Senior Sub-Editor; Print & Digital

Motor Sport has covered racing, past and present, for more than 100 years. Our editorial team pulls together unrivalled stories from motor racing history combined with authoritative coverage of the modern sport, including Formula 1, MotoGP and Le Mans.

Our knowledgeable, engaged audience is growing rapidly across every channel, from You Tube and newsletters to our class-leading magazines. With an ambitious programme of digital and print expansion under way, we are offering our community of enthusiasts even more of the stories they want.

Since our first issue in 1924, we’ve built our reputation on trusted news and analysis and a fiercely independent voice. That hasn’t changed. We cut through the noise to bring our readers, listeners and viewers the stories that really matter.

Racing has changed beyond recognition since 1924. Our commitment to reporting it properly hasn’t.

To sub and manage content for Motor Sport magazine, bookazines, web, app and social media, maintaining and developing the high standards expected of the brand.

You will turn copy from staff and contributors into accurate, compelling, house-style stories, write headlines and cover lines that sell, and adapt content for each platform. You are the final line of defence on facts, tone and legal risk, and a calm, dependable presence on press day and breaking-news days alike.

• At least 5 years' sub-editing experience on a consumer or specialist magazine, with a portfolio covering both print and digital.
• Experience producing bookazines, special editions or other one-off print products.
• Excellent command of English grammar, spelling and punctuation, and a sharp eye for detail.
• Strong headline, stand first and caption writing across print, web and social.
• Solid IT skills, including InDesign, InCopy and Photoshop, and experience with a web CMS such as Word Press.
• Working knowledge of SEO and web analytics, and an understanding of how AI search and answer engines surface and cite content.
• Solid understanding of UK media law, including defamation, copyright and privacy (NCTJ or equivalent training welcomed).
• A rigorous approach to fact-checking and source verification.
• Proven ability to work fast and accurately under multiple, competing deadlines.
• Proven organisational skills, including managing flatplans and production schedules.
• Practical experience using AI tools and editorial technology to speed up subbing, and the judgement to know when to rely on them.
• Deep knowledge of motor sport, from F1, sport scars and rallying to historic racing, and its people and history.
• Familiarity with motor sport archives and reference sources.
• Experience with app publishing tools, newsletter platforms (e.g. Mailchimp) and social scheduling tools.
• Basic image editing (Photoshop) and understanding of picture research and rights.
• Experience of subscription or paywall-driven publishing.
• Experience with InDesign scripting or GREP, schema markup, or tracking referral traffic from AI platforms.

• Meticulous and unflappable, especially on press days and race weekends.
• Respectful of writers' voices while improving their copy.
• Adaptable: switches easily between a 5,000-word feature, a news story and a 20-word social post.
• A team player who communicates clearly with editorial, art, digital and production colleagues.
• Curious and proactive, keen to spot stories, errors and better ways of working.
• Willing to work flexibly around key race events and print deadlines.

• Sub-edit features, interviews, race reports, columns, reviews and archive pieces for accuracy, clarity, flow, length and house style.
• Write headlines, stand firsts, captions, pull quotes, panels and cover lines that reflect the…