Short-Form Video Editing Services
Send the footage. We turn it into polished Instagram Reels, TikToks and YouTube Shorts, with hooks, branded captions, motion graphics and sound design.
Trusted by 300+ entrepreneurs, creators and agencies
Short-Form Videos We Have Edited
Educational, social and personal brand clips, all edited for vertical platforms.
What Short-Form Video Editing Means
85thAgency provides short-form video editing for creators, brands, businesses and agencies that need professional Reels, TikToks and YouTube Shorts from supplied footage or existing long-form content. Clients provide the footage, existing content or creative direction. 85thAgency handles the editing and post-production.
Short-form video editing turns raw footage or existing long-form content into concise vertical videos for platforms such as Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. 85thAgency handles the pacing, cuts, captions, B-roll, graphics, audio and formatting while following the client’s existing style or supplied references. 85thAgency can follow an established editing style instead of forcing every client into the same short-form template.
- U.S.-based video editing company with a team of 20+ editors
- Guaranteed 24–48 hour turnaround
- For creators, brands, businesses and agencies
- Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
- Recurring production and style matching
- Flexible, on-demand model; video credits do not expire
The Short-Form Content We Edit Every Day
From founders filming on a phone to brands with a full production crew, we format the story for vertical platforms. Running paid campaigns? Paid creative has its own workflow on our ad creative video editing page.
Instagram Reels
Reels edited with on-brand captions, clean pacing and vertical formatting.
TikTok videos
Concise TikTok edits from raw footage or existing content, with captions and B-roll.
YouTube Shorts
Vertical Shorts edited from supplied footage or longer-form videos.
Talking-head videos
Jump cuts, punch-ins and captions that make a single camera feel dynamic.
Podcast clips
Selected moments from each episode, captioned and framed for mobile.
Personal brand content
A consistent visual identity across every post.
Business content
Educational, promotional and behind-the-scenes clips for companies posting regularly.
Repurposed long-form
Webinars, interviews and YouTube videos cut into short-form clips.
One Short-Form Workflow Across Reels, TikTok and Shorts
A short-form video can often be prepared for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts from the same source footage, while requested differences in captions, duration, framing or export can be handled where needed.
When the footage or creative direction supports it, the edit can bring the strongest available statement, visual or idea earlier in the video rather than starting with unnecessary dead space. If clients provide multiple hook options, different versions can be created.
Tell us about your footage and posting schedule — we reply within one business day.
What Goes Into a Short-Form Edit
Pacing and cutdowns
Remove unnecessary pauses, tighten the structure and keep the edit concise.
Captions and on-screen text
Readable captions, callouts or text treatments when appropriate to the style.
B-roll and supporting visuals
Supplied B-roll, images, screenshots or other approved assets that support what is being said.
Graphics and motion
Motion graphics, zooms, transitions or visual emphasis where they fit the reference or style.
Audio
Balanced dialogue, supplied music and sound effects where appropriate.
Vertical formatting
Videos prepared for vertical short-form use, including 9:16 when requested.
Your Content Should Still Look Like Your Content
85thAgency can work from reference videos, previous edits and brand guidelines to follow an existing short-form style. That can include pacing, caption design, fonts, colors, B-roll choices, motion, transitions, sound direction and other recurring editing decisions.
Different clients do not need to receive the same short-form template. The goal is matching the client’s own established direction or supplied references.
- Creators with an established visual identity
- Brands with content guidelines
- Agencies managing different clients
Turn Existing Long-Form Content Into Short Clips
Podcasts, interviews, YouTube videos, webinars and other long-form recordings can provide source material for short-form clips when useful moments are identifiable in the footage.
Source content
Bring your existing long-form content from any format.
- PodcastsAudio or video podcasts
- InterviewsExpert interviews and conversations
- YouTube videosExisting channel videos
- WebinarsLive or recorded webinars
- Founder recordingsInternal videos and recorded thoughts
Outputs
Turn key moments into engaging short-form clips for social media.
The number of useful clips depends on the content and source material available. For the full-length edit itself, see long-form video editing, podcast video editing or YouTube video editing.
Raw Footage Works Too
Short-form projects can also start directly from raw A-roll, talking-head footage, B-roll, product footage, job-site footage, UGC or other supplied source material.
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Send footage and references
Upload raw clips to a shared drive or our client portal with a short brief and any reference videos.
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We build the edit
On the first batch we lock in caption style, colours, pacing and music direction, then build the short-form edit.
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Review and feedback
Leave timestamped feedback and we turn revisions around fast.
