Managing Editor

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Marketing

Manager, Brand Marketing

Manager - People LeaderCan work remotely anywhere in the specified country

Yes, 50% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $99,000.00 - $165,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Cox Automotive is currently looking for a Managing Editor to join our team.  This is a remote, work-from-home position.

The Role:

We’re redefining automotive journalism - and we need a strategic leader to help drive that change.  You’ll shape how millions of car shoppers engage with trusted brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book.  This is your chance to build the newsroom of the future.  This role will be assigned to a specific segment, such as luxury, compact/full-size, entry-level and high-end luxury, or midsize/subcompact vehicles.

This role is built on ownership.  You’ll own editorial calendars, drive innovation in storytelling formats, and ensure every piece of content is grounded in data and audience insight.

AI is your co-pilot.  You’ll champion the use of AI tools to enhance speed, accuracy, and creativity - without compromising editorial integrity.

You’ll grow our influence.  From cultivating sources to expanding our press fleet program, you’ll help ensure our expertise remains best-in-class.

This is a leadership role.  You’ll model resilience, curiosity, and adaptability—guiding your team through change and growth in a dynamic, digital-first newsroom.

How We Work:

• Editor-First AI: AI supports, never replaces, human creativity.

• Smart Brevity: We write to be read - fast, clear, and useful.

• Extreme Ownership: Everyone leads.  Everyone grows.

• Multimedia-First: Every story is visual, interactive, and dynamic.

Responsibilities:

Lead by Example

• Model resilience, curiosity, and adaptability.

• Model extreme ownership.

• Model personal growth and development.

Own Your Space

• Lead a team of journalists to create fast, clear, multimedia-first content.

• Own editorial calendars and ensure content aligns with audience needs.

• Innovate with new formats, platforms, and storytelling techniques.

Measure What Matters

• Drive adoption of AI tools that enhance speed, accuracy, and insight.

• Use data to guide decisions and improve performance.

• Grow our press fleet program to ensure our expertise remains best-in-class.

Grow the Brand

• Build your professional social presence.

• Cultivate sources and access that elevate our reporting.

• Contribute to audience growth and retention goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline and 6 years’ experience with at least 1 years of experience in management or lead role.  The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 years’ experience in a related field; or 10 years’ experience in a related field.

• Proven success leading editorial teams through change.

• Advanced storytelling, editing, and multimedia skills.

• Passion for the automotive space and digital innovation.

• Strong Proficiency with AI tools, digital platforms, and publishing technology.

• Clear communicator with a bias for action.

• Curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset.

• Skilled in analytical thinking, business acumen, customer focus, effective presentations, and project administration and management.

• Skilled at building positive relationships, driving innovation, focusing on execution, guiding team success, and leading with vision.

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

 

 

Application Deadline: 07/25/2025