Principal Writer, Investigative & Trust | Bankrate

Join Bankrates Watchdog and Investigations team as a writer focused on producing high-impact investigative and accountability journalism.

• Report on questionable confusing or predatory practices in personal finance and adjacent industries with the goal of protecting and informing consumers.
• Create compelling stories that translate complex financial topics into clear relatable and actionable insights for everyday Americans.
• Collaborate with editors data reporters multimedia producers and subject-matter experts to deliver journalism that builds trust and positions Bankrate as the consumers advocate in financial decision-making.

This role is open to remote or hybrid candidates (East coast preference) with hybrid being central to our New York NY or Charlotte area offices. Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.

What Youll Do:

Investigative & Accountability Reporting

• Pitch research and write original investigative and watchdog stories that uncover questionable practices in financial services.
• Pursue public records data sets and expert interviews to build evidence-based narratives.
• Develop storylines that not only highlight problems but also offer readers actionable takeaways that improve financial decision-making.
• Consistently deliver work that has the potential to influence industry practices prompt accountability and inform public conversation

Content Creation & Storytelling

• Produce accurate fair and engaging content across long-form investigations explainers and timely watchdog coverage.
• Translate complex financial systems and products into accessible reader-first narratives that increase engagement and trust.
• Collaborate with editors and data teams to integrate charts graphics or interactive features maximizing audience impact and time spent.
• Contribute to a publishing cadence that balances depth of reporting with relevance to consumer needs.

Collaboration & Cross-Platform Work

• Work closely with the Watchdog Editor and fellow reporters to shape and execute the investigative agenda.
• Partner with multimedia social and SEO teams to ensure stories reach broad audiences and drive measurable engagement.
• Contribute to cross-platform projects that combine text video audio and graphics helping the team expand its influence and storytelling reach.

Standards & Trust

• Uphold Bankrates standards for editorial independence transparency and fairness.
• Ensure accuracy through rigorous fact-checking sourcing and quality control maintaining high editorial quality that builds consumer trust.
• Collaborate across departments to embrace innovative formats and workflows that scale the watchdog teams impact.

What Were Looking For:

• 37 years of experience in investigative watchdog or accountability journalism.
• Demonstrated ability to produce impactful stories that reveal hidden practices protect consumers or hold institutions accountable.
• Experience with financial reporting or consumer-focused journalism preferred but not required
• Strong reporting and writing skills with a talent for investigative digging and narrative storytelling.
• Ability to analyze financial documents corporate filings or data to uncover hidden insights.
• Excellent interviewing skills and ability to cultivate sources.
• Team-oriented mindset with willingness to collaborate across disciplines (editorial data multimedia).
• Capacity to explain complex financial topics in a clear relatable way that serves the reader first.

Benefits:

The following benefits are provided by Red Ventures subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical dental and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. Thats why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.

• Compensation Range: $105000 - $150000 per year equity
• New York Compensation Range: $131250 - $187500 per year equity

Who We Are:

Bankrate is redefining the future of financial decision-making. For nearly five decades weve empowered tens of millions of consumers to make smarter financial choices and helped hundreds of leading financial institutions grow. Today were evolving from a marketplace into a next-generation technology platformunderpinned by proprietary data AI-driven innovation and deep enterprise integrations. With our track record of delivering consumers quantifiably better offersfor example on home loans where we lead the marketBankrate stands at the center of the $60B U.S. financial services acquisition opportunity. As we expand through omnichannel marketing and strategic partnerships and launch unique consumer product applications were building a more efficient personalized and connected financial ecosystemone grounded in trust. Join us as we transform five decades of credibility into the next era of financial technology.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race creed color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age genetic information veteran status marital status pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a persons merit and qualifications.

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