Travel Editor

Kensington

$135K — $150K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of editorial and writing experience in journalism or media
  • Proven ability to build editorial credibility with a passion for travel
  • Expert in leveraging AI for content curation
  • Experience in newsletter development focusing on optimization and layout
  • Background in managing content-sharing relationships with publishers
  • Skilled in A/B testing and analytics for performance enhancement
  • Familiar with tools like AI, Asana, and HubSpot

Responsibilities

  • Create and manage the editorial calendar for travel newsletters
  • Utilize AI to curate content from industry sources into a weekly briefing
  • Write and shape editorial content that incorporates Kensington's expertise
  • Design and refine newsletter layouts and sections for diverse travel news
  • Build relationships with travel publications for content sharing
  • Establish and uphold editorial standards and tone for brand authority
  • Conduct A/B testing to enhance engagement and lead generation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive compensation package with pay-for-performance incentives
  • Opportunities for participation in incentive programs
  • Hybrid work model offering flexibility
  • Supportive environment focused on editorial integrity and creativity
  • Potential for professional growth within a leading travel organization
Full Job Description
About the Opportunity

Kensington Tours has spent two decades building a reputation as the world's leading provider of private guided travel. Now we're building the editorial voice to match.

This is not a content marketing role. We're looking for an editor who thinks like the teams behind the world's most trusted financial and news publications, someone who understands that authority is earned through curation, consistency, and editorial discipline. You'll shape how Kensington Tours communicates the world of travel to our clients: what's happening, what matters, and what it means for how they should plan their next journey.

The model is closer to creating a highly anticipated, trusted intelligence briefing than a travel magazine. We draw from the best trade and consumer sources in the industry. We add Kensington's expert lens. We deliver something Kensington clients can't get anywhere else.
What You'll Own

Editorial Strategy & Curation
  • Create and drive the editorial calendar and publishing cadence for Kensington's travel intelligence newsletters.
  • Leverage AI to curate and synthesize content from leading travel trade and consumer publications into a coherent weekly briefing across regions and travel categories that inform and inspire.
  • Create and write the editorial view that layers Kensington's expert perspective onto curated stories across digital channels.
  • Design and iterate on newsletter layout and templates, including sections for breaking travel news, regional updates, product spotlights, and partner integrations.

Trust & Credibility
  • Build source relationships with travel publications; negotiate content-sharing arrangements that benefit both parties.
  • Establish editorial standards, style and editorial tone that position Kensington as the credible, trusted authoritative voice.
  • Maintain clear separation between news judgment and commercial interests.
  • Integrate unlocked insight from Kensington's Destination Expert and Kensington team.

Performance & Iteration
  • Skilled in leading structured A/B testing to determine what formats and stories drive optimal engagement, sales leads and KPI achievement.
  • Track reader behaviour and feedback to continuously sharpen editorial
  • Analyze, report and present to leadership on newsletter performance, your optimizations and its direct impact on leads and travel bookings
What You Bring
  • 10+ years of editorial and writing experience at a recognized news or media organization, journalism background strongly preferred.
  • Experience building editorial credibility with a deep passion for travel
  • Confident in leveraging AI and tools to scan dozens of sources and synthesize what matters for a sophisticated, time-pressed audience.
  • Experience in newsletter product development: layout, hierarchy, pacing, to drive optimization of KPI delivery.
  • Experience managing content-sharing or syndication relationships with publishers.
  • Skilled in A/B testing and proficient in analytics and PBI to drive constant optimizations of KPI delivery
  • Confidence in using AI tools, Asana and HubSpot are ideal

#LI-Hybrid

We provide a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. Employees have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and compensation tied to business and individual performance. The expected compensation range for this position is: $135,000 to $150,000.

The actual compensation may vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.

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