Staff Editor

Classic Driver; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Classic Driver is seeking a Staff Editor to support the editorial team in producing daily news, features, and newsletters for magazine and social channels. You will plan, schedule, layout, proof, and publish content, coordinating with a global freelancer network and liaising with clients for sponsored pieces.

You will follow the collector car scene, research content, conduct interviews, and ensure timely publication across our website and social media.

Qualifications

• Undying passion for and knowledge of high-end cars and the collector car scene.
• Excellent written English skills for writing and proofreading articles.
• A sharp sense for style and visual aesthetics for content curation.
• Broad interest in culture and lifestyle topics.
• Deep understanding of Instagram, Tiktok, YouTube and similar channels.
• Advanced experience in multimedia content creation and digital publishing.
• Competitive spirit and high quality standards.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work remotely within a fast-paced, multi-channel production process.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, produce, layout, proof and publish news and feature stories.
• Follow the collector car scene and develop new ideas daily.
• Research and interview for features and collaborate with freelancers.
• Coordinate with sales for sponsored content and client sign-off.
• Manage day-to-day administration and publishing across channels.

Skills

Passion for cars

English writing

Visual storytelling

Social media native

Multi-tasking

Remote collaboration

Attention to detail

CMS experience

Education

Degree in Journalism or English

Tools

Content Management Systems

Microsoft Office & Teams

Google Analytics

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

You love classic and modern collector cars more than anything else and boast an encyclopedic knowledge of them? You’re a gifted writer with a nose for exciting stories with surprising twists? Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, and YouTube are your natural habitats, and you know the trending topics and most influential accounts like the back of your hand? You enjoy working remotely with an international team. You have a great eye for engaging videos, photography and visual compositions? You’re a born multitasker who relishes working in the fast-paced environment of online publishing with tight deadlines, managing multiple tasks at once and quickly reacting to incoming news? If the answer to all the above questions is an emphatic ‘yes!’, then we might have a job for you…

About Classic Driver

Founded in 1998, Classic Driver is one of the world’s most popular and influential channels for collector car culture. Millions of passionate and dedicated readers, enthusiasts and collectors from around the world follow our fast-paced social media channels, read our influential magazine and browse our curated collector car marketplace in order to discover and buy the world’s most beautiful automobiles. Our headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland.

Company:Classic Driver / classicdriver.com
Job title:Staff Editor
Department:Content Department
Reports to:Editor-in-Chief / Managing Editor
Job location:Milan
Availability:Immediately / Upon agreement

Duties and responsibilities

As a Staff Editor, you support the editorial team in producing and coordinating the day-to-day output of Classic Driver’s magazine, social media channels and newsletters. Working together with our experienced content team, you will plan, schedule, produce, layout, proof and publish short news as well as in-depth feature stories. Our Editorial Schedule is your bible and what your working day revolves around, ensuring articles are well written, laid out, sub-edited, translated – signed off by clients where required – and scheduled to go live on our website and social media channels.

You closely follow the collector car scene and develop new ideas on a daily basis. On your search for new and exciting content, you constantly browse the Classic Driver Market and look out for the most interesting, rare and unusual cars for sale. You will research both online and offline and conduct interviews for features. You work closely with our global freelancer network of talented writers, photographers, videographers, translators and sub-editors. In collaboration with the Classic Driver sales team, you will liaise directly with clients from leading car and luxury brands, auction houses and traders to make sure all sponsored content is flawless and published on time.

With a focus on writing, layouting, scheduling, posting and dealing with day-to-day administration tasks, the role of Staff Editor will predominantly be desk-based. Being well-organized and in control of all the moving parts of the Classic Driver engine is key to the success of this position. There is however opportunity to grow long-term – and further develop the Classic Driver brand and grow your own experience and reputation along the way.Once the fundamental requirements can be sufficiently managed, more creative opportunities can be explored.

Skills and qualifications

As the ideal candidate, you possess:

• An undying passion for and knowledge of high-end classic and modern cars and the collector car scene
• Excellent written English skills for writing and proof-reading articles
• A sharp sense for style and visual aesthetics for content curation
• A broad interest in culture and lifestyle topics – e.g. art, design, architecture, watches, yachts
• A deep understanding of the mechanisms of Instagram, Tiktok, YouTube and similar social media channels
• Advanced experience in multimedia content creation and digital publishing, automotive journalism, and visual storytelling
• A competitive spirit and high expectations on the quality of your own work
• Razor-sharp attention to detail
• A talent for multi-tasking and willingness to work remotely within the fast-paced, high pressure environment of the digital pmulti-channel roduction process
• Familiarity with Content Management Systems, Microsoft Office and Teams, Google Analytics, Adobe Photoshop
• Degree-level education in Journalism, English or another relevant subject
• A keen desire to identify with Classic Driver, become an essential part of the brand and help develop it even further