Open for new projects
Your retention
problem is an
editing problem.
Long-form YouTube edits, retention-driven shorts, and the strategy behind them — for creators who want people to actually finish the video.
Creators I’ve worked with.
Every one of these is a real channel. Click through and check.
Long-form, end to end.
Pacing, story, sound, polish. Click any frame — it plays right here.
Every cut has a job.
Pacing, zooms, sound cues — none of it is there because it looks good. It is there because the next thirty seconds have to earn the thirty after that. The edit is built around the story, not around the beat.
I think in hooks, not clips.
Hooks, structure and packaging get decided before the first cut. You are hiring someone who has already thought about why this video will get watched, not only how it will be assembled.
Clear communication, a delivery date I hold, and revisions until it is right. That is the whole arrangement.
You send footage. You get back something you want to post.
Vertical, cut for the scroll.
Fast hooks, tight pacing, captions that pop. Hover to hold the rack; click to watch.
Straight from the DMs.
Real messages from real projects — screenshots untouched.
I think it’s the best video yet
Excellent job. Send me a PayPal invoice and I’ll get it paid today.
It’s perfect
Tbh blew my expectations
Questions.
What do you offer?
Long-form YouTube editing, short-form content — Reels, Shorts, TikToks — and YouTube strategy: hooks, structure and packaging. A full video or a batch of shorts, either way.
How do we start?
Book a call or DM me on X or Instagram. We talk about your channel, your goals and your style, then I take one project so you can see how I work before committing to anything bigger.
What if the edit is not what I imagined?
We iterate. Revisions are part of the process — the video is not done until you are happy to hit publish.
How fast is the turnaround?
It depends on length and complexity. You get a clear delivery date up front, and I keep it.
Let’s make the next one
the best one yet.
Tell me about your channel and what you’re trying to make. Thirty minutes, no charge.
- Email alaaessamaki@gmail.com
- X @samaki_es
- Instagram @pod_alaa