I'm a digital video editor and content producer with a track record of delivering high-performance online video and broadcast productions. I shape complex ideas into clear, engaging visual stories through editing, motion graphics, and structured digital storytelling. I'm currently working with KSI’s production team, structuring and preparing content for one of YouTube’s largest entertainment channels. I'm experienced in high-volume digital pipelines where editorial decisions are driven by audience engagement, retention, and platform compliance. I've also contributed to animated broadcasts for BBC, RTÉ, Disney+, and Nickelodeon, helping to implement polished post-production workflows and branded digital campaigns. I'm proficient in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects, with strengths in pacing, motion graphics, and delivering content across multiple platforms.

Daniel Hynds

I'm a digital video editor and content producer with a track record of delivering high-performance online video and broadcast productions. I shape complex ideas into clear, engaging visual stories through editing, motion graphics, and structured digital storytelling. I'm currently working with KSI’s production team, structuring and preparing content for one of YouTube’s largest entertainment channels. I'm experienced in high-volume digital pipelines where editorial decisions are driven by audience engagement, retention, and platform compliance. I've also contributed to animated broadcasts for BBC, RTÉ, Disney+, and Nickelodeon, helping to implement polished post-production workflows and branded digital campaigns. I'm proficient in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects, with strengths in pacing, motion graphics, and delivering content across multiple platforms.

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I’m a digital video editor and content producer with a track record of delivering high-performance online video and broadcast productions. I shape complex ideas into clear, engaging visual stories through editing, motion graphics, and structured digital storytelling.

I’m currently working with KSI’s production team, structuring and preparing content for one of YouTube’s largest entertainment channels. I’m experienced in high-volume digital pipelines where editorial decisions are driven by audience engagement, retention, and platform compliance.

I’ve also contributed to animated broadcasts for BBC, RTÉ, Disney+, and Nickelodeon, helping to implement polished post-production workflows and branded digital campaigns.

I’m proficient in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects, with strengths in pacing, motion graphics, and delivering content across multiple platforms.

