A free, editable invoice template built for freelance video editors — with the line items and billing conventions your clients expect. Load the example, make it yours, download the PDF.
Editing invoices live or die on how they handle revisions, because 'one more pass' is the defining occupational hazard. The deliverable line states the included rounds; the invoice's job is to make round three a visible, priced decision instead of a favour.
Modern editing work also spans deliverable formats — the main cut, the vertical crop, the 30-second teaser. Each format is a line item. Clients happily pay for what they can see listed; they dispute what they assumed was included.
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Editors bill per finished video for repeat formats (a YouTube channel's weekly episode) and per project for one-offs, with rush turnarounds carrying a stated 25–50% premium. Multi-video retainers bill monthly in advance. Raw-footage storage beyond a stated window is a billable line, not a courtesy.
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edit — 10-min YouTube episode, incl. 2 revision rounds | 1 | 650.00 | 650.00 |
| Vertical cutdowns — 3 × 60s (Shorts/Reels/TikTok) | 3 | 120.00 | 360.00 |
| Rush turnaround — 48h delivery (+25%) | 1 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
Example figures for illustration — replace with your own scope and rates.
Absorbing the rush. Editing is deadline work, and editors who deliver 48-hour turnarounds at standard rates train clients to plan badly at the editor's expense. The rush fee on the invoice isn't a penalty — it's the price of displacing every other project on your timeline.
Not sure your underlying rate is right? Run the numbers in the freelance video editor rate calculator — typical rates for video editors run $40–$120/hour. And if an invoice goes quiet, use our late-payment email templates to chase it politely.