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OpusClip agency roundup: 20 hrs/week saved clipping podcasts; 2–3 videos/day; £60k/yr editor cost avoided
Podcast agencies report saving 20+ hours a week and going from about 2 clips per episode to 5–10, with OpusClip cutting captioned shorts from long videos.
- Task
- turn long-form video/podcasts into captioned short-form without hiring full-time clip editors
- Result
- Tim Morrisette "at least 20 hours a week" saved and 5–10 clips/episode vs ~2; Ashley Carty 2–3 videos/day vs 3/week; Juliana Barbati editing 3 hrs → 5–10 min per hour of video; Gareth Martindale ~£60,000/year (1.5× editor salary) saved; Stephanie Pliha 10–20 videos/week vs 3–5; Taylor Marek "10X" output in ~10 minutes
- Tools
- OpusClip (virality scoring, auto captions, brand templates, reformat 9:16)
- Setup
- upload long-form → AI ranks hooks → generate captioned shorts → apply brand templates → resize for TikTok/Reels/Shorts/LinkedIn → schedule
- some agencies use sample Reels in pitches
Step-by-step setup guide + copy-paste prompt
Step-by-step setup
Step 1. Set up your Brand Template. Set your fonts, colors, logo, caption style and layout, and make it your default.
Step 2. Upload the long video. Paste a link or upload a file, choose the Brand Template, and click Get clips in 1 click.
Step 3. Pick the best clips. Review the AI-ranked clips, keep the ones with the strongest hooks and trim if needed.
Step 4. Schedule them. Use the calendar icon on the results page, or open Calendar → pick a date → choose clips and platforms. Bulk Schedule (Pro, YouTube only) sets the order and posting frequency.
Step 5. Use the output in pitches. Some agencies show sample Reels in client proposals.
Copy-paste prompt
Here is an episode transcript. List the 8 strongest 30–60 second moments with timestamps, a 6-word hook for each, and why it works.
{{transcript}}Sources
- OpusClip: How OpusClip saves marketing agencies 40 hours monthly. Credit: Tim Morrisette (Morrisette Media), Ashley Carty, Juliana Barbati, Gareth Martindale and others (vendor-published).
- Setup paths: OpusClip Help ("Introduction to OpusClip", "Schedule your clips").
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