Personal Finance Senior Editor - Money
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$ 115000 - 145000
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Job Description:
Personal Finance Senior Editor
Buy Side from WSJ is seeking an experienced senior editor with a keen eye for quality to review and write money coverage for a consumer audience. This editor will play a key role in our operation to help readers make sense of their money from selecting the right financial advisor to getting a HELOC loan to choosing the right bank.
The candidate must have experience editing and writing articles on financial topics have strong knowledge of personal finance and enjoy breaking down sometimes complicated topics in a way that is interesting accurate relevant and distinctive.
The successful candidate will have experience reporting and/or editing on all or most of these topics: banking home equity investing mortgages retirement savings taxes and budgeting.
About Buy Side from WSJ:
Dow Joness reviews and recommendations site is independent of The Wall Street Journal newsroom and dedicated to helping consumers make smart decisions about how to spend their time and money.
About the Role:
This editor will ensure that articles meet high quality standards of journalism while responsibly guiding readers. Topics this editor will cover include banking mortgages personal loans credit cards investing student loans budgeting insurance and taxes. This role is part of the Buy Side from WSJ editorial team.
You Will:
Edit and sometimes write articles on personal finance topics that are relevant for WSJ subscribers.
Ensure that sources/sourcing are appropriate for the topic
Collaborate with editorial and commerce team on article lineups for future months to ensure relevancy for the WSJ audience.
Have an understanding of the audience to ensure articles are a fit for the brand environment
Work proactively with partners in the spirit of providing useful service to readers
Recommend linking opportunities to recent WSJ news articles where topics align
Write and edit content that upholds editorial standards to deliver independent and unbiased reporting.
Ensure accuracy and journalistic standards for all content
You Have:
8 years of personal finance reporting/editing experience
Experience working in a fastpaced highvolume environment while delivering quality content
Ease and speed in identifying problems in copy and clearly communicating changes needed suggesting specific edits and wording
Familiarity with affiliate revenue operations and search engine optimization is preferred
Finance certification such as CFP is a plus but not required
Ideal candidates will have experience working on staff in a news environment
NYCarea to attend inperson weekly meetings preferred though qualified remote candidates will be considered
Business Area:
Dow Jones Media SalesJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
NonUnion / A clear and likely internal candidatePay Range: $115000 $145000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Payforperformance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
