Careers
If you’re looking to be a part of a rapidly-growing, exciting, and dynamic automotive publication, then look no further than GM Authority. We are currently looking to fill the following positions:
- Forum moderator
- Editor
- News writer
Forum Moderator
Overview: a forum moderator responsible for moderating a high-traffic forum.
Overview
- You will be responsible for developing, growing and moderating forums on a daily basis.
- Your work will be exposed to over 5 million monthly visitors (and growing).
The work
This is position involves the following responsibilities:
- Growing forums using strategies and techniques developed in collaboration with management.
- Moderating forums and promoting forum culture.
- Developing and enforcing a forum policy as it relates to topics and users.
- Providing account support to users.
This position requires self-motivation and discipline.
- Your responsibilities will be clearly communicated to you, and you will be responsible for handling them.
- There is no office and there’s nobody looking over your shoulder, so you need to be able to get things done and be responsible for getting them done.
Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of forums, forum culture, and moderating activities.
- At least two prior years experience managing a forum, including growing, moderating, and promoting forum culture.
- Ability to understand topics, merge topics, post new topics.
- Ability to handle users and enforce forum guidelines, including time-outs, banning and blacklisting.
Compensation
- To be determined, based on your availability and contribution.
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com (please take care in spelling this email address)
- Please include:
- A brief cover letter outlining why you’d like to work with us.
- Your resumé.
- Any references.
- In your email, please use the following subject line:
- GMA Forum Moderator Application
- All applications are kept strictly confidential (a wink to all you defectors out there)
Editor
Overview: an editor responsible for managing a team of journalists and day-to-day operations.
Overview
- You will be responsible for managing a team of journalists on a day-to-day basis.
- Your work will be exposed to over 5 million monthly visitors (and growing).
The work
This position involves the following responsibilities:
- Finding and assigning the latest GM news, including breaking stories and exclusive content.
- Working with and developing a team of journalists on a daily basis, including editing articles to meet quality, accuracy, and tone criteria.
- Work with leadership on developing and implementing new segments and content.
- Attend reveal events and drives.
This position requires self-motivation and discipline.
- Your responsibilities will be clearly communicated to you, and you will be responsible for handling them.
- There is no office and there’s nobody looking over your shoulder, so you need to be able to get things done and be responsible for getting them done.
Qualifications
- At least two years in an editorial management position at an automotive publication.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of automotive industry and auto media.
- Ability to effectively work with teams, direct, and coach team members.
- Ability to keep track of developing stories over time.
Compensation
- To be determined, based on your availability and contribution.
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com (please take care in spelling this email address)
- Please include:
- A brief cover letter outlining why you’d like to work with us.
- Your resumé.
- Any references.
- In your email, please use the following subject line:
- GMA Editor Application
- All applications are kept strictly confidential (a wink to all you defectors out there)
News Writer
Overview: writer/journalist responsible for covering the daily General Motors news beat.
Overview
- You will be responsible for covering GM news on a daily basis.
- You will be at the bleeding edge of automotive news. In fact, you are the news.
- Your work will be exposed to over 5 million monthly visitors (and growing).
The work
- Availability during the work day. On rare occasions, such as during a breaking news stories or a product reveal, you will work evenings and weekends. If you have other commitments, let us know and we could be able to work around them.
- Endurance and pace to produce 6-7 high-quality news articles per day about 300 words in length.
- Self-motivation. You will have deadlines, but there is no office, and there’s nobody looking over your shoulder, so you need to be able to get things done and be responsible for getting it done.
- This is not a leisurely job. Like any serious news outlet, we have deadlines, and we aim to crank out as much as possible and as fast as possible, at as high a quality as possible.
- There’s always something to write about. For the most part, assignments will be handed to you. Should you have some ideas on what to write about, we also are open to hearing them.
- A thorough understanding of the automotive industry and of General Motors Company, its products and services.
- You will gain affectionate and loyal fans, and sworn enemies. Like every hero, legend and dictator.
Subject matter
- Breaking automotive news, model reveals and press releases.
- General car culture.
- Motorsports and all that it implies.
- Automotive business news.
- Original content.
Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the GM product lineup, including vehicles, engines, transmissions, plants, and more.
- A solid understanding of the auto industry.
- Ability to digest a new story and write about it informatively, clearly, concisely, and error-free.
- Mastery of the written word.
Compensation
- Based on your experience and writing ability.
- Between $60,000 and $80,000 per year (high-volume 7 articles per day during the work week).
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com (please take care in spelling this email address)
- Please include:
- At least three writing samples, as recent as possible.
- A cover letter on why you want to work with us, and why you would make a good fit.
- Your resumé.
- Any references.
- In your email, please use the following subject line:
- GMA Journalist Application
- All applications are kept strictly confidential (a wink to all you defectors out there)
Technical Writer
Overview: technical writer responsible for creating technical vehicle content on GM Authority.
Overview
- You will be responsible for developing detailed information about GM products on a daily basis.
- You will be at the bleeding edge of detailed GM information.
- Your work will be exposed to over 5 million monthly visitors (and growing).
Compensation
- Based on your experience and writing ability.
- Starting at $60,000 per year.
Qualifications
- Ability to logically organize vast amounts of information about GM vehicles.
- Strong understanding of GM order guides.
- Ability to learn from GM Authority management
- Research abilities like no other.
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com
- All applications are kept strictly confidential
Web Developer
Overview: developer responsible for GM Authority web development.
Overview
- Front-end web development to improve user experience.
- Implementations of new ideas in presenting information.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years experience with Javascript programming.
- 3-5 years experience with PHP OOP Programming.
- 1-2 years experience developing WordPress plugins.
- 1-2 years experience with mySQL.
Additional experience (a plus, but not required)
- Nginx
- High traffic web caching
- WordPress theme development
- VMWare
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com
- All applications are kept strictly confidential
Editorial Intern
Overview: journalism intern.
Qualifications
- Looking to expand or grow your professional experience in the automotive media space.
- Love cars, GM and writing about them.
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com
- All applications are kept strictly confidential
Graphic Designer
Position: graphic designer responsible for creating graphics, logos, and other forms of digital artwork for GM Authority.
Qualifications
- 2 or more years experience web graphic design
How To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to gmauthority at motrolix dot com
- All applications are kept confidential
Not a GM Guy (Or Gal?)
If GM isn’t your cup of tea motor oil, then perhaps you’d be more interested in working at our other publications:
- Ford Authority — our sister publication focusing on the Ford Motor Company. It’s like GM Authority, but covering everything Ford. Visit the Ford Authority careers page (link coming soon).
- Cadillac Society — our sister publication focusing on Cadillac. It’s like GM Authority, but focused exclusively on Cadillac. Visit the Cadillac Society careers page (link coming soon).