Question for video editors and/or producers:

I am a director/editor looking to go in-house at a major major major tech company. I think they do hourly rates. What do you think is normal for an hourly rate in this situation?

Context: I have ~8 years experience, multiple TVCs, a Cannes lion or two, etc. I’m not a big name by any means but I’ve made good work.

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Full time or longterm freelance?

Long term freelance!

Full time usually pays less than freelance. Not sure about long term freelance. Tldr I don’t know

$125/ hr?

Are you working exclusive and full time, or is this just a when they need you? If the latter, how are you ‘in house’?

Or maybe put this differently, what salary do you want including benefits, and what hourly will get you there?

I now know it’s contractor work, and they said contracts can range from 2 weeks to 2 years

In 2016 I made $125/hour at Google with OT after 40 hours a week. I was a ‘long term contractor’ so not fulltime but I was paid w2. I think they offered benefits after a certain amount of time but I would have been paying for the full premium myself and had insurance another way so I didn’t look into it that closely.

This is helpful, thank you!

I’m at one of the FAANG’s in the Bay Area, senior editor, and I’m getting $150, plus OT. And I THINK it’s on the lower end.
This was my first time contracting and i think I lowballed myself.

Thank you for replying, this is really helpful!

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