**What’s the role?**
Escape is Australia’s leading travel media website, dedicated to delivering the best in destination guides, travel advice, news, trends, hotel reviews, cruise updates, and travel deals. We inspire a large and diverse audience of travel enthusiasts across our digital platforms daily, alongside our established print presence every Sunday.
We are seeking a talented and dynamic Video Journalist/Editor to join our team on a casual basis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for creating travel content and a strong background in video production. You will be responsible for creating and publishing engaging, video-first content across social platforms such as Instagram, TikTok,
and YouTube, as well as producing on-site video content.
Working closely with the editorial team, you will bring travel stories to life in visually compelling and highly shareable formats. From covering the latest travel trends to capturing the essence of new destinations, your videos will help set the standard for travel video content in Australia.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Develop, shoot, and edit video content for escape.com.au, covering travel guides, advice, trends, hotel reviews, cruise updates, and travel deals.
+ Create and publish content optimised for social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, ensuring each video is tailored to the platform’s unique audience and specifications.
+ Contribute to the creation of video-first content for the website, driving user engagement and audience growth on-site.
+ Collaborate closely with the social media editor and wider editorial team to pitch and execute visually captivating video ideas that align with the Escape brand.
+ Edit and finalise video projects, ensuring high production values and a consistent aesthetic.
+ Stay informed of the latest trends in video production, storytelling, and social media to ensure content remains fresh, relevant, and engaging.
+ Meet deadlines while consistently delivering high-quality work that adheres to Escape’s editorial standards.
**Who are you?**
+ Proven experience in video production, including filming, editing, and post-production processes.
+ Proficiency in desktop video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro) and mobile-first editing programs.
+ Demonstrated experience in creating video content for social platforms, particularly Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
+ Strong storytelling abilities, with the skill to translate editorial concepts into visually engaging video content.
+ Understanding of platform-specific content requirements and best practices for video optimisation.
+ A passion for travel and a keen interest in creating travel-related content.
+ Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
+ Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
**News Benefits**
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
+ **Exclusively ours** – Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
+ **Health & wellbeing** – Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
+ **Time off** – News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
+ **Helping you grow** – Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion – focused education series) and recognition
+ **Financial wellbeing** – Support on making the most of your money
+ **Perks & discounts** – Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
+ **Giving back** – Make a difference to our communities.
+ **Workplace Inclusion and facilities** – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms
Who are we?
We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for. Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia.
With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 18 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek.
Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.
What’s next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers
**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion** _We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know._
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Free News & Lifestyle
We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for: Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia.
With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people across the country, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 17 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek across multiple digital, video, audio and print platforms.
Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we are passionate, creative and dynamic. We offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.