Video Production Lead - YouTube & Editorial

Haymarket Media Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Work from anywhere in the world (up to

Flexible working hours

Pension

Health Cash Plans

Job summary

Haymarket Media Group is seeking a Video Production Manager for What Car? in Twickenham, Greater London. You will lead end-to-end video production for our YouTube channel, from shoot planning to editing, ensuring high-quality outputs on publication schedules.

You'll manage a production team and freelancers, oversee long-form and short-form content, and coordinate with the Reviews Editor to grow audience engagement while maintaining brand standards.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of video production workflows from pre-production to post-production.
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects) expertise.
• Experience with YouTube channel management, scheduling, and audience engagement features.
• Fluency with professional camera systems, lighting, and audio.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-day video shoots and post-production editing for car reviews and editorial features, maintaining high production standards.
• Direct and manage the video production team, freelancers and collaborate with short-form contributors across the wider editorial reviews team.
• Oversee day-to-day operations for the What Car? YouTube channel, including the scheduling and delivery of long-form content (aiming for up to three videos per week), YouTube Shorts, and community posts.
• Develop and manage production schedules to maintain continuous workflow and meet tight editorial deadlines.
• Act as the central point of contact for all internal and external video production inquiries, agency contacts, and operational queries.

Skills

Video production workflows

Adobe Creative Cloud

YouTube channel management

Camera, lighting & audio

Communication & delegation

Deadline management

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Camera gear knowledge

Job description

Haymarket Media Group is seeking a Video Production Manager for What Car? in Twickenham, Greater London. You will lead end-to-end video production for our YouTube channel, from shoot planning to editing, ensuring high-quality outputs on publication schedules.

You'll manage a production team and freelancers, oversee long-form and short-form content, and coordinate with the Reviews Editor to grow audience engagement while maintaining brand standards.