfolio, relevant samples, expected timeline, and your complete workflow.