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Four freelancers,
Four freelancers,
or one team?
A faceless video needs a researcher-writer, a narrator, an editor and a thumbnail designer. With freelancers you hire all four and become the producer. With us, that team already exists.
What one video takes
Typical freelance marketplace rates for a 10-minute faceless video. Rates vary widely by experience and region; these are ranges, not quotes.
| Role | Typical freelance rate | What you manage |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher and scriptwriter | $40–$150 per script | Topic, brief, fact-checking, rewrites |
| Narrator | $30–$120 per video | Casting, consistency, retakes, voice rights |
| Video editor | $60–$250 per video | Style guide, footage licensing, revisions |
| Thumbnail designer | $15–$60 per thumbnail | Concepts, testing, revisions |
| Producer (you) | Your time: often 2–4 hours per video | Hiring, briefing, chasing, quality control, upload |
IndicativeFreelance totals often land around $150–$550 per video before your time. Our Channel plan works out at about $75 per long-form video, with Shorts and posting included.
Freelancers make sense if…
- You want to run the production yourself
- You already have people you trust in each role
- You need one-off videos rather than a weekly channel
Offcamera makes sense if…
- You want one point of contactNot four inboxes and four invoices.
- You need it every weekFixed delivery dates, and a late video is free.
- You want consistencyThe same narrator, look and quality on every episode.
- You want to own everythingProject files, scripts, thumbnails and the voice license.
Let’s make
your channel.
Start with a free Channel Blueprint: the niche we’d pick, what it pays per 1,000 views and your first 10 video ideas, within two business days. Already have a channel? We’ll review it instead.
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