Head of Video

London, UK (Hybrid)

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

Posted 7 weeks ago

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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)

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

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
17 (49% of company)