Managing Editor, Markets
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 160000 - 190000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description:
About the Team:
At MarketWatch your calls will shape how millions of investorsfrom traders to everyday saversunderstand the markets each day. Youll lead a talented team work at the center of real-time news and play a vital role in defining MarketWatchs voice and strategy as we continue to evolve our newsroom to serve a diverse audience.
Marketwatch tracks the pulse of markets for engaged investors and inquisitive readers. We provide timely analysis smart takes on the news and deep insight into whats moving markets and influencing peoples money. The Markets Editor will help bring clarity and substance to one of the most essential beats for our brand. You will help underscore the market in MarketWatch.
About the Role:
MarketWatch is seeking a Markets Editor to lead our real-time coverage of U.S. markets with a sharp eye on global moves that influence domestic trading. This editor will be the newsrooms point person for breaking market events and play a central role in shaping MarketWatchs voice and strategy.
You will set day-to-day coverage priorities help direct our markets live coverage while also having a vision for guiding powerful enterprise this role youll oversee a seasoned team of reporters and editors and ensure MarketWatch delivers lightning-quick sharp and accessible market intelligence from the opening bell to the closing print. The Markets Editor also helps millions of readers from professional traders to everyday investors understand what the days market gyrations mean for their portfolios and their future.
This is a career-defining opportunity to further elevate MarketWatchs coverage: deepening our relationship with our audience raising the bar on our daily reporting and uncovering innovative ways to engage money-curious readers across platforms.
You Will:
Lead day-to-day markets coverage from pre-market setup through the closing bell.
Direct and edit a team of reporters covering stocks bonds currencies commodities and crypto.
Make real-time decisions on what stories to pursue what to hold and what to skip.
Write and edit compelling headlines that cut through the noise drive readership and meet SEO best practices.
Shape the daily workflow: morning outlooks intraday updates closing wraps and handoffs to our teams covering markets in after hours and internationally.
Orchestrate our daily live coverage of financial markets.
Maintain high standards of speed accuracy and clarity under deadline pressure.
Coach and develop talent including deputies and potential future leaders.
Collaborate across desks (economy personal finance investing) to bring unique MarketWatch angles to broader coverage.
Experiment with digital formatslive blogs newsletters and other approaches that engage readers in real time.
You Have:
At least 10 years of financial journalism experience with 2 years in an editing or leadership role
Strong knowledge of markets and economic data with the ability to translate complex moves into clear relevant coverage
Proven ability to edit and publish under tight deadlines
Exceptional headline-writing and copy-editing skills
Demonstrated experience leading and coaching reporters
Clear and decisive communication style especially in high-pressure moments
Expertise in stocks bonds options rates crypto or FX preferred
Experience with live blogs newsletters or video formats preferred
Familiarity with market data tools and charting applications preferred
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
Business Area:
Dow Jones - Wealth & InvestingJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
Non-Union rolePay Range: $160000 - $190000We 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..
Key Skills
- Public Relations
- Proofreading
- Fact check
- Content Management Systems
- Copy Editing
- AP Style
- Journalism
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Management
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
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