Sadra Mir., Video Editor

Short-Form, YouTube & Video Ads | AI-Enhanced Content

Your audience doesn’t owe you their attention.

They can scroll, skip, or click away in seconds.

I edit Reels, YouTube videos and ads for creators, brands and SaaS teams.

I turn raw footage, podcasts, interviews, talking-head videos, products, and ideas into engaging videos designed to keep people watching.

Portrait of Sadra Mir.
videos edited
400+
total views on edited content
60M+
clients and brands
45+
editing experience
6 yrs

Narration: You’ve got about three seconds before they swipe. I build the next ten.

Selected Work

  1. Lumen Skincare

    Morning Routine Series — 30 Reels

    Turn raw creator footage into a consistent Reels series that feels native to the feed, not like ads.

    Result3.2M combined views; follower count up 41%.

    Category
    Short-Form
    Platforms
    Instagram Reels, TikTok
    Duration
    0:30 – 0:45 each
    Deliverables
    30 Reels over 10 weeks

    What I did

    • Hook-first cuts under 2 seconds
    • Animated caption system in brand colors
    • Sound design and trend-aware music
    • Premiere Pro
    • After Effects
    • CapCut
  2. The Quiet Founder Podcast

    The Quiet Founder — Podcast Episodes & Clips

    A three-camera interview podcast needed tighter pacing and a steady stream of clips for growth.

    ResultAverage view duration up from 31% to 47%.

    Category
    YouTube & Long-Form
    Platforms
    YouTube, YouTube Shorts
    Duration
    48:00 full episode + 8 clips
    Deliverables
    12 full episodes, 96 short clips

    What I did

    • Multicam edit with dead air removed
    • Chapter markers and B-roll for key points
    • Vertical clips with speaker-tracking reframes
    • Premiere Pro
    • After Effects
    • CapCut
  3. Flowdesk (SaaS)

    Flowdesk Launch — UGC Ad Variations

    Launch a productivity app with paid social ads and find the winning hook fast.

    ResultBest variation hit 2.8% CTR and 38% lower CPA than the previous ads.

    Category
    Video Ads
    Platforms
    Meta Ads, TikTok Ads
    Duration
    0:20 – 0:35
    Deliverables
    12 variations from 3 creator shoots

    What I did

    • 4 hooks × 3 bodies for split testing
    • Screen recordings as visual proof
    • Objection-handling beats before the CTA
    • Premiere Pro
    • After Effects
  4. Urban Minds (YouTube channel)

    Why Cities Feel Lonely — Faceless Documentary

    A script-only faceless channel needed a documentary look without original footage.

    Result1.1M views; the channel’s most-watched video.

    Category
    YouTube & Long-Form
    Platforms
    YouTube
    Duration
    14:20
    Deliverables
    1 documentary-style video

    What I did

    • AI voiceover with ElevenLabs
    • Stock and AI-generated B-roll
    • Motion-graphic maps and data callouts
    • Premiere Pro
    • After Effects
    • ElevenLabs
    • Midjourney
    • Runway
  5. Nordhaus Home

    AI Spokesperson Product Explainers

    Explain a smart-home product line in several languages without a new shoot for each.

    ResultProduction time cut from 3 weeks to 5 days.

    Category
    AI-Enhanced
    Platforms
    Website, YouTube, Instagram
    Duration
    1:00 each
    Deliverables
    6 explainers in 3 languages

    What I did

    • AI avatar presenter with HeyGen
    • Product shots animated with Kling and Veo
    • Manual edit, grade and sound for a natural finish
    • HeyGen
    • Kling
    • Veo
    • Premiere Pro
  6. Ember & Bean

    Coffee Subscription Product Video

    A premium coffee brand needed one video for the store page and short cutdowns for ads.

    ResultProduct page conversion up 22%.

    Category
    Video Ads
    Platforms
    Instagram, Website
    Duration
    0:45
    Deliverables
    1 hero video + 3 cutdowns

    What I did

    • Macro product shots with speed ramps
    • Warm grade matched to packaging
    • Cutdowns at 6, 15 and 30 seconds
    • Premiere Pro
    • After Effects
    • Photoshop

Like what you see? Send your footage

Narration: Here’s the work. Swipe through it the way your audience would.

What I Do

That’s why good video editing isn’t just about making footage look polished. It’s about earning attention, controlling pacing, telling the story clearly, and making every second count.

