Work at Car Throttle

Come and work in one of the most exciting environments in automotive media

Car Throttle is the largest media company for millennial car enthusiasts, with offices in London and New York. What started as a car blog has evolved into a popular cross-platform brand reaching over 200 million people per month with 400 million monthly video views.

Car Throttle - and its motorsport brand WTF1 - has been regularly featured in the press, making the ‘top five automotive video creators’ list by GQ (alongside TopGear and The Grand Tour) and called “prophetic of the future of many more media companies in the digital age” by Business Insider.

The company is backed by some of Europe’s most prominent media investors including Passion Capital (Last.fm, AOL), James Bromley (MailOnline, AutoTrader) and Blake Chandlee (Facebook).

Current Openings

Commercial Partnerships Manager - WTF1
London, United Kingdom

WTF1 works with a variety of brands within the motorsport industry. Our client portfolio is rapidly growing and we are looking for an experienced and driven Commercial Partnerships Manager to secure and deliver branded content solutions across our social platforms.

Reporting directly to the Head of WTF1, the Commercial Partnerships Manager will take on the responsibility to seek out branded content opportunities with major teams, brands, and agencies in Motorsport.

The ideal candidate will proactively develop new ideas to present to market and raise the profile of the WTF1 in order to acquire briefs and additional creative opportunities.

The successful candidate will be fully responsible for the day to day servicing and campaign delivery for key agencies and clients, deliver increased revenues through innovative creative ideas and should have previous experience in a ‘creative solutions’ and digital sales role (with evidence of booked revenues).

The ideal candidate will have:

Sold and managed branded content campaigns, or have an active commercial pipeline
Excellent understanding of branded content and a social first approach to market
Excellent creative mindset and ability to look beyond “standard" advertising
Excellent organisational skills for equipment and logistics
Excellent project management and client servicing experience
Excellent presentation skills and be confident with senior level agency personnel and clients
Good knowledge and senior contacts within agencies/clients
Ability to work in the UK (London)

Nice to have:

Interest in the Motorsport industry including key contacts is preferable
Knowledge of Keynote preferable
A car and a valid, clean driving license

Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent
Location: Farringdon, London
Apply: Email jobs@carthrottle.com with your CV and why you'd be perfect for this role

Benefits:

New employee equipment budget including MacBook, screens and devices
21 days paid holiday per year. Office closed over festive period; work from home or take as holiday
Fun work environment in Farringdon; close proximity to the best lunch markets in London!
Monthly work socials; from music quiz night to zorb football
Free coffee and a company pension scheme
Creating videos watched by millions of people everyday

Meet Some Of Us

Gabriel Keogh
E-Commerce Executive

Working on the E-Commerce team at Car Throttle guarantees that no two days are the same. The fast moving startup environment keeps us all constantly on the ball and hungry for the next challenge. There’s no better opportunity to make your mark.
Jessica McFadyen
Head of WTF1

Car Throttle is the perfect environment for people looking to really challenge themselves. Being a small international team of 19, each individual has a strong effect on what and how we do things. Talented people who genuinely care about CT and are willing to put in that extra mile are recognised!
Ethan Smale
Head of Production

I joined Car Throttle when I was 21 and it has been the perfect place to nurture and fine-tune my video production skills. It's very rare to find such a energetic office environment and Car Throttle is exactly that.