Associate Editor

Join Team CARFAX as an Associate Editor

Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.  One last thing: Our four-day week continues in Summer 2023!

CARFAX is looking for a creative and diligent Associate Editor who lives for assigning, editing and publishing unique content specific to CARFAX that will help drive traffic and user engagement to a new level. Editorial excellence, accuracy and consumers are always on your brain. This role will report directly to the Executive Editor.

This role has an expectation of 3 days in the London, ON office per week, subject to change based on future business needs. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with the SEO team to identify high-value stories.
• Assign, edit, and publish CARFAX content.
• Manage relationships with a team of freelance writers and editors. Assign key content to this team and ensure optimal content performance.
• Help maintain the editorial calendar.
• Collaborate closely with Executive Editor and Managing Editor, SEO team, development teams, and product-management teams to optimize content for traffic, engagement, and conversion.
• Assist various Product teams with copywriting requests.
• Follow CARFAX editorial standards, guidelines, and processes so content meets regulatory guidelines and is compliant with our partners and legal team.

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience editing online content for consumer websites (as an editor or similar).
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or related field of study, or commensurate experience.
• Excellent grammar and punctuation skills with ability to write and edit copy under publication deadlines.
• Experience with online publishing, including using a CMS (WordPress), laying out a webpage, and editing photos.      
• Exceptional organizational skills. Proven experience working with large-scale, fast-paced content production.
• Understanding of role SEO plays in identifying topics as well as engaging users.
• Self-starter with journalistic curiosity who learns quickly and is eager to adapt with the business.
• Must understand how to clearly communicate requirements to freelance workers, colleagues, and vendors.
• Knowledge of automotive industry is preferred, but not required.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive compensation, benefits and generous time-off policies
• 4-Day summer work weeks and a winter holiday break
• 401(k) / RRSP matching
• Annual bonus program
• Casual, dog-friendly, and innovative office spaces

Don’t just take our word for it:

• 10X Virginia Business Best Places to Work
• 9X Washingtonian Great Places to Work
• 9X Washington Post Top Workplace
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work

About CARFAX

CARFAX, part of S&P Global Mobility, helps millions of people every day confidently shop, buy, service and sell used cars with innovative solutions powered by CARFAX vehicle history information. The expert in vehicle history since 1984, CARFAX provides exclusive services like CARFAX Used Car Listings, CARFAX Car Care, CARFAX History-Based Value and the flagship CARFAX® Vehicle History Report™ to consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX owns the world’s largest vehicle history database and is nationally recognized as a top workplace by The Washington Post and Glassdoor.com. Shop, Buy, Service, Sell – Show me the CARFAX™. S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets.

CARFAX is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of CARFAX to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, CARFAX will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. We maintain a drug-free workplace. We are a participant in E-Verify.