Media Wrangler & Photography Coordinator

📍 Alicante (HQ) + International travel (all Stopovers)

📅 Full-time | August - September 2026

📅 Full-time | January - mid-July 2027


🌊 About The Ocean Race

For over five decades, The Ocean Race has been the ultimate test of teamwork, endurance, and ocean exploration. Today, it is also a global platform for sustainability — using the power of sport to drive awareness and action for ocean health.

As we prepare for The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 and The Ocean Race 2027, we continue to grow our global audience through high-quality storytelling, media engagement, and impactful communications.


🎯 Your Mission

As our Media Wrangler & Photography Coordinator, you will merge the worlds of technical media management and visual logistics. You will be the crucial link on the ground at all Stopovers, managing the seamless ingestion and distribution of video and photo assets between the boats, Race HQ in Alicante, and global media partners.

Additionally, you will serve as the heartbeat of our visual archive, coordinating with on-site photographers and ensuring our Image Library is world-class.


🚀 What You’ll Be Doing

  • Media Wrangling & Logistics: Manage all aspects of ingesting and handling video, photo and media assets between Host Cities, Race HQ, and major media partners.
  • Asset Management: Ensure all media assets are correctly named, tagged, organized, and stored following strict established guidelines.
  • Photography Coordination: Act as the main liaison between the on-site photographers—managing their daily schedules and timetables to ensure full coverage alignment with the Alicante HQ.
  • Photography Edition: Bonus Point ✨: It would be awesome if you can also professionally edit RAW content arriving from the boats and Stopovers.
  • Video Edition: Bonus Point ✨: It would be awesome if you can also edit videos from a brief.
  • Cross-Department Support: Provide hands-on assistance to content creators, broadcast teams, and other departments (such as events, hospitality, and logistics) to ensure overall event success.


📈 Impact of the Role


  • Ensure lightning-fast, organized delivery of premium content from the oceans to global broadcasters and fans.
  • Maintain a pristine, beautifully curated historical and editorial image archive for The Ocean Race.
  • Directly fuel the growth and positioning of the race through high-impact visual media.


💼 What We Offer


  • Opportunity to travel to all Stopovers and be part of a globally recognized sporting event.
  • Dynamic, international, and fast-paced working environment.
  • Direct involvement in world-class event delivery and media operations.
  • Collaboration with passionate, high-performing teams.



Minimum requirements

🧩 What We’re Looking For


  • Tech-savvy & Computer Literate: You are comfortable around technology and don't mind spending hours working in front of a computer screen during live events.
  • Super Organized & Detail-Oriented: You love keeping files in order, naming folders correctly, and making sure nothing gets lost in the digital ocean.
  • Master of Schedules: You have the knack for keeping things on track—you'll be organizing timetables, shifts, and agendas for our photographers to ensure every key moment is covered.
  • Proactive & Eager to Learn: Deep experience isn't required here; we value a hands-on, solution-oriented mindset and a genuine passion for wanting to be part of The Ocean Race.
  • Great Communicator: You are comfortable talking to different people, from local staff to professional photographers and international media partners.
  • Photo editing skills (Lightroom/Photoshop): are a strong plus!
  • Video editing skills (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and the Adobe Creative Suite): are a strong plus!


✅ Requirements

  • Fluency in English.
  • Full availability to travel internationally to all race Stopovers.
  • Ability to be based in or relocate to Alicante (Spain).
  • Alignment with The Ocean Race values: Care, Trust & Excellence, including active support for our sustainability and ocean conservation initiatives.


🌱 Our Commitment

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will ensure an accessible recruitment process for all candidates.


📩 How to Apply

Please submit your CV, cover letter, and a link to your photography/editing portfolio in English. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.


🌎 Join us in delivering world-class media experiences and expanding the global reach of The Ocean Race.