Editor, Vehicle Data

Edmunds.com•Santa Monica, CA

2d•$58,000 - $68,000•Remote

About The Position

At Edmunds we’re driven to make car buying easier. Ever since we began publishing printed car guides in the 60’s, the company has been in the business of trust, innovating ways to empower and support car shoppers. When Edmunds launched the car industry’s first Internet site in 1994, we established a leadership position online and have never looked back. Now, as one of the most trusted review sites on the Internet, millions of visitors use our research, shopping and buying tools every month to make an easy and informed decision on their next car. For consumers, we bring peace of mind. For dealers, we make tools to help them solve their problems and sell more cars. How do we do it, you ask? The key ingredients are our enthusiastic employees, progressive company culture and cutting-edge technology. Want to join the team? Read on to find out how! As a Vehicle Data Editor, you'll be responsible for the first step in getting all of Edmunds' core data on to our site for consumers. You'll take the raw data from OEM's (auto manufacturers) and transform it into usable pieces of information that are displayed everywhere on the site from research pages, to editorial write ups, to inventory listings. You are the key to our consumers being able to easily compare the features and options of different vehicles to make their shopping experience easy and informative.

Requirements

We deal with a LOT OF AUTOMOTIVE DATA – this person must be ready to breathe, eat and sweat all things automotive. Quite honestly, you have to be an auto enthusiast and comfortable working with data to be successful in this role
The ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in a fast paced environment. Data never sleeps. Both time and accuracy are of the essence
Proficiency with Google Systems (i.e. Gmail & Google Sheets) and MS Office - Word, Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with using A.I. tools, such as Google Gemini, to streamline data analysis is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Research, interpret and entry - you’ll be responsible for a set list of OEMs and must ensure the data for these OEMs is complete and up to date as you are the first step in ensuring the accuracy of the individual vehicle data contained on Edmunds.com.
Entry of all vehicle data such as features, options, colors by make and model
Researching the assigned OEM's for additions/updates/changes
Helping a team member out if they are swamped with their updates
Peer reviewing data additions/updates
Participating in data clean-up projects to improve data quality and consistency

Benefits

Flexible time off
13 Paid Holidays
Comprehensive Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
Flexible Spending Accounts (Employees) and Health Savings Accounts (Employee and Employer Contributions)
401K Plan with company matching at 100%, up to 6% of eligible salary with immediate vesting
Stock purchase program
CarMax vehicle discount
Up to 4 months Paid Parental Leave
HeartCash matches employee donations to the causes that are important to them
2 Days of Paid Time Off for time to dedicate to social impact causes
FitCash covers a portion of gym or fitness activity fees
Well-being sessions
Employee Recognition Program
On-going career development opportunities
Pet insurance
Sabbatical leave
Education Reimbursement
Pre-tax spending accounts for qualified transportation expenses