Alexander Parkins

Video Editor & Content Lead with 9+ years of experience creating engaging, high-quality video across digital, branded, commercial, business, and creator-led projects. Built two independent YouTube channels to a combined 90,000 subscribers and 17+ million views. Led video editing and wider content operations for UK entrepreneur Tej Talks for five years. Content produced during the partnership generated 20+ million views.

Video Editor & Content Lead (2021-02 – Present)

• Served as primary video editor for entrepreneur Tej Talks, producing content across his personal brand, property development projects, and wider business portfolio.
• Edited long-form and short-form video, including podcasts, talking-head content, educational material, promotional videos, branded content, and business-focused projects.
• Contributed to video content generating 20+ million views across Tej Talks' platforms.
• Owned the full post-production workflow: footage organisation, editing, motion graphics, visual effects, sound design, audio mixing, colour correction, revisions, and exports.
• Worked across entrepreneurship, property development, cleaning, food, personal branding, and commercial projects.
• Collaborated directly with Tej on concepts, creative direction, messaging, and the execution of video projects.
• Led the wider content operation alongside hands-on video production, overseeing projects from concept through publishing and delivery.
• Supervised copy, captions, thumbnails, scheduling, publishing, and creative quality control.
• Provided creative direction on how videos and supporting content were structured, presented, and packaged.
• Reviewed titles, hooks, thumbnails, copy, and supporting creative to ensure consistency and quality.
• Maintained consistency across brand voice, messaging, visual identity, and overall creative direction.
• Coordinated content workflows and priorities across multiple brands and business activities.
• Acted as the central creative point of contact for video and content production.

YouTube Creator (2015-01 – 2020-02)

Built and operated two YouTube channels reaching a combined 90,000 subscribers and 17+ million views.

• Conceived, produced, and edited video content from initial concept through final publication.
• Managed the complete production process, including concepts, filming, editing, sound, graphics, thumbnails, titles, publishing, and channel development.
• Developed hands-on expertise in storytelling, narrative structure, pacing, visual presentation, and audience engagement.
• Used audience feedback and performance data to refine editing decisions, formats, and creative direction.
• Designed thumbnails and supporting graphics using Adobe Photoshop.
• Developed an understanding of both the creative and strategic sides of video production.
• Independently built and managed an audience at scale.