Motoring Journalist
- Salary: Starting from £16,000 to £18,000 (+ upto 10% pension and other benefits)
- Period: Full-time
- Location: Aldershot, Hampshire
Are you passionate about cars, driving and motoring? Do you love writing and using the web?
We are looking for an enthusiastic motoring fan to help grow our network of motoring websites. This is an unique opportunity to develop your career in motoring journalism in one of fastest growing media companies in the world.
You will oversee the creation of new websites and the ongoing improvement of our existing motoring websites. You will research and write articles on current motoring issues such as road pricing, the congestion charge, biofuels, fuel efficiency, electric vehicles as well as road tests, reviews and previews of forthcoming vehicles.
Job responsibilities
- Attend motoring events such as the British Motor Show, Max Power Live and the Goodwood Festival of Speed taking photos, writing articles and making videos of what you see.
- Arrange road tests with car/bike manufacturers for their latest models.
- Engage with the motoring community to encourage user generated content for our network of sites.
- Plan new content and features for the websites, and liase with our team of freelance writers and designers to help you create the content.
- Be the key link in creating the UK's largest motoring content network
- Control of a substantial budget for you to grow the sites.
Essential Requirements
- A obsession with motoring, and everything with an engine.
- Exceptional research, planning and writing abilities.
Next steps
If this sounds like you then please send your CV and a summary of why you would like this job to jobs@fubra.com. We are seeking to hire someone ASAP.
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About Fubra
Fubra owns over 100 websites used by UK consumers. Our sites cover: travel, property, motoring, lifestyle and finance. We help inform and empower people by providing interesting, useful and unique content and tools. We are constantly working to improve our sites and build new ones.
Your career is firmly in your control at Fubra - you have freedom to develop new ideas and the support of the company to see them through to success.
Fubra was founded in 2000 and has grown consistently to it's current team of 20 employees. We are a fun team of people - designers, developers, writers and marketers.
Pension
All employees are offered access to our corporate pension plan. Fubra will match any contributions made by an employee to 10% of their salary. Managed by Lloyds TSB, the pension platform lets you pick and chose where to invest your money from a variety of funds.
Location
Fubra's office is a Grade II listed building located in old Aldershot, on the Hants/Surrey border. We are close to Guildford, Reading, Woking and London Farnborough Airport.
