You could have a desk here. All of your own.
Do you like touching cars? Do you get a funny feeling in your stomach when a V8 rumbles by? Do you have a constant itch to buy something rear-wheel drive?
Well, don’t fear! These could be the early signs of a career in motoring journalism and as luck would have it, we have a cure.
[Sorry. Not sure what happened there. Slipped into job advert cheese. It won’t happen again…]
So, what’s the role? Well, it’s a chance for an up and coming motoring scribe to work in our busy editorial team producing stories about CARS! Blackball Media publishes award-winning Car Dealer Magazine, manages AOL Cars and Motors.co.uk editorial, plus lots more, so you won’t be short of something to do.
You’ll need some basic skills – the ability to write will help, and it’d be useful if you can prove it with a motoring blog you’re currently updating regularly.
You’ll be writing about cars every day here so the ability to tell a Fiesta Style from a Zetec from five car parking spaces away will not be ridiculed, but celebrated (Corsa model identification skills, not required).
A Fiesta Zetec… or is it?
You’ll need to be active on Twitter and Facebook too. No, we’re not particularly interested in that ‘cracking Korma’ your mum made, or the ‘banging’ night out you had with your mates, but we do want to see you interact online with other humans – and we will be checking (not creepy).
A large part of this role will be managing social media accounts for a variety of firms so you’ll need to prove you know your tweets from your likes and have some ideas on how car businesses should be presenting themselves online.
Organisational skills are important. We’re not talking about putting your pens in perpendicular order on your desk, but more the ability to work on your own and plan how to get tasks done, to deadline.
Oh yes, that dreaded word. Funnily enough deadlines are quite important here – we pride ourselves on hitting them and that sometimes means (god forbid) putting off the next caffeine fix for all of 15 minutes. I know, shocking, but it’s true. Needs must.
This role is ideal for someone just starting out in motoring journalism. You might be on a motoring journalism course at university, or you might just be very keen and want to prove yourself. Or you might simply be a massive car geek who wants somewhere to vent his or her knowledge of the history of the Hofmeister kink.
If you think you’re right for this role, send me a covering email explaining why you’re ideal for this job, links to your motoring blog or published articles, and details of your social media addiction to [email protected].
Deadline (that dreaded word again) for applications is Monday, March 10. So be quick.
Oh, and pay (you’ll want that, right?) is between £18-20,000 depending on experience. We offer 25 days holiday a year, discounted private health care, on-site gym and the chance to touch as many cars as you want without being looked at strangely. Oh, and the chance to put Best Job In The World on your CV*.
*Disclaimer: Other jobs may be better (fighter pilot, Copacabana lifeguard, F1 driver)
