Hiring editors to run your channel
Hire editors when videos are queuing faster than you can film them. Before that, gear is the bottleneck, and paying staff to make cheap videos faster is the slowest way to grow.
Editors are the automation layer of Become a Youtuber!. The official game description lists them as a headline feature — hire editors to manage your videos — and once the channel is moving they are the difference between an hour of manual work and an hour of decisions.
What hiring an editor actually changes
You stop being the only person who can make a video. Editors keep uploads moving while you are busy elsewhere, which matters because the upload timer runs whether you are using it or not.
That has three knock-on effects:
- Upload slots stop going to waste. Empty slots are income you never get back.
- Your money per hour gets steadier. Ad revenue is paid on views, and views need videos, and videos need someone filming.
- Your attention frees up. You can be in the Creator Shop, on a live stream, or chasing a trend instead of grinding the desk.
When to hire
Hire when videos are queueing faster than you can film them — not before. The signal looks like this:
| Symptom | What it means |
|---|---|
| You always have money and nothing to film | You are the bottleneck: hire |
| Upload timer runs out while you are still deciding | You are the bottleneck: hire |
| You can barely afford your next camera tier | Gear is still the bottleneck: buy gear first |
| Income is flat and uploads are constant | Quality is the bottleneck: upgrade the studio |
That order matters. Hiring editors before your gear is worth automating means paying wages to produce cheap videos faster.
How to run an editor
- Keep them supplied. Editors with nothing to work on are money burned.
- Do not stop filming yourself. Editors raise your floor; your own uploads are still where trends get caught.
- Re-check the whole loop when the roster changes. Adding an editor changes your money per hour, which changes which upgrade is the right next buy.
Editors versus the passes
The passes are multipliers, editors are capacity. A rough rule from playing both sides:
- Under 100K subscribers: gear and passes pay back faster than staff.
- Channel is moving and you are time-poor: editors, every time.
- Grinding hard for a milestone: both — passes make the videos worth more, editors make more of them.
The passes page shows what each pass multiplies, and the money guide covers the arithmetic of paying for staff out of sponsor cheques.
FAQ
Can I hire more than one editor? Yes, and the second one is worth it as soon as the first stops being able to keep up.
Do editors work on live streams? Streams are something you do yourself — editors keep the video pipeline moving while you stream.
Is hiring better than the 2x Money pass? They solve different problems. The pass raises what each view pays; an editor raises how many videos exist. If your upload slots are full and you are the reason, hire. If your slots are empty but videos are cheap, buy the pass.
