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Ben D.
Former BBC Video Producer, Documentary Filmmaker
👋🏻 I’m Ben Derico, a former BBC Video Journalist & Producer. Today, I run Sidekick Video, a boutique video studio. We've worked with Apple, Google, agencies like Leo Burnett and BBDO and IDEO. I work in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
🇺🇸San Francisco, United States$150/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since May 2026
Earnings and projects
MRR
$2,982$3k
Last 6 months ÷ 5.1 months active (since Jun 2026)
World#12,853 / 412,022 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,412 / 62,087 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$8,600$8.6k
Last 6 months: $15k
World#2,004 / 412,022 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#855 / 62,087 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$15,500$16k
Billed in all: $16,663$17k
World#160,723 / 412,022 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#26,223 / 62,087 / 62.1k
Per project
$7,750$7.8k
$7.7k in the last 6 months
World#21,681 / 412,022 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,594 / 62,087 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
2
100% fixed0% hourly
World#88,918 / 412,022 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#11,762 / 62,087 / 62.1k
Projects in all
2
100% fixed0% hourly
World#328,886 / 412,022 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#47,959 / 62,087 / 62.1k
Earnings, last 30 days
$16.7k+$8.6k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
Skill rankings: Top 2% in Photography
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #7Journalism439 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 2%🇺🇸#5 of 164
- #11Documentary Video669 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 2%🇺🇸#5 of 62
- #85Photography5,410 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #46Top 2%🇺🇸#46 of 1,875
- #184Video Production7,339 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #63Top 3%🇺🇸#63 of 1,456
- #462Video Editing26,600 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #127Top 2%🇺🇸#127 of 3,547