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Final versions delivered
Platform-ready vertical videos for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, with a guaranteed 24–48 hour turnaround.
Raw footage is enough to start — send a batch and we handle the rest.
Short-Form Is Often a Volume Workflow
Publishing short-form consistently can create recurring editing demand. 85thAgency is supported by a team of 20+ editors, so production capacity is not tied to one editor’s availability.
Clients do not need to commit to unnecessary production volume simply to use the service. 85thAgency uses a flexible/on-demand video-credit model, and video credits do not expire.
- A smaller number of recurring videos
- Regular weekly or monthly content
- Batches of short-form videos
- Agencies managing several client accounts
- Increases or decreases in editing volume
Built for Different Short-Form Workflows
Creators can also see personal brand video editing, brands running ongoing multi-platform content can see social media video editing, and agencies can see video editing for agencies.
Creators
Creators can outsource repetitive editing while keeping their established content style.
Brands and businesses
Brands can turn supplied footage into recurring short-form marketing and social content.
Agencies
Agencies can outsource short-form editing across several accounts while maintaining separate brand styles and references.
Creators, brands and agencies — book a call and we'll map out your workflow.
What Kind of Short-Form Editing Setup Fits Your Workflow?
Editing Yourself
Can make sense when content volume is low and the creator wants direct control over every edit.
Freelancer
Can work well when one editor has enough capacity and the relationship and style are already working.
Editing Team
Useful when:
- Short-form volume becomes recurring
- Backup capacity matters
- Several formats or accounts are involved
- The workload changes month to month
- Relying on one person’s availability becomes limiting
There is no universally best setup. 85thAgency is particularly useful when short-form editing becomes a recurring production requirement rather than an occasional edit.
Creators and Founders on Working With Us
Extremely fast & high quality service, understood exactly what was needed in a 2 min phone call with no intro. Got raw footage on Friday and delivered by Wednesday before BFCM for up to 30 videos. Truly has a deep understanding of what is needed and will work together again!
Michael Kagan
Founder & CEO, Grazly
I've been working with 85thAgency for my business and personal social media, and the experience has been outstanding. Their video editing is consistently high-level, professional, and tailored to truly engage the audience. Every project is delivered on time, and the results always drive strong reactions. Reliable, creative, and impressive, 85thAgency is a partner I highly recommend.
Yuval Teren
Founder & CEO, The Yuval Teren Academy
I am extremely impressed with this agency team. Their attention to detail is nothing I have experienced with editors before, and they will always go the extra mile time and time again to ensure the final output is up to satisfaction. They are always working to be more efficient and improve results. I am grateful they are apart of my team.
Jacob Popp
Ad Creative Strategist
They do great work and have great customer service!
Patrick
Founder & CEO, Assure Creative Digital Marketing
85th Agency has been helping me edit real estate videos for a few months now. One of the easiest teams to work with by far and they work really hard to meet my needs. Im super grateful to have them as part of my team. After the first trial reel, I had no doubt in my mind that this was the team I wanted to collaborate with.
Jacob Ochwat
Founder & CEO, APiX Real Estate Media
They do a great job. I would totally recommend them!
Declan Shearman
Founder & CEO, DSE Media
Extremely fast & high quality service, understood exactly what was needed in a 2 min phone call with no intro. Got raw footage on Friday and delivered by Wednesday before BFCM for up to 30 videos. Truly has a deep understanding of what is needed and will work together again!
Michael Kagan
Founder & CEO, Grazly
I've been working with 85thAgency for my business and personal social media, and the experience has been outstanding. Their video editing is consistently high-level, professional, and tailored to truly engage the audience. Every project is delivered on time, and the results always drive strong reactions. Reliable, creative, and impressive, 85thAgency is a partner I highly recommend.
Yuval Teren
Founder & CEO, The Yuval Teren Academy
I am extremely impressed with this agency team. Their attention to detail is nothing I have experienced with editors before, and they will always go the extra mile time and time again to ensure the final output is up to satisfaction. They are always working to be more efficient and improve results. I am grateful they are apart of my team.
Jacob Popp
Ad Creative Strategist
They do great work and have great customer service!
Patrick
Founder & CEO, Assure Creative Digital Marketing
85th Agency has been helping me edit real estate videos for a few months now. One of the easiest teams to work with by far and they work really hard to meet my needs. Im super grateful to have them as part of my team. After the first trial reel, I had no doubt in my mind that this was the team I wanted to collaborate with.
Jacob Ochwat
Founder & CEO, APiX Real Estate Media
They do a great job. I would totally recommend them!
Declan Shearman
Founder & CEO, DSE Media
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