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    Short-Form Video

    • Instagram Reels
    • TikTok
    • YouTube Shorts
    • Facebook Reels

    Fast-paced editing, strong hooks, dynamic captions, B-roll, sound effects, motion graphics, visual transitions, and platform-optimized formatting.

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    YouTube & Long-Form

    • YouTube videos
    • Podcasts
    • Interviews
    • Vlogs
    • Talking-head
    • Educational
    • Documentary-style
    • Faceless content

    I focus on structure, storytelling, pacing, visual variety, audio quality, and retention — so the video feels intentional from the first frame to the last.

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    Video Ads & Promotional Content

    • Meta ads
    • Instagram ads
    • TikTok ads
    • YouTube ads
    • UGC-style ads
    • Product videos
    • Brand videos
    • Promotional videos

    When the goal is performance, the edit needs to do more than look good. I can structure videos around strong hooks, clear messaging, visual proof, objection handling, pacing, and compelling calls to action — with multiple creative variations when needed.

Narration: Reels, YouTube, ads. Different formats. Same job: keep people watching.

Why My Editing Approach Is Different

Not: What effect should I add?

Why should someone keep watching?

That changes everything.

I pay attention to:

  1. The first 1–3 seconds
    Information density and pacing
  2. Pattern interrupts and visual changes
    Strategic B-roll
  3. Caption hierarchy
    Sound design
  4. Emotional rhythm
    Visual storytelling
  5. Brand consistency
    Platform-specific viewing behavior

Less dead time. More clarity. More attention.

Narration: I don’t decorate footage. I cut out every reason to leave.

What Clients Say

  • Sadra took a pile of raw product clips and turned them into ads that actually stopped the scroll. He tested hooks, gave us variations without being asked, and our cost per purchase dropped within the first two weeks.

    PinnedSajad EbrahimiFounder, e-commerce brand
  • My videos finally feel paced the way I always wanted. Sadra cuts dead time without losing the personality, and my average watch time has gone up on every video he has edited.

    PinnedBahare MohammadiYouTube creator
  • Fast, clear communication and a real understanding of what makes a video perform. He used AI tools where they saved time, but the final edit always felt human and on-brand.

    PinnedAmirhossein RamezaniMarketing lead, SaaS startup

Narration: Here’s what they said after the first delivery.

AI-Enhanced Video Production

  • AI can make production faster.It cannot replace creative judgment.

  • I use modern AI tools when they genuinely improve the result — for example:

    • AI-generated visual assets
    • AI UGC-style videos
    • AI avatars and spokesperson videos
    • AI voiceovers
    • Image-to-video and text-to-video
    • AI-assisted cleanup and enhancement
    • Creative concept and visual development
  • The final video is still manually edited, refined, and polished to feel natural, purposeful, and on-brand.

Narration: AI makes it faster. The taste is still mine.

Tools

V1 Editing

  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe After Effects
  • CapCut
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator

V2 AI workflow

  • Veo
  • Kling
  • Runway
  • Higgsfield
  • Sora
  • HeyGen
  • ElevenLabs
  • Midjourney

I use the right combination of tools based on the project rather than forcing every job into the same workflow.

Narration: Premiere for the cut, After Effects for motion, and AI where it actually helps.

I Can Help With

Whether you already have the footage or you’re starting with nothing more than a script, product, concept, or rough idea, I can help turn it into finished content ready to publish.

Narration: Creators, brands, startups. Footage, a script, or just an idea. We can start from there.

How It Works

  1. Send your footage

    Share a Google Drive, Dropbox or Frame.io link with the footage, script or idea.

  2. First cut

    You get a first cut with hooks, pacing, captions and sound in place.

  3. Your notes

    Two rounds of revisions are included. Comment right on the timeline.

  4. Delivery

    Final files in every format you need: 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9, ready to post.

Turnaround
Reels in 1–2 days · YouTube in 3–5 days
Revisions
2 rounds included
Pricing
Custom quote per project, sent within 24 hours

Narration: Send the footage, get a first cut, give your notes, and it’s done. No surprises.

That’s a wrap.

Production
Sadra Mir.
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You don’t need more footage.You need to make the footage you already have worth watching.

Send me your footage, script, product, or idea — and let’s build something people don’t immediately scroll past.

Narration: You don’t need more footage. Send me what you have. That’s a wrap.