Head of Video

London, UK (Hybrid)

£50K/yr – £70K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end video production for a travel publisher, from field shoots to finished cuts, while shaping platform strategy and fast post-production rhythms that fuel social and editorial storytelling.

  • Platform Strategy: Balance short-form content for Reels/YouTube Shorts with longer-form content and track growth.
  • Production Ownership: Own field shoots, on-road editing, color, sound, and titles across multiple formats.
  • Post-Production & Workflow: Build scalable workflows, manage gear and budgets, and coordinate a freelance roster to maintain cadence.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • On assignment: Regular international travel on assignment to capture standard video, 360 video and stills photography across our destinations, for tourism board partners and travel brands
  • Operating as a confident, self-sufficient one-person crew in the field, often in remote or challenging conditions
  • Translating Wanderlust's values of immersive, authentic and responsible travel into compelling visual storytelling
  • Editorial and social video: Producing first-person, on-the-road video optimised for social media, using footage supplied by our editors and community of writers
  • Creating studio and office-based video with the editorial team, covering travel tips, destination inspiration and expert insight
  • Delivering a steady, high-volume output, edited and published multiple times a week across our channels
  • Working closely with the editorial team so video sits alongside, and amplifies, what we publish in print and online
  • Capturing our events and stage appearances, turning live moments into ready-made content
  • Producing short-form video podcasts
  • Editing and post-production

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a camera operator and videographer, with a strong portfolio
  • Confident shooting standard video, 360 video and stills photography
  • Excellent editing skills across the full post-production process
  • An editorial eye: you understand what makes a story worth telling, not just how to film it
  • The ability to work independently on the road and collaboratively in the office
  • The stamina and organisation to deliver consistently to a weekly publishing schedule
  • A genuine passion for travel, especially in the style of Wanderlust

Nice to have

  • Experience producing for social platforms and growing an audience
  • Knowledge of 360 and immersive formats beyond the basics
  • Experience with branded or commercial video
  • A second language or experience filming across different cultures

Benefits

  • A collaborative, inspiring environment with travel at the heart of everything we do
  • Please note this role involves extensive international travel with long periods away, and evening and weekend work around events and assignments.
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Wanderlust Travel Media

Europe's longest-running independent travel magazine, Wanderlust celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023.Over the last three decades, Wanderlust has championed consumer-focused, inspirational travel content with a focus on authentic, sustainable and off-the-beaten-track travel. Beyond its renowned, multi-award winning print magazine (ABC audited and certified with a circulation of 153,504 as of 2025), Wanderlust is reaching an ever-growing, global audience via its rapidly expanding website and social media channels; its impressive portfolio of virtual and live events; and its innovative Wanderlust: Off The Page podcast. In 2022, Wanderlust won the coveted Special Interest Magazine/Brand of the Year at the PPA Awards. Past awards include Travel Magazine of the Year in the 2021 Travel Media Awards; and TravMedia's Travel Magazine of the Year and Silver in the Special Interest Magazine/Brand at the PPA Awards in 2020.Wanderlust runs the UK's largest travel photography competition (Visions (was Travel Photo of the Year), in its 28th year as of 2023); the annual Wanderlust Travel Awards for the travel industry; and the World Guide Awards, the only global awards recognising the hard work and dedication of tour guides and leaders. George Kipouros (editor-in-chief) and Lyn Hughes (founding editor), regularly give talks, moderate panels and round-tables, and provide consultancy with a specialism in sustainable and heritage tourism.Get in touch for more information on how Wanderlust can help you engage with the most passionate and active travellers on the planet; work alongside the UK travel trade; and for compelling travel content that meets your company's objectives.

Founded in 1993
London, England, GBR
35 employees (22 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

£50K/yr – £70K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
17 (49% of company)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
234.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
71.8%
Direct
12.3%
Referral
7.9%
Social
4%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~35
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Head of Video

Wanderlust Travel Media · London, UK · Hybrid