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Weekend Editor

Remote:

Full Remote

Salary:

70 - 80K yearly

Work from:

United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

BA/BS in Journalism or related field, 3-5 years online publication experience.

Key responsabilities:

Edit and optimize 6-8 articles daily
Pitch data-backed titles regularly

GOBankingRates Information Technology & Services SME https://www.gobankingrates.com/

201 - 500 Employees

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Job description

GOBankingRates.com is a personal finance news and features website dedicated to helping visitors Live Richer^™

From tips on saving money to investing for retirement or finding a good interest rate, GOBankingRates helps turn financial goals into milestones and money dreams into realities. Its content is regularly featured on top-tier media outlets, including MSN, Yahoo!, FOX Business, CNBC, Business Insider, USA Today and dozens of others. GOBankingRates specializes in connecting consumers with the financial institutions and products that best match their needs

What’s Interesting About This Role?

The Weekend Editor will join a dynamic team of passionate Writers and Editors at GOBankingRates.com. This role offers experienced content creators a comprehensive understanding of publishing on our platform and partner sites like Yahoo and CNN. The Weekend Editor will streamline data-gathering and publishing processes, leverage AI to produce unique, fact-checked content, and apply SEO best practices.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of independent work, generating strong traffic through thoughtful editorial execution, and a deep understanding of personal finance or similar niche topics. They should excel at making complex subjects engaging and approachable, delivering an excellent reader experience.

How Will You Make an Impact?

Edit and optimize content at a fast pace – 6-8 articles daily – maintaining quality while in pursuit of the goal to increase traffic to GOBankingRates content.

Content will include partner-focused titles, specifically geared toward weekend audiences

Pitch 6-8 data-backed title ideas daily.
Be comfortable exploring and leveraging new technologies in the publishing industry, including AI, to improve processes and increase content production.
Distill complex concepts into clear, easily understood language.
Help evolve and maintain editorial standards for weekend planning and production
Project manage workflows -- from writing assignment briefs, to fact-checking and editing copy, to preparing a post to publish.
Work closely with our network of freelance writers and editors.
Collaborate across departments to develop initiatives that will meet and exceed traffic and revenue goals.
Contribute to the evolution of the GOBankingRates voice and authority in the personal finance space.

What Do You Bring to Us?

BA/BS from a four-year accredited university or college, preferably with a degree in Journalism, Marketing, and/or a similar field – or similar equivalent experience.
Editorial experience for an online publication is a must — 3-5 years is preferred.
Must be available 40 hours a week for a weekend-focused schedule of Thursday-Monday.
