If you're editing on a long video project directly on YouTube, you now have a deadline. The Google-owned video platform announced on Friday it will shut down its built-in Video Editor feature on Sept.

With about 300 hours of new video content uploaded to YouTube every minute, if you want your video to stand out, you need to perform at least some rudimentary editing. If you don't own a video ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Stack, 24, a YouTube editor from Durham, North Carolina. It has been edited for length and clarity. Insider has verified his earnings ...