Fewer clips, but the right ones.
Social media video editing service: your long-form, clipped
A human editor turns your existing long-form video into Reels, TikTok and Shorts clips, chosen and finished for you every month.
- 10
- clips a human chose from one 44-minute episode
- 12
- platform-ready clips a month, to start
- $299
- a month, flat, to start
$299/mo for 12 clips - $599/mo for 30 - $1,200/mo for 75
Cut for the platform, not just the feed
Every clip is reframed to vertical 9:16 and captioned by a person who has watched the full source video, not a template applied automatically across every upload.
Your long-form, not a content calendar
We clip the long-form video or podcast episodes you already publish. We do not shoot original social content or run your wider social strategy - just this one job, done well.
No brief to manage
Send a link to your episode or video. A human editor decides what becomes a clip, the same judgement call a producer would make, without you writing a shot list first.
Which one is right for you?
Cliphound fits creators and shows that already publish long-form video and want it turned into Reels, TikTok and Shorts clips by a human editor, on a predictable monthly plan. A freelance editor fits better for one-off jobs, original content creation, or when you want to direct every decision yourself through a detailed brief.
- You already publish long-form video or podcast episodes and need them cut down for Reels, TikTok and Shorts specifically.
- You want a human editor picking the moments worth posting, not a freelancer waiting on your detailed brief.
- You want the same editor learning your show's format over time, not a different freelancer for every batch.
- You would rather receive a finished, platform-ready set of clips than manage the cutting and captioning yourself.
- You need entirely new social content shot from scratch, not clips from long-form you already have.
- You want to direct every creative decision yourself and are comfortable writing a detailed brief for each job.
- Your need is a one-off project rather than a recurring monthly job.
- You already have a trusted freelance editor whose rate, style and turnaround you know well.
Side-by-side comparison
The practical difference is scope and process. Cliphound is built specifically to cut your existing long-form into platform-native clips, chosen by an editor, on a flat monthly plan. A freelancer can take on a wider range of work, including original content, but output, turnaround and cost depend on the individual and the brief you write them.
One episode. Its best moments.
A real editor watched all 44 minutes and pulled the moments worth posting.
The full episode · 44 min
One of the ten clips we chose
Moving from a freelance editor takes three steps
Moving from a freelance editor takes three steps: answer three quick questions about your show and platforms, a human editor reviews your existing long-form, then you book a short onboarding call. Nothing to pay to get started, and your first platform-ready clips follow on your plan's turnaround.
- 01
Answer three quick questions
Tell us about your show, your platforms and posting cadence. Nothing to pay to get started.
- 02
We review your existing long-form
A human editor looks at your video or podcast episodes and confirms the plan and turnaround that fits your posting cadence.
- 03
Book an onboarding call
A short call to confirm the details, then your first set of platform-ready clips starts on your plan's turnaround.
No commitment to get started
Answer three quick questions and talk to us before anything is charged. There is nothing to pay to get started, and you can cancel anytime once you are on a plan.
- Three quick questions, no commitment
- Nothing to pay to get started
- An onboarding call before your first clip
- Cancel anytime
The short answer
Cliphound is a social media video editing service that takes long-form video or podcast episodes you already publish and cuts them into Reels, TikTok and Shorts clips, chosen by a human editor rather than an algorithm. Plans run from $299 a month for 12 finished clips, formatted and captioned for each platform.
Frequently asked questions
Do you produce original social media content, or just clip what I already have?+
Just clips, and we say so upfront. Cliphound cuts your existing long-form video or podcast episodes into Reels, TikTok and Shorts. We do not shoot original social content or run your wider social strategy.
Is switching from a freelance editor difficult?+
No. Answer three quick questions, a human editor reviews your existing long-form, then you book a short onboarding call. There is nothing to pay to get started, and you can keep working with your current freelancer in parallel until you are ready.
Which platforms do you format clips for?+
Clips are reframed to vertical 9:16 and captioned for Reels, TikTok and Shorts as standard. Tell us which platforms matter most and we match the format.
How many clips do I get each month?+
12 finished clips a month on the Starter plan, 30 on Growth, 75 on Scale. Every clip is chosen by a human editor from your existing long-form.
How is this different from hiring a freelance editor?+
A freelancer's output, turnaround and cost depend on the individual and the brief you write them. Cliphound is a set monthly plan with a stated number of clips, chosen by an editor who works your account and learns your format over time.
Ready to turn your long-form into social clips?
Three quick questions, then an onboarding call. Nothing to pay to get started, and you can cancel anytime.
Why “social media video editing” needs an honest scope line
“Social media video editing service” is a broad phrase that could mean almost anything, from shooting brand-new TikTok content from scratch to editing footage someone else already recorded. It is worth being clear about what Cliphound actually is: a service that takes the long-form video or podcast episodes you already publish and cuts them into clips for Reels, TikTok and Shorts. If you need original social content shot from nothing, that is a different job and a different kind of provider, and we would rather say so than stretch the offer to fit.
Where Cliphound fits is the same underlying process as our done-for-you podcast clipping service: a human editor watches your full source video, chooses the moments worth posting, then cuts, captions and reframes them to vertical for whichever platforms you post to. You can see exactly what that looks like on one real 44-minute episode in the case study behind these numbers - ten clips a human editor actually chose, formatted and ready to post, not a batch of auto-generated exports to sort through yourself.
If your long-form is already recorded but under-used, how to repurpose podcast content covers the wider set of ways to get more mileage out of it before you reach the clipping stage. And if a flat monthly plan with a stated quota matters more to you than the platform-specific framing on this page, the video editing subscription comparison makes the billing-model case in more detail - the same stated-quota, chosen-for-you approach applies here too.
Against a freelance editor, the honest trade-off runs both ways. A skilled freelancer can take on a wider range of work, including original content, and if you already have someone whose taste you trust, that relationship has real value a service cannot replace. Cliphound’s case is narrower and more specific: a predictable monthly plan for turning existing long-form into platform-native social clips, chosen by an editor who gets to know your show, without you writing a fresh brief every time.
If you already publish long-form content and are under-using it on social, the fastest way to find out if this fits is to answer three quick questions. Nothing is charged to get started, and there is no commitment before the onboarding call.