Loans Deputy Editor
Loans Deputy Editor
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$ 95000 - 120000
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Job Description:
About the Team:
The Buy Side from WSJs editorial team is Dow Joness reviews and recommendations site which is dedicated to helping consumers make smart decisions about how to spend their time and money. This is independent of The Wall Street Journal newsroom.
About the Role:
The deputy editor will ensure that articles meet high quality standards of journalism while responsibly guiding readers as they make decisions about loans. This editor will have a keen eye for detail and will be responsible for first look copy edits as well as regularly updating articles. The successful candidate will have experience reporting and/or editing on all or most of these topics: auto loans student loans personal loans and business loans. The candidate must have experience editing and writing articles on financial topics particularly how loans work and influence consumer money choices and enjoy breaking down sometimes complicated topics in a way that is interesting accurate relevant and distinctive. The deputy editor should have general knowledge of other personal finance topics including budgeting saving debt reduction mortgages and credit cards.
You Will:
Give loan articles close copy edits and work closely with staff loan writers to ensure accuracy and adherence to the Buy Side Style Guide.
Maintain evergreen articles through regular article updates to ensure relevancy for a WSJ audience.
Work proactively with partners in the spirit of providing useful service to readers
Write and edit content that upholds editorial standards to deliver independent and unbiased reporting.
Ensure accuracy and journalistic standards for all content.
You Have:
5 years of personal finance and/or loans reporting/editing experience.
Experience working in a fast-paced high-volume 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.
Ideal candidates will have experience working on staff (remote hybrid or in-person) in a news environment.
Our Benefits
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
Education Benefits
Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Family Care Benefits
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
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Business Area:
Dow Jones - Media SalesJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
Non-Union rolePay Range: $95000 - $120000We 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.Pay-for-performance 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..Employment Type
Full-Time
