Ben Hyde

Commercial Editor · Screen Production · Writer

Ben Hyde

A Los Angeles-based commercial editor working across national campaigns, branded films and entertainment — with a parallel body of writing and interviews for 25 Years Later.

About Ben

Storytelling starts long before the final cut.

The best edit is not simply shorter. It makes the idea clearer.

Ben Hyde works at the point where performance, rhythm, story and brand identity meet. His professional portfolio presents him as a commercial editor, with work spanning national campaigns, social content, television specials and branded films.

His commercial work includes projects associated with brands and productions such as Heineken, McEnroe vs McEnroe, OGX x Demi Lovato, Mookie Betts x The Accountant 2, Finish Ultimate and Chameleon Coffee.

The common thread is editorial judgement: finding the strongest performance, establishing pace, protecting the idea and shaping individual pieces of footage into a finished story that feels intentional.

Hyde’s wider screen experience also reaches beyond commercial post-production. IMDb records additional-crew work on television, including credits connected to New Girl in 2016.

Commercial editing

Campaigns, culture and the cut between them.

Hyde’s portfolio at BenHyde.tv shows work across global brands, entertainment, sports and lifestyle campaigns.

Brand film

Heineken

“Fans Have More Friends” appears among Hyde’s selected commercial editing work.

Television special

McEnroe vs McEnroe

A sports and technology television project included in Hyde’s commercial reel and selected work.

Beauty

OGX x Demi Lovato

Celebrity-led brand work combining performance, product and campaign storytelling.

Entertainment

Mookie Betts x The Accountant 2

Branded entertainment connecting professional sport with a major film release.

Campaign

Finish Ultimate

“Volcano” is featured among Hyde’s current portfolio selections.

Multi-city campaign

Chameleon Coffee

Campaign work spanning a wider brand system rather than a single isolated film.

Screen-production experience

Alongside commercial post-production, Hyde has an IMDb profile documenting screen-production credits. That background adds another layer to his work as an editor: an understanding of how productions are built before footage ever reaches the timeline.

25 Years Later

The editorial side of the same storytelling instinct.

Ben Hyde’s connection with 25 Years Later adds a second form of editing to his work: not cutting pictures, but shaping conversations, arguments and information on the page.

His bylines stretch back to the site’s earlier editorial years. In 2018 he interviewed figures working across television and film, including Kidding creator Dave Holstein and filmmaker Daniel Farrands. Later work moved through music and cultural interviews, including conversations around The Anthology of Emo and emerging artists.

His 25YL work has continued to evolve. More recent bylines include practical long-form guides covering subjects such as US online casinos, offshore casinos, cryptocurrency casinos, blackjack and payment-focused comparisons.

The formats are different, but the underlying job is familiar: identify what matters, remove what does not, create structure and give the audience a clear path through the material.

Find the story. Find the rhythm. Make the cut count.

Ben Hyde’s work crosses commercial editing, screen production and editorial storytelling — different formats connected by the same instinct for structure, pace and clarity.