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Language

English
Fluent
Irish
Intermediate

Work Experience

Assistant Editor at JAM Media
July 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025
Collaborated with storyboard artists to construct animatics aligned with the director’s vision; created and refined sound design, ambient effects, and integrated custom music in collaboration with a composer; built and rendered edits to varying technical specifications for internal review, external assessment and final delivery.
Junior Video Editor at JAM Media Belfast
July 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025
Worked with external animatic providers to apply visual/audio pickups and implement revisions; integrated creative and technical notes from directors and studio leads; assisted in narrative pacing and trimming edits to meet platform timing requirements; delivered polished renders for internal review, external assessment and broadcast delivery.
Video Editor at Queens University Belfast
May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
Listen In – Editing, Sound Recording, Voice Acting; managed a 7-person crew and led editing, sound, and colour to final delivery using DaVinci Resolve.
Video Editor at Nerve Centre Belfast
December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Goblins – Edited short with sound design and colour grading to meet director’s vision using Avid Media Composer; Cola – Edited short focusing on tone and pacing.
Video Editor at Goblins (Nerve Centre / Belfast)
December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Delivered edit, sound design, and grade using Avid Media Composer to reflect the director’s vision.
Video Editor at Cola
May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Edited short using Avid Media Composer with focus on tone and pacing.
Team Leader at The Co-op Food
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Overseeing and harmonising departmental and team operations; delegating tasks; addressing and resolving complex customer issues and queries.
Remote Video Edit Intern at The Social Talks
March 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025
Cut news and entertainment segments independently to broadcast standards; coordinated with anchors and editorial leads via Google Workspace.
Remote Video Editor at Friday Night Counter-Attack
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Maintained a fast turnaround on weekly edits for a football podcast; created bespoke motion graphics consistent with brand identity; designed custom thumbnails.
Remote Video Editor at LoveCelebrant
March 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Crafted cinematic wedding showreels tailored to client branding; led efficient communication from first draft through to final delivery.
Video Editor at Nerve Centre Belfast
March 1, 2021 - October 28, 2025
Edited animated short in collaboration with Nerve Centre & NI Screen; semi-finalist at Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo 2022.
Assistant Editor at JAM Media Belfast
July 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025
Collaborated with storyboard artists to construct animatics aligned with the director’s vision; created and refined sound design, ambient effects, and integrated custom music; built and rendered edits to varying technical specifications for internal review, external assessment and final delivery.
Video Editor at Listen In (project at Queens University Belfast)
May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
Edited, sound recorded and colored a Belfast-based project; led editing, sound and colour to final delivery for Listen In, coordinating a multi-crew workflow using DaVinci Resolve.
Video Editor at Goblins
December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Editing, sound design, and colour grading to meet director’s vision; delivered final edit for review and delivery.
Video Editor at Nerve Centre Belfast
March 31, 2021 - March 31, 2021
Edited animated short in collaboration with Nerve Centre & NI Screen; project semi-finalist at Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo 2022.
Video Editor (Intern) at The Social Talks
March 31, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Cut news and entertainment segments independently to broadcast standards; coordinated with anchors and editorial leads via Google Workspace.
Video Editor (Freelance) at Friday Night Counter - Attack
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Maintained a fast turnaround on weekly edits for a football podcast; created bespoke motion graphics consistent with brand identity; designed custom thumbnails for a YouTube channel reaching 800k+ views.
Video Editor at LoveCelebrant
March 31, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Crafted cinematic wedding showreels tailored to client branding; led efficient communication from first draft through to final delivery.
Team Leader at The Co-op Food Belfast
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Overseeing and harmonising departmental and team operations; delegating tasks to subordinates; addressing and resolving complex customer issues and queries.
Editor / Digital Content Producer at KSI Productions
February 1, 2026 - Present
Structure and prepare large volumes of digital footage for long-form YouTube productions, shaping pacing and narrative flow to maintain audience engagement; source and organise reaction content while ensuring copyright-safe usage and platform compliance; contribute to editorial decision making around timing, comedic beats and visual rhythm to maximise viewer retention; collaborate with the production team to refine content structure before editing begins; operate within a high-output online production workflow delivering content under tight turnaround schedules.
Assistant Editor at Paper Owl Films
November 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026
Produced broadcast-ready animatics in collaboration with the series director and creative team; adjusted narrative beats and emotional pacing; delivered Irish and English language versions to review and broadcast standards; maintained visual and audio consistency across episodes; operated within structured FTrack pipeline workflows.
Assistant Editor / Junior Video Editor at JAM Media
July 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Worked across animated broadcast and branded content including Beddybyes (BBC, RTÉ, Disney+), Tim Rex in Space (Nickelodeon) and Emerald (Sky). Structured storyboard panels into broadcast-ready animatics for episodic production; refined pacing and timing to meet strict platform runtime requirements; implemented dialogue edits and sound design refinements; prepared visual assets and promotional materials for digital campaigns and publication use; contributed to social media campaigns generating over 3 million views across platforms.
Video Editor at Dingle Animation Festival
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Developed promotional content for Instagram and YouTube; created motion-based digital assets aligned with festival branding; delivered platform-optimised edits within tight turnaround windows.
Video Editor at The Social Talks
March 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Edited news and entertainment segments to broadcast-ready standard within tight turnaround deadline; designed and animated bespoke motion graphic intros.
Editor, Sound Recordist & Voice Actor at Listen In – Queen's University Belfast
October 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Delivered full edit, sound design and final grade using DaVinci Resolve; contributed to early creative discussions and visual approach development.
Motion Designer & Editor at Dakota 66 – Runway
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Structured multi-camera sequences; designed bespoke motion graphics; delivered final edit aligned with the artist’s creative direction.
Video Editor at Nerve Centre
March 1, 2021 - Present
Mar 2021 ‘Little Voices’ - Nerve Centre Video Editor: Edited animated short aligned with director’s vision and festival standards; contributed to festival recognition with a Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo 2022 semi-finalist.
Remote Video Editor at Dingle Animation Festival
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Developed festival promotional content for Instagram and YouTube; created motion-based digital assets aligned with festival branding; delivered platform-optimised edits within tight turnaround windows.
Remote Video Editor at The Social Talks
March 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Edited news and entertainment segments to broadcast-ready standard within tight turnaround deadline; designed and animated bespoke motion graphic intros.
Editor, Sound Recordist & Voice Actor at Listen In – Queen’s University Belfast
October 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Delivered full edit, sound design and final grade using DaVinci Resolve; contributed to early creative discussions and visual approach development.
Motion Designer & Editor at Dakota 66
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Structured multi-camera sequences; designed bespoke motion graphics; delivered final edit aligned with artist's creative direction.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Film Studies and Production at Queens University, Belfast
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
A Level at Wallace High School, Lisburn, Belfast
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
A Levels at Wallace High School, Lisburn
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Film Studies and Production at Queen's University Belfast
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
A Level at Wallace High School, Lisburn
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) at Queen's University, Belfast
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
A Level at Wallace High School, Lisburn
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Retail