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# Head of Onsite Video

- **Company:** Hearst Media Services
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £40,000.0 - £50,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Premiere Pro, Electronic Publishing
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8f99109ec2d687f0

## About the Role

This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced video professional who combines excellent editing skills with strong editorial instincts, commercial awareness and the ability to influence teams across a large portfolio of brands. You'll be organised, collaborative and comfortable managing multiple priorities, while bringing structure, consistency and ambition to how Hearst approaches onsite video., * Significant experience in editorial video, with a strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality editing and storytelling.

 * Expert or highly confident use of Adobe Premiere Pro , with the ability to remain hands-on in the edit.
 * Strong editorial judgement and storytelling skills, with the ability to turn different subjects and stories into clear, engaging and purposeful video.
 * Experience shaping video strategy, commissioning or editorial workflows within a digital publishing or content environment.
 * A strong understanding of how video can enhance digital journalism, support website articles and contribute to audience growth.
 * Experience working across multiple brands, audiences or editorial teams, with the ability to adapt content and approach accordingly.
 * Confidence using performance data to understand what is working, communicate insight and make practical recommendations.
 * An analytical and commercially aware approach, with the ability to balance editorial quality, audience value and efficient production.
 * Excellent organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
 * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence senior colleagues and challenge constructively.
 * A strong understanding of brand identity and guidelines, with the ability to maintain consistency across multiple brands.
 * A proactive, collaborative approach and the confidence to back your own judgement - including knowing when to say "no" .

## Description

As the Head of Onsite Video , you will lead the creation, editing and development of editorial video across some of the UK's most recognisable media brands, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Women's Health and Good Housekeeping .

Working as part of Hearst UK's central Video team, you'll shape how video supports our digital journalism - helping our articles work harder, engaging audiences and making our content more useful, compelling and distinctive.

This is an onsite-only video role , focused specifically on video created to support editorial articles. You'll oversee a varied mix of content and pace, from fast-turnaround "today for today" coverage and timely videos around trends and seasonal moments, to evergreen content designed to remain useful and engaging over a much longer period.

You'll bring strong editorial judgement to every piece of content, deciding how each story should work in video and ensuring the right format, pace, structure and treatment is used for the subject, audience and publishing moment. You'll remain hands-on in the work, editing content yourself while setting a high creative and editorial standard for onsite video across the business.

A key part of the role is working closely with brand editorial teams to make video a more effective part of the editorial process. You'll help identify where video can add genuine value to high-traffic articles, improve how content is planned and commissioned, and advise senior stakeholders on what will work for their audiences and brands.

You'll also use performance data to understand what is working, communicate insights and turn them into practical recommendations for future commissioning and editing. You'll be confident challenging briefs, backing your editorial judgement and explaining where video will…and won't, add value., * Lead the creation and editing of high-quality onsite video across Hearst UK's portfolio of brands, spanning a range of subjects, formats and shelf lives.

 * Remain hands-on in the edit, taking ownership of key pieces from brief through to final delivery and setting the creative, editorial and technical standard for onsite video.
 * Develop and improve templates, workflows and brand guidelines to enable high-quality, efficient and fast-turnaround video production.
 * Work closely with brand editorial teams to identify opportunities for video and ensure commissioning aligns with editorial priorities and high-traffic content.
 * Advise editors, journalists and senior stakeholders on the most effective format, treatment and timing for each video, using your editorial judgement to challenge where appropriate.
 * Oversee multiple projects and deadlines across different brands, prioritising effectively and ensuring work is delivered to a consistently high standard.
 * Track and analyse video performance, using data to understand audience behaviour, identify opportunities and inform future commissioning and editing decisions.
 * Turn performance insight into clear, practical recommendations that improve the effectiveness of onsite video.
 * Maintain consistently high editorial, technical and brand standards across all onsite video output. Build strong relationships with editors, journalists, producers and senior stakeholders across Hearst UK, becoming a trusted expert and advocate for effective onsite video.
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