Automation Director

Wanderlust Travel Media
Cambridge, United Kingdom
11 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior
Compensation
£ 40K

Job location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Electronic Publishing

Job description

As Editorial Assistant, you will support the smooth running of our print and digital operations while contributing your own ideas, writing, and creativity. You will work closely with editors, writers, photographers, and contributors to help deliver the intelligent, responsible, and distinctive travel journalism for which Wanderlust is known.

What you'll do

  • Write engaging travel news stories and support the team in monitoring global travel developments
  • Contribute to feature production, from research and fact checking to drafting shorter pieces and sidebars
  • Create quizzes and interactive formats that bring destinations and cultures to life
  • Upload magazine content to wanderlustmagazine.Com, ensuring high editorial standards, correct formatting, strong imagery, and effective SEO
  • Refresh and update existing online stories to keep them relevant and reader focused
  • Support the creation of newsletters by drafting copy, shaping sections, and preparing layouts
  • Assist with social media output, helping craft posts that reflect Wanderlust's voice and visual style
  • Play an active role in weekly planning, keeping an eye on industry movements, rival coverage, and emerging travel trends
  • Update the homepage to ensure it showcases our strongest, most timely content
  • Handle incoming email queries via info@ and website@, forwarding or responding as needed
  • Proofread and copy edit copy across platforms to uphold our editorial quality
  • Coordinate with contributors, managing submissions, images, contracts, and deadlines
  • Prepare articles for publication, including headlines, standfirsts, captions, and metadata
  • Assist with image sourcing and captioning for print and digital stories
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Requirements

  • A strong writer with a keen eye for detail and a clear, confident style
  • Proven interest in travel, global cultures, and storytelling
  • Excellent organisational skills and an ability to juggle multiple deadlines
  • Familiarity with digital publishing, SEO, and social media
  • Proactive, curious, and comfortable working in a fast moving editorial environment
  • Experience with CMS platforms and basic image handling is an advantage
  • Strong sub-editing skills with a passion for accuracy and clarity

About the company

Wanderlust, the UK's leading independent travel magazine, is looking for a talented and motivated Editorial Assistant to join our award winning team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who lives and breathes travel, has sharp editorial instincts, and wants to help shape the stories that inspire our curious, globally minded readers., At Wanderlust, you'll be part of a small, passionate team dedicated to celebrating the world's most remarkable places and the people who bring them to life. You'll gain hands on experience across print and digital publishing, sharpen your editorial skills, and contribute to a respected travel brand with a thirty year legacy. If you're ready to grow your career in travel media and help craft the stories that inspire others to explore the world, we'd love to hear from you., Footballco creates more football content, across more platforms & languages than anyone else, reaching over 700 million football fans across the world each month. Our consumer brands include GOAL, INDIVISA and many more - no one else has our reach or depth of understanding..., Manpower are currently seeking an interim PA to Leadership Team, to work with our global client Pepsi Lipton, a joint venture between Unilever and PepsiCo focused on the manufacture of iced tea. The position is based in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. This is a full-time..., Bid Executive Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the...

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