Carwow
Job title:
YouTube Thumbnail Designer
Company
Carwow
Job description
THE CARWOW GROUPCarwow Group is driven by a passion for getting people into cars. But not just any car, the right car. That’s why we are building the go-to destination for car-changing. Designed to reach drivers everywhere with our trail-blazing portfolio of personality rich automotive brands; Carwow, Auto Express, evo, Driving Electric and Car Buyer.What started as a simple reviews site, is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe – over 10m customers have used Carwow to help them buy and sell cars since its inception. Last year we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service.In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia, doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with over 1.1 billion annual views, sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350million.WHY JOIN US?We are winners of the prestigious Culture 100 award that recognises the most loved and happiest tech companies to work for! We have just raised $52m in funding led by global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners (an early backer of LinkedIn and Shopify) to accelerate our growth plans!As pioneers, we’re always driving for new territory and positive change, so our work as a group is never done. Where others see difficulty, it’s our responsibility to see possibility – building new experiences, launching new titles and listening to drivers.Being a part of Carwow Group means championing drivers and the automotive industry, acting as a disrupter and never being afraid to fail (but learning fast when we do!).Our team of 600 employees across the UK, Germany, Spain and Portugal are revolutionising car-changing and we are fast expanding our mission across every single brand and country we operate in, so jump in!THE ROLETo create the thumbnail images for the Carwow YouTube channel, helping maximise video performance. You will help form best practices with the photography and deliver high quality images using Photoshop from the provided imagery on shoots. You will also help collate data to help inform the team on how best to package up our content to reach the most people possible.WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Responsible for post production of YouTube thumbnail images on the Carwow channels
- Suggest new thumbnail image ideas and best practices, both for post production and on shoot photo capture.
- Collate data on video thumbnail performance such as CTR (Click through rate) on a monthly basis
- Occasionally required on large scale video shoots to help out and take the thumbnail images.
- Analyse competitor performance and thumbnail strategy to ensure we stay ahead of the curve.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Mastery of Adobe photoshop
- Knowledge of photography principles, ideally with photography experience on mirrorless cameras
- A knowledge or experience of using both YouTube analytics and google sheets.
- A proven track record of excellent attention to detail
- A valid UK driving licence
INTERVIEW PROCESS
- Step 1: Talent Screen with Recruiter
- Step 2: Hiring Manager Interview
- Step 3: Assessment
- Step 4: Values Interview
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
- Hybrid working
- Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
- Matched pension contributions for a peaceful retirement
- Share options – when we thrive, so do you!
- Vitality Private Healthcare, for peace of mind, plus eyecare vouchers
- Life Assurance for (even more) peace of mind
- Monthly coaching sessions with Spill – our mental wellbeing partner
- Enhanced holiday package, plus Bank Holidays
- 28 days annual leave
- 1 day for your wedding
- 1 day off when you move house – because moving is hard enough without work!
- For your third year anniversary, get 30 days of annual leave per year
- For your tenth year anniversary, get 35 days of annual leave per year
- Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
- Work from abroad for a month
- Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
- Bubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for little ones
- The latest tech (Macbook or Surface) to power your gif-sending talents
- Up to £500/€550 home office allowance for that massage chair you’ve been talking about
- Generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
- Regular social events: tech lunches, coffee with the exec sessions, lunch & learns, book clubs, social events/anything else you pester us for
- Refer a friend, get paid. Repeat for infinite money
Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:04:33 GMT
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