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Use this page when you need a finished invoice for editing work, post-production services, or a project phase already approved by the client. A practical video editor invoice names the client, the project, the invoice date and number, the payment terms, the deliverables, and the charges tied to the job.
For a commercial edit, the invoice can follow the bid or estimate instead of starting from a blank list of tasks. A useful line might read, "Offline edit, 3 booked edit days, brand launch cutdown package." Separate lines can cover color, sound mix, versioning, rush work, stock footage, drive shipping, or other outside costs.
Video editing work is commonly billed as a firm bid, a cost-plus-expenses job, an hourly engagement, or a milestone payment. A firm bid usually ties the invoice to bid fees, booked hours or days, outside costs, markup, and approved overages. Cost-plus work uses actual hours, actual outside costs, markup, and approved overages.
Post-production invoices often need more detail than a general freelancer invoice because the deliverable can change during review. Name the versions and aspect ratios when they affect the price, such as 16:9 master, 9:16 social cutdown, and 1:1 paid social version. Treat working files, project bins, and edit files as separate items only when the contract specifically includes them.
AICP post-production guidance describes a 75% before work and 25% on delivery payment plan as a common example, while each company negotiates its own terms. If you use deposits, the invoice should show the awarded amount, the deposit due before work starts, and the remaining balance due at delivery or another agreed milestone.
Overages need written clarity before they reach the invoice. A scope, schedule, or deliverable change can create a billable overage when the client approves it, such as an added cutdown, extra review round, or compressed delivery schedule. Put the change on its own line so the final invoice does not bury new charges inside the original edit fee.
A free invoice is enough for a single edit, a small client, or a job where the price comes straight from an approved estimate. It gives you a clean document with the client, project, line items, due date, and payment instructions in one place.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when billed time, non-billable revisions, multiple editors, outside costs, and client approvals need a record. Everhour Reporting can group tracked work by client, project, member, task, date, invoice status, billable time, non-billable time, cost, revenue, and profit, then export reports for billing review or client backup.
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A video editor invoice should include the editor or company name, client details, invoice number, invoice date, project name, line items, payment terms, amount due, and payment instructions. For post-production work, add deliverables such as versions, aspect ratios, booked edit days, outside costs, approved overages, and any deposit or milestone amount already paid.
The billing model should match the agreement. Hourly or day-rate billing works when the client controls scope and timing. Milestone billing fits projects with defined phases, such as rough cut, fine cut, and final delivery. A firm bid works when the deliverables and specifications are defined before work starts. Cost-plus billing fits jobs with variable outside costs or uncertain scope.
A video editor can invoice extra revisions when the contract or approved change confirms the added work. The invoice should identify the change, such as an added cutdown, new aspect ratio, extra review round, or schedule compression. Approved overages are clearer when they appear as separate lines instead of being folded into the original edit fee.
The United States does not use a national VAT or GST invoice regime. Sales and use tax obligations are imposed by states and local jurisdictions. Service taxability varies by state and service type, so a video editor should apply sales tax only when the applicable state and local rules require it for that transaction.
Raw project files, edit files, project bins, workflows, tools, and other intermediate materials should appear only when the client specifically pays for them under the agreement. AICP post-production guidance treats those materials as the post-production company's intellectual property unless they are specifically included. Final deliverables belong on the invoice because they define what the client is receiving.
Everhour Reporting lets video editors and post-production teams build reports with 45+ columns, including client, project, member, task, billable time, non-billable time, cost, revenue, profit, and invoice status. Reports can be grouped, filtered, exported to CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF, and scheduled by email for billing review.
Everhour tracks billable and non-billable time at the project and task level. Admins can mark specific tasks non-billable, set project billing by hourly project rate, hourly member rate, or fixed fee, and report billable amount separately from internal cost so client invoices exclude non-billable revision or admin work.
Track approved video editing work, group billing details by project and client, and export reporting backup from Everhour so invoices reflect billable time, costs, and profit.
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