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  **LA ONLY** Freelance Editor’s Day Rate Help!

  Posted by Matt Capocci on January 2, 2008 at 7:21 pm

  Hi guys!

  I’m a FCP editor from Ohio that just moved to LA to work. Back in Ohio there are rarely any freelancers out there, and I worked with a production company for 4 years and never had to worry about my rate. Here it seems very difficult to look for work cause a lot of people ask for a day rate(or hr rate). So what is an average day rate for an Editor (Jr.) out here? I’m not sure how you figure that out. I don’t want to shoot out a number too low to sell myself out (Ohio is cheap living), and I don’t want to go too high to scare off the employer.

  If you are an editor, can you please help me out! I would be really grateful.

  Thanks!
  -Matt-

  Matt Capocci replied 18 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Aaron Neitz

  January 2, 2008 at 7:48 pm

  To be honest, it’s all over the map out here. What kind of work is probably the 1st question. At what level? National run commercials, indie feature films, music videos? You could be anywhere from $200 a day to $1600 a day depending.

  I’ve seen assistant editors for commercials (high end) quote from $200 to $450. And honestly most of those kids don’t know their sh*t very well.
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  Matt Capocci

  January 2, 2008 at 8:30 pm

  For now, I’d say day rates for the following:
  Cooperate Video Editing
  DVD Authoring
  General FCP Editing

  Junior Level

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