Consumer Editor
Like a new car, a new role is a big decision. So, you want to make sure you're choosing the right one.
At Carwow, we're always driving forward, and our people love what they do and love working together. Our goal is to empower our employees to discover their passions, create common ground, and take control of their careers with confidence.
We regularly fine-tune our hiring process to ensure fairness and all Carwowers receive comprehensive DE&I training. Our Diversity Committees, led by our fantastic employees, fuel internal education, help out our local communities, and champion initiatives for our customers.
We're Flexa100 nominated and aim to be the go-to place for changing cars. We're proud to say we've got an impressive employee average engagement score of 8.5/10!
Bonding as a team is important to us - whether we're rocking the Carwow Olympics worldwide, playing drag bingo for Pride Month, taking part in beach clean-ups or rallying on the Padel court, there's always something to bring us together.
Oh, did we mention we also have a world-famous YouTube channel?! With 8.7 million subscribers and over 1 billion views, it's the go-to for all things cars, with straight-shooting reviews and pulse-racing drag races.
Yep - we're a car marketplace, media owner, and content creator all rolled into one. And we're not done yet - with the backing of big European investors in tech, marketplaces, and automotive the only way is up. 🚀
Ready to shift things up a gear with Carwow?
About the role
Your mission is to make sure Carwow is the go-to destination for consumers looking for advice when changing their car and to help make Carwow famous for changing cars. You'll be helping to attract and inform our ever-growing web audience by telling compelling stories that help consumers on their car-buying journeys, and contribute to building our reputation as a consumer champion by taking part in PR opportunities.
You will be the driving force in shaping our consumer content. You'll produce big-hitting advice features, manage all our advice content and work closely with PR and SEO to ensure your compelling stories reach as wide an audience as possible.
From blogs and thought leadership pieces to commentary on the latest industry issues, you'll be a voice of Carwow, while also taking responsibility for our guides and consumer advice.
What you'll be doing
Reporting into Carwow's managing editor, you will:
Research, plan and write advice articles, blogs, guides and ‘best' posts in order to help make carwow famous for changing cars, and help consumers make the right buying and owning decisions for them
Manage existing editorial, updating posts to keep articles accurate, relevant and maximising search opportunities
Write all content in our tone of voice
Help produce weekly and monthly editorial plans and prioritise your work accordingly, and work as part of the Content team, picking up work as required to help achieve the team's wider goals
Act as editorial lead on the quarterly Insight newsletter - from providing ideas to writing, co-ordinating copy and proofing
Liaise with SEO, PR and commercial teams to coordinate campaigns, ensure best practise and maximise opportunities
Contribute to PR output - via written commentary, quotes, occasional longer-form pieces and acting as a spokesperson for carwow where required across print, radio and television as opportunities arise
Requirements
What you'll need
Demonstrable experience in consumer-facing journalism
Experience in automotive journalism is a plus
Fluent English
Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
A proactive and self-driven mindset, able to work independently and contribute as a team player
Benefits
What's in it for you
Hybrid working that works around you (please come in a couple of days a week though, we miss you)
Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
Share options - when we thrive, so do you!
Vitality Private Healthcare, for peace of mind
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and Christmas Eve (or an alternative meaningful religious or secular holiday of your choice)
The latest tech (Macbook or Surface) to power your gif-sending talents
Up to £500/€550 home office allowance for that massage chair you've been talking about
Work from anywhere for a month. Anywhere (due to popular demand, this offer excludes the moon)
Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
The day off when you move house - because moving's hard enough without work!
A generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
Regular social stuff:, tech lunch's, coffee with the exec sessions, book clubs, social events/anything else you pester us for
Refer a friend, get paid. Repeat for infinite money
Lunch & learns with expert speakers who are here for a free lunch