Shahzaib Khan

Video Editor for YouTube & Brands
worked with @thomdefliet
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[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

2025 Showreel
"DM" me i'm open to editing projects for 2026.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

2 years of editing taught me this:

Better editing isn't about more effects, smoother transitions, or a more complicated timeline.

It's about understanding why something works.

What's one editing lesson you wish you'd learned earlier?

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

2 years of editing taught me this:

Better editing isn't about more effects, smoother transitions, or a more complicated timeline.

It's about understanding why something works.

What's one editing lesson you wish you'd learned earlier?

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

2025 Showreel
"DM" me i'm open to editing projects for 2026.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Prompts + full breakdown are on my Instagram, comment 'MOTION' on the same reel there and I'll send everything to your DMs: https://t.co/F41HVHvAec

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

You can now build motion design scenes in After Effects with one prompt.

Every element comes in as its own editable layer, not a flat render.

Full workflow + prompts below 👇

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@tsirbiladz3 Same situation here, Pakistan side. Banking and payouts are the real headache. Have you looked into Mercury or Relay for the US banking piece?

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Any founders from Pakistan using Stripe Atlas?

Thinking about setting up a US LLC + Stripe for recurring monthly payments and would love to hear real experiences from people already using it.

How has your experience been with:

Stripe approval
banking
payouts
taxes/compliance

Reply or DM 🙌

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

@theaymanarab Interested

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@IamAqsaShaikh @stripe @stripe @patrickc

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Recent frames

Brands that look like this don't struggle to sell.

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AI and Tech YouTubers, your editing needs to be faster and sharper than any other niche.

Your audience skips content at 1.5x speed.

That means:
→ Dead air = instant skip
→ No Storytelling = channel closed
→ Slow intros = unsubscribe

I edit AI content specifically for fast-twitch audiences.

Your viewers stay. Your channel grows. DM me.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Unpopular opinion:

Your content isn't the problem.
Your editing is.

Finance creators with mediocre content + great editing outperform great creators with bad editing every time.

YouTube's algorithm rewards watch time.
Watch time is 80% an editing problem.

Stop blaming the algorithm. Fix your editor.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Here's exactly what I do when I receive a raw finance video:

1. Watch full video once, no cuts. Understand the story.
2. Map out all drop points (where viewers would leave)
3. Add pattern interrupts at every 45-60 second mark
4. Sync all cuts to speech rhythm
5. Add B-roll, stats graphics, zooms
6. Hook gets rebuilt if it's weak
7. Final retention check before delivery

Most editors skip steps 1, 2, and 7.

That's why most finance videos bleed views.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Finance YouTubers, honest question:

How many hours do you spend editing each video?

A) Less than 3 hours
B) 3–6 hours
C) 6–12 hours
D) I don't even want to think about it

Drop your answer below 👇

(I already know most of you are answering D)

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

"I went from dreading upload week to actually enjoying the process."

— Finance creator, 180K subs

He was spending 14 hours editing each video himself.

Now he sends me the raw footage and gets a polished video back in 48 hours.

He's now uploading 2x more. Revenue went up 60%.

This is what the right editor does for your channel.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

If you're a finance or investing YouTuber posting in 2026 and your editor isn't doing these 3 things:

1. Pattern interrupt every 45-60 seconds
2. Zooms + cuts timed to your speech rhythm
3. Lower thirds for key stats and numbers

You are actively losing subscribers every upload.

This is fixable. DM me "FINANCE" and I'll show you how.

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Before working with me:
→ 35% average view duration
→ 8K views per video
→ 2 videos/month (editing took too long)

After 60 days:
→ 67% average view duration
→ 31K views per video
→ 4 videos/month

Same creator. Same content. Different editor.

Finance niche. Results are real.

2 spots open this month. DM me.

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The #1 reason finance YouTube videos lose 40% of viewers in the first 30 seconds:

→ No pattern interrupt after the hook
→ Talking head with zero B-roll
→ No visual cues to signal what's coming

Your content is good. Your editing is killing it.

(Save this if you're a finance creator)

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Need a VSL that actually converts?

This is the kind of work I deliver for my client, clean cuts, motion that guides the eye, and pacing that keeps viewers locked in till the CTA.

If you're launching a VSL and need an editor who gets the strategy behind the visuals, DM me 👇

#VSL #VideoEditor #VideoSalesLetter

[Shahzaib Khan @Shazy_aep]

Your VSL is leaking money.

Bad pacing. Weak hooks. No retention.

Viewers drop off before the offer. You lose the sale.

I edit VSLs that convert.
Not pretty videos. Converting ones.

What I fix:
→ Hook that stops the scroll in 3 seconds
→ Pacing that keeps eyes glued
→ Cuts that amplify your offer, not distract from it

If your VSL isn't closing, it's not your offer. It's the edit.

DM me "VSL" if you're doing $10k+/mo and want more of it.