Content Editor

Job Description

THE CARWOW GROUP

Carwow Group is driven by a passion for getting people into cars. But not just any car, the right car. That’s why we are building the go-to destination for car-changing. Designed to reach drivers everywhere with our trail-blazing portfolio of personality rich automotive brands; Carwow, Auto Express, evo, Driving Electric and Car Buyer.

What started as a simple reviews site, is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe - over 10m customers have used Carwow to help them buy and sell cars since its inception. Last year we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service.

In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia, doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with over 1.1 billion annual views, sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350million.

WHY JOIN US?

We are winners of the prestigious Culture 100 award that recognises the most loved and happiest tech companies to work for! We have just raised $52m in funding led by global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners (an early backer of LinkedIn and Shopify) to accelerate our growth plans!

As pioneers, we’re always driving for new territory and positive change, so our work as a group is never done. Where others see difficulty, it’s our responsibility to see possibility – building new experiences, launching new titles and listening to drivers.

Being a part of Carwow Group means championing drivers and the automotive industry, acting as a disrupter and never being afraid to fail (but learning fast when we do!).

Our team of 500 employees across the UK, Germany, Spain and Portugal are revolutionising car-changing and we are fast expanding our mission across every single brand and country we operate in, so jump in!

THE ROLE

The content editor role is a junior position yet covers the entire editorial output of carwow.co.uk. You will be uploading content to our content management systems, optimising it for Search - pre- and post publishing - and as your experience grows, so will our expectations that you will be writing ever more editorial for all parts of our site. Reporting to the reviews editor, but working closely with our news team, you’ll ensure our content is published in a timely manner to the standards we expect.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Publishing content to the site’s CMS - writing headlines, editing images and uploading and formatting written copy according to house style.
• Updating existing content - sub-editing web pages to ensure our editorial is kept accurate and is optimised for search.
• Creating new content - writing for our reviews, news and advice teams.
• Website management - day-to-day quality control and maintenance.
• Occasionally you’ll be asked to deputise for other team members, attend events or simply get stuck in and do what needs to be done, sometimes outside of your normal working hours, so a flexible attitude to the above would be beneficial

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• You have a high standard of written English.
• You have a keen eye for mistakes and excellent attention to detail.
• A passion for cars and a driving license would be beneficial too.
• You have the ability to understand the site's audience and create content in line with house style that's tailored to engage its users.
• You have the ability to quickly and accurately use the site CMS and other content management systems.
• You have an understanding of social media best practices.
• You have an understanding of search engine optimization.
• You are proficient in image cropping and basic editing.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Step 1: Talent Screen with Recruiter
• Step 2: Get to know the Hiring Manager
• Step 3: Case Study
• Step 4: Values Interview

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
• Matched pension contributions for a peaceful retirement
• Share options - when we thrive, so do you!
• Vitality Private Healthcare, for peace of mind, plus eyecare vouchers
• Life Assurance for (even more) peace of mind
• Monthly coaching sessions with Spill - our mental wellbeing partner
• Enhanced holiday package, plus Bank Holidays
• 28 days annual leave
• 1 day for your wedding
• 1 day off when you move house - because moving is hard enough without work!
• For your third year anniversary, get 30 days of annual leave per year
• For your tenth year anniversary, get 35 days of annual leave per year
• Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
• Work from abroad for a month
• Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
• Bubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for little ones
• 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
• Generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
• Regular social events: tech lunches, coffee with the exec sessions, lunch 8 learns, book clubs, social events/anything else you pester us for
• Refer a friend, get paid. Repeat for infinite money

Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.

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