Video Editor / Content Creator Proposal & Invoice

Maya Torres proposes to produce Social Cutdown Package for Northstar Fitness — Summer Launch Campaign. A “video” today is rarely one file, so this project ships as the deliverables below, each in the format its platform is optimized for.

Any work outside this scope — additional cuts, extra formats, color passes, or motion graphics — is quoted separately and approved in writing before it begins.

A “revision round” means one full pass of feedback on the current draft, consolidated into a single message. Scope changes that alter the original brief — new footage, new sections, changed messaging — are treated as new scope, not revisions.

Each revision round is completed within 3 business days per round of receiving consolidated feedback.

Client usage. Client receives the right to use the final deliverables for Promotional use + organic social, for 12 months from final approval. Paid advertising placements carry a separate licensing rate and are not included unless selected below.

Paid media add-on: +$400 for 12 months of paid ad usage — not included in the base fee.

Music & third-party assets. Unless supplied by Client with confirmation of license, all music, stock footage, and fonts used will be properly licensed by Maya Torres for the usage in Section 03. Client is responsible for the license status of any footage, audio, or brand assets it supplies.

Platform claims. If a copyright claim or strike arises from properly-licensed assets used as agreed, both parties will cooperate in good faith to resolve it (e.g. filing a dispute with documentation). Neither party indemnifies the other for claims arising from assets the other party supplied without a valid license.

Credit. Client will credit the editor as Edited by Maya Torres in the video description on public uploads, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Editor portfolio. Unless Client opts out below, the finished work may be shown in the editor’s portfolio and reel. Portfolio use: Yes — portfolio & reel rights.

Final deliverables. On full payment, ownership of the finished videos listed in Section 01 transfers to Client for the usage granted in Section 03.

Raw footage & project files. Unless separately agreed in writing, the underlying working files stay with the editor: Raw footage & project files do NOT transfer. Source files, if purchased separately: $250.

Client’s own source footage remains Client’s property throughout the project. The editor keeps a working copy only until delivery and final payment clear, then deletes project working copies within 30 days.

Unreleased campaign materials, brand strategy, and any footage or messaging shared before public launch are confidential. The editor will not publish, preview, or discuss this content publicly — including in a portfolio — until the campaign’s public launch date, or 60 days after delivery, whichever is sooner.

This embargo does not restrict the portfolio and credit rights granted in Section 03 once the work is public.

Total fee: USD 6,500. Payment follows the edit — each milestone is tied to a concrete deliverable, so money never outruns work.

Invoices are due within Net 15. Late payments accrue interest at 1.5% per month. Work may be paused if a milestone payment is more than 10 days overdue, and deliverables are withheld until the balance is paid in full.

This invoice covers the milestone marked above. Remaining milestones from Section 06 will be invoiced separately as each is reached.

Creative projects sometimes get complicated — that’s normal. Either party may end this engagement at any time with 7 days written notice.

On termination, Client pays only for work completed and delivered up to that point, at the milestone rates in Section 06. Any footage already edited but not yet delivered is handed over once that payment clears. Neither party is penalized for calling it early.

Timeline. The first draft is delivered within 7–10 business days from kickoff of receiving all source footage and the approved brief. Subsequent milestones follow the schedule in Section 06, with revision rounds on the cadence in Section 02.

Independent contractor. The editor is an independent contractor, not an employee or agent of Client, responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and benefits. No employer-employee relationship, partnership, or joint venture is created by this proposal.

Assumptions. Delivery timelines assume Client provides feedback and source assets without delay. Days where Client is unresponsive count against no one — the schedule simply moves.

Governing law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, USA.

Disputes. Both parties will attempt good-faith direct negotiation for 10 days before pursuing other remedies.

Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delay caused by events beyond reasonable control (illness, natural disaster, platform or tool outages), provided the affected party gives prompt notice.

Entire agreement. This document, once signed, is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes prior discussions. Changes must be in writing and agreed by both parties. It may be signed electronically, including in counterparts.

Approving this proposal authorizes the editor to begin work on the terms above. This proposal is valid until the date stated at the top of this document.

This proposal, once signed, functions as the working agreement for this engagement. For larger or ongoing engagements, a fuller service agreement is recommended.