Work experience at What Car?

We offer short work experience placements with What Car? and its sister titles Autocar and Classic & Sports Car. These placements are designed to help you learn about the industry and give you the opportunity show us what you’re capable of. Many of our staff started their careers with us in this way.

Due to high demand, we can’t accept everyone, so please read the details carefully before applying. Placements usually run for one working week (Monday to Friday). Most placements can be completed online, so you can take part from anywhere. However, if you are able to travel to our head offices in Twickenham, there may be a chance to work in the office. Our teams work three days per week in the office and two days at home. 

What will you need to complete Work Experience?
You will need to have access to a computer with a stable internet connection. Plus, you'll need a quiet place to work if you're joining us virtually. You'll also need you to have a Google Account (for using Google tools, such as Google Docs and Google Meet) and access to Adobe Photoshop. If you don’t have this, install the free seven-day trial the day before your placement.

If you don’t have all of the above, please advise this in your application.

What will your experience include?
Throughout your experience, you will be working on various aspects of feature story production and other tasks that may arise for What Car?, Autocar and Classic & Sports Car. You will usually be given an opportunity to produce some written work, on which we will provide feedback.

The placement is designed to show us what you are capable of, and for you to make a meaningful contribution to our titles during your time. We want to give you tangible experience of automotive journalism.

How can I apply?
Please collate the following (in one document) and submit your application via our careers portal. 

1. A short description of why you are interested in this automotive journalism work experience (50-100 words; if you love cars please tell us why)

2. A copy of your CV 

3. An example of your writing of up to 500 words that could be published by one of our brands (What Car?, Autocar or Classic & Sports Car). For example, you might choose to answer the following: Do you think the UK Government’s aim of banning all non-electric powered new cars from sale by 2035 is realistic?

We want to see your opinions, originally presented in your own words. Please note we have AI detection tools and will not accept applicants who send generated answers. 

Good luck with your application. If you have any questions or require reasonable adjustments, please reach out to recruitment@haymarket.com

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