The Twitch and YouTube streamer Ludwig Ahgren talked to smaller aspiring streamers as part of Streamer University. This also included the payment of editors. A topic that has been discussed repeatedly, especially in the German-speaking area. Ludwig has a clear opinion on what the salary of his editor should be.
What does Ludwig say about the payment of editors? The American streamer Ludwig Ahgren, with over 3.7 million followers on Twitch, is one of the largest content creators internationally. He shared his knowledge as part of the Streamer University with smaller, aspiring streamers. A crucial lesson also arose: the payment of his employees, which he believes should be high.
According to him, his editors earn several hundred thousand US dollars annually each. In addition to a fixed salary, Ludwig also involves his team in a percentage of the revenue that the respective video generates.
He further explained that streamers have two options: Either they pay an editor enough so that it becomes their full-time job to work for them, or they hire multiple individuals to share the work and pay them smaller salaries.
Payment of editors is often a topic: In German Twitch, the proper payment of their editors is a subject that is continuously hotly debated. Editors contribute to the revenues of Twitch streamers.
Nowadays, content creators stream live on Twitch, generating a portion of their revenue. Afterwards, these live recordings are edited and uploaded to their respective YouTube channels for further monetization. This way, viewers are addressed on both platforms, generating even more revenue.
The editors of the streamers are therefore directly involved in the profits. However, in the past, some streamers did not see it justified to give their editors a fair share of these revenues – for example, in the form of a percentage share. Since there are no salary guidelines or similar for freelance editors, the appropriate payment remains a recurring topic of discussion.
For example, the streamer Trymacs believed that editors should only earn money up to a certain extent and at some point, they need to put a cap on the salary. For these statements, Trymacs apologized shortly afterwards.
Even Papaplatte was heavily criticized for his treatment of one of his employees, who managed an entire YouTube channel for the Twitch streamer. At that time, Papaplatte did not see it justified to pay his editor 10,000 euros if they would only work 12 hours a week. However, the two were able to resolve the conflict as well.
What do you think of Ludwig’s statement? And what is your general opinion on the editor topic? Let us know in the comments!
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