Deputy Commercial Content Editor, Autos

The Focus of the Role:

You’ll lead content creation and curation across Parkers.co.uk and Car Magazine, driving reach and commerce performance. Working closely with an Editor, you’ll manage CoCo writers and collaborate with editorial teams to deliver the digital strategy.

Key responsibilities include growing the Autos Content Commerce portfolio, overseeing recruitment and development of your team, and supporting peak trading periods. Familiarity with car ownership, accessories, and related lifestyle topics is ideal, along with strong subbing skills and confidence managing projects from concept to publication.

Whilst we could be flexible on location, there would still be a requirement to travel to our Peterborough office when required for team collaboration. 

Our Team:

The Content Commerce team is at the heart of Bauer’s digital strategy in the UK, and you’ll be joining at an exciting time. Our affiliate editorial team provides a wide range of content to spec on time and in keeping with all current SEO guidelines and business goals. We have a motivated, fun-loving, inclusive, and open-hearted culture in a working environment where team-playing and individual brilliance are both celebrated and supported. We can also offer further training and the opportunity to thrive within a highly successful multinational business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Using your journalistic and industry experience, you will help the Commercial Content Editor to manage and develop members of the digital editorial team, including setting and monitoring team KPIs, attending regular 121 meetings and mentoring writers
• Managing the day-to-day running of Parkers and Car digital affiliate strategy and your direct reports along with support from your editor/line manager.
• Supporting the editor with creating, planning and implementing the content strategy, drawing on expertise from around the business to ensure the subjects we cover are relevant and topical
• Editing, creating and optimising high-quality and helpful autos content that precisely meets the needs of our audience
• Researching and planning product tests and writing buyers’ guides in line with current best practise and SEO standards.
• With support from the Commercial Content Editor, manage the autos strategy during sales periods such as Prime Day and Black Friday.
• Working in close collaboration with the wider editorial team, audience development and SEO management.

What You'll Bring:

• You have experience with people management
• Your writing and communication skills are of the highest standard
• You have experience in writing and subbing news articles, in-depth features, product tests and reviews and know how to advise readers in their purchasing decisions through content
• You have good SEO knowledge and understand how to optimise content for it to rank
• You are self-motivated, display excellent time management, understand prioritisation, are self-organised and have a hands-on mentality
• You have a hunger to lead, along with a collaborative mindset, a can-do attitude and a willingness to help the team evolve
• You have an interest in creating consumer-focused car ownership content for everyone and ensuring it serves a diverse audience
• (Desirable) You are familiar with creating photography to support articles and are happy to appear in the content when necessary
• (Desirable) You have completed senior editorial training, a traineeship or a comparable qualification

Closing Date: Sunday 7th September

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.