BBC Video Journalist helping creators tell compelling true stories

I’m Ben Derico — a video producer and journalist in San Francisco. I’ve worked as a staff Video Journalist with BBC News and produced for The Intercept, CNN, The Washington Post, and Público, Portugal’s largest newspaper, as well.

Now I'm taking my skills making non-fiction content for millions of news viewers around the globe to help content creators make compelling, engaging stories.

I shoot, edit, animate, write, and report. I love telling stories that help explain the world in clear, easy-to-follow terms. My reporting tends to focus on science and technology, but ive made sports, arts, culture, and climate videos over the years as well

Before working in journalism, I spent a decade as a commercial director. I crafted edits on big budget ads, filmed beautiful frames for branded content projects, and produced engaging online content for social media.

I have a master’s from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and I've shown my independent documentary work at festivals around the US and the world.

I work in English, Spanish, and Portuguese