Editorial jobs in Milton Keynes

Job Title: Copywriter
Salary: Competitive
Location: Hybrid with twice monthly travel to Milton Keynes
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week (9:00am – 5:30pm)
Job Status: Permanent

We’d love to understand what attracts you to our organisation. Please include either a brief cover letter or a short statement within your CV explaining why you’re interested in this opportunity.

Additionally, please include your current salary and/or salary expectations as part of your application.

At cinch our mission is simple - to remove the faff from buying and owning cars, giving customers more choice, with more ease (not to mention a free 90-day warranty on all cars...)

Already the UK’s largest online used car retailer, we’re expanding our offering with an exciting roadmap of online and physical retail solutions - including faff-free car servicing at over 100 locations across the country.

We’re part of Constellation Automotive Group - a family of brands that also includes We Buy Any Car, British Car Auctions (BCA) and Marshall Motor Group. Together, cinch and Marshall operate as Constellation Retail - bringing together 100+ years of motoring know-how at 130+ stores (Marshall) with a market-leading digital experience from a much-admired brand (cinch).

The road ahead for you is clear. Join us and you’ll get a unique opportunity to grow your career across two leading automotive brands that are really going places. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.

Main Purpose of The Role

We’re looking for a sharp, creative Copywriter to craft exceptional, consistent copy across every customer touchpoint.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who knows how to say more with less. Someone who can turn a brief into bold, effective copy - whether that’s a punchy headline, a pleasing product journey or a compelling ad campaign.

You’ll work across a range of projects, collaborating with brand, marketing, product, design and legal teams to deliver work that’s clear, compliant and unmistakably cinch / Marshall.

What you’ll be working on

• Writing clear, engaging, on-brand copy across multiple channels (web, CRM, paid media, social, app and more)
• Championing simple, customer-friendly language. We're a jargon-free zone!
• Working closely with designers, marketers and stakeholders to bring projects to life
• Managing multiple briefs at once, balancing speed with accuracy
• Taking feedback onboard and refining work quickly and effectively
• Contributing ideas and improving processes, not just executing briefs

things we’d love to see

• Minimum 3 years’ experience writing short-form copy in a paid capacity for a recognised brand
• Excellent editorial skills - grammar, spelling, and an exceptional eye for detail
• A compelling writing style with a knack for being succinct, conversational and faff-free
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple deadlines and reprioritise when needed
• A structured, organised approach to managing tasks, feedback and progress
• A self-starting mindset - comfortable identifying problems and proposing solutions
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders (including senior leaders)

Nice to haves

• Experience working with ASA guidelines, the CAP Code and legal stakeholders
• Experience in automotive content or a genuine interest in motoring
• Experience with best-practice content design and UX writing
• Familiarity with AI tools and how they can be used to improve copy and workflows

cinch and Rewards
cinch’s benefits programme sees that our people are supported both in and out of work. That’s what a faff-free life is all about. We offer:

• Competitive salaries and bonuses
• A company pension scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to trained mental health first aiders
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

And so much more!

cinch and You
In making the most out of a career at cinch you need to be curious, creative, and collaborative. See, we are putting you in the driver’s seat, in control of your career and ready to drive your own development. There’s no bureaucracy, no hierarchy, just an environment with values that bring us together and a purpose that sets us apart. Join us as we continue to accelerate, defy expectations, and revolutionise an entire industry.

cinch and Diversity and Inclusion
cinch wants to help all kinds of people in the UK find and buy a car. So, it makes good sense to have all kinds of people working with us on the challenge. Conversations and the decisions they lead to are better for featuring different voices. Representation matters.

And doing your job while not being your authentic self is not faff-free. Being free to be the best of who you are as you soar to professional greatness is the kind of business we commit to creating, as one.