Web Editor, evo

Job Description

About Carwow Group

We’re Carwow Group. The car-changing experts for life-changing moments. Whether buying, selling, or (car) window shopping, we aim to give people total confidence in their choice.

We kicked off our journey as the ultimate matchmaker for car reviews, helping everyone pick their perfect ride. But we soon realised this wasn’t the destination - it was just the first leg. Why stop there when we could also help them get a great price?

So we decided we wanted to revolutionise selling cars, just like we did with buying them. That's when we introduced our game-changing 'sell my car' product.

Today, our dedicated team of over 350 experts across the UK, Germany, Spain and Portugal look after over 12 million active users (and an ‘excellent’ Trustpilot rating).

Following our acquisition of Autovia in February 2024, the leading automotive media brands AutoExpress, evo, Car Buyer, Driving Electric and Driver Power now call Carwow Group home.

And we’ve got plenty left in the tank.

Working here

So, what does Carwow Group look like under the hood?

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 also 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.

Fancy a life-changing career from the car-changing pros? We’d love you to join us on our journey.

About the team

evo is the world’s most respected automotive media brand, recognised globally for its expertise, experience, authority and trust in the world of performance premium and luxury cars.

Created by the most experienced and respected automotive journalist and content creators, evo’s team is expertly experienced across every media platform including print, digital, social and events.

About the role

Following the acquisition of evo by Carwow Group, the brand is recruiting an experienced journalist to take on the role of Web Editor for its website: evo.co.uk.

Working with the brand’s senior editorial team, you will be integral in the delivery of the editorial content strategy to grow users of the site and build on its already successful traffic.

This is an opportunity to be integral to evo’s digital journey, develop a team of experts and grow the brand’s footprint across all digital touch points. As part of the wider Carwow Group you will have access to expert SEO and product development teams, the very best editorial experts and a Senior Leadership Team with unrivalled experience and passion for all things automotive.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for an experienced digital content expert, with a wide knowledge of the performance, premium and luxury automotive sector and a clear understanding of the content that engages, informs, educates and entertains them.

Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief and working alongside the Deputy Editor and Group Web Editor, you will shape the editorial strategy to meet both the Carwow Group’s commercial requirements and evo’s audience growth targets.

You will take responsibility for leading the existing web team in the successful delivery of the content strategy across evo.co.uk and its associated social platforms, developing their skill sets to further grow the brand.

You will work with the wider senior editorial team to develop content that complements all brand platforms.. You will also be involved with the development of the brand’s content extensions including podcast, long form video and shorter social video content.

As a senior member of the team you will represent the brand at industry and evo reader events, championing the brand and securing unique opportunities.

What you’ll need

Please note: We know that no candidate will be the perfect match for all we've listed in this posting, so we’d encourage you to apply if you feel you're close to the brief but not an exact match.

Ideally you’ll have:

• Experience and knowledge of the inner workings of CMS, SEO and audience retention and growth products and technologies
• The best ideas to grow evo’s digital audience with compelling, engaging, entertaining, authoritative and trustworthy content
• Proven understanding of the auto sector with robust industry contacts, impeccable writing and journalism skills
• Confidence to represent the brand at events.
• Ability to develop and nurture new talent and support and advice senior team members
• If you have video presenting, podcast hosting and event hosting experience even better. And any wider publishing experience is going to help, too.
• Proven experience in a similar role leading content development for an online business
• Leadership experience
• Audience development and SEO knowledge
• A full UK drivers licence

Requirements

As our Web Editor you’ll be:

• An analytics expert - you’ll ensure that everything we do is driven by and measured against the numbers
• A creative audience developer - you’ll know how to use various internet tools to devise searchable article ideas, generate new content streams, develop collaborations to help increase our organic reach and Google ranking
• A leader - you’ll be able to motivate our team of writers to maximise productivity and quality
• An SEO implementer - you’ll work with our Head of SEO to ensure their recommendations are carried out across all editorial content
• A pedant for detail - you’ll safeguard the quality across all editorial pages including copy, images, design and functionality
• A methodical organiser - you’ll steer our editorial operation, so it runs as smoothly and as efficiently as possible and resource is allocated to maximise value to the business
• A confident negotiator - you’ll work with other teams in the business, particularly product development, to help ensure the site is as helpful as possible for our users
• A self-starter - you’ll have the drive and determination not just to meet targets, but to smash them
• We’re not looking for a car geek. It’s much more important you’re a good team player and blend well with the rest of the carwow business - you don’t even have to love cars to do well in this role!

Benefits

What's in it for you

• Hybrid working that works around you (currently two days in the office, three from home). Please note, evo also has an office based in Bedford, and you will be required to attend on occasion.
• Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
• Vitality Private Healthcare, for 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’s hard enough without work!
• On your third year anniversary, you get 30 days of annual leave per year
• On your tenth year anniversary, you get 35 days of annual leave per year
• Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
• Work from abroad for a month (due to popular demand, this offer excludes the moon).
• Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
• 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
• A generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
• Regular social events:, tech lunches, 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 and Carwow Classrooms with expert speakers who are here for a free lunch

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.