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Open Position: Managing Editor

You love classic and modern collector cars more than anything else and possess not only encyclopedic knowledge but a deep understanding of the culture, industry, and community behind them? You are a highly organised editorial leader with a proven ability to run complex publishing operations across multiple channels? You thrive on coordinating people, processes, and content in a fast-paced environment — ensuring that everything runs on time, to the highest standard, and in perfect alignment with the editorial vision? If the answer 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 readers, enthusiasts, and collectors follow our fast-paced social media feeds, read our influential online magazine, and browse our curated marketplace to discover and buy the world's most beautiful automobiles. Our headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland.

Company:
 Classic Driver /

Job title:
Managing Editor

Department:
Content Department

Reports to:
Editor-in-Chief

Job location:
Remote / Worldwide

Availability:
Immediately / Upon agreement

Duties and Responsibilities

As Managing Editor, you are the operational backbone of Classic Driver's publishing ecosystem. You oversee the daily editorial logistics and ensure that all content — from breaking news to long-form features, from social media to newsletters — moves smoothly through our multi-channel production process.

Your responsibilities include:

Editorial & Operational Leadership

• Managing the day-to-day editorial workflow across the magazine, social media channels, and newsletters.
• Researching, writing and layouting news articles and in-depth feature stories
• Owning and maintaining the Editorial Schedule — ensuring all stories are assigned, produced, edited, translated, approved, and published on time.
• Coordinating closely with the Editor-in-Chief to translate editorial strategy into precise operational plans.
• Coordinating content productions and publications closely with the Social Media Manager and Director of Video on a daily basis
• Leading and supporting staff editors, junior editors, and freelancers to ensure consistent quality and output.

Cross-Channel Publishing Management

• Overseeing production logistics for all channels, including written articles, photography, video, and multimedia storytelling.
• Ensuring that content is adapted appropriately for website, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, newsletters, and additional distribution platforms.
• Guaranteeing cross-channel alignment in tone, style, visual aesthetics, and timing.
• Integrating AI-assisted tools into workflows where they improve efficiency, quality, or insight — while upholding editorial standards.

Quality Control & Editorial Excellence

• Reviewing and refining content for accuracy, clarity, structure, style, and visual coherence.
• Maintaining Classic Driver's editorial standards across all formats and languages.
• Ensuring that all sponsored content is produced flawlessly and delivered according to client expectations.

Collaboration & Communication

• Acting as the central coordination point between editorial, design, sales, production, and social media teams.
• Managing and developing relationships with Classic Driver's global network of writers, photographers, videographers, translators, and sub-editors.
• Liaising directly with clients, brand partners, auction houses, and contributors within the publication process

Strategic Contribution

• Identifying opportunities to improve workflow, streamline processes, and introduce new editorial formats.
• Monitoring content performance and collaborating with the Editor-in-Chief to adapt strategy accordingly.
• Exploring creative and operational uses of AI tools to enhance planning, distribution, analytics, and production processes.
• Helping to shape and evolve the Classic Driver brand as it continues to grow.

Skills and Qualifications

As the ideal candidate, you bring:

• A deep passion for high-end classic and modern cars and the collector car scene.
• Proven experience in editorial management, online publishing logistics, or newsroom-style operations.
• Exceptional written English skills and strong editorial judgment.
• A sharp sense for style, photography, visual aesthetics, and multimedia storytelling.
• A strong understanding of the mechanics and culture of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other social media channels.
• Familiarity with — and openness to — using AI-driven publishing, research, planning, and content workflows.
• Experience with CMS tools, analytics platforms, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, and similar digital publishing environments.
• Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to keep multiple projects moving simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• A collaborative, communicative mindset suited for working remotely with an international team.
• A competitive spirit, high standards, and razor-sharp attention to detail.
• Degree-level education in Journalism, English, Communications, or another relevant subject.
• A desire to become an essential part of the Classic Driver brand and help develop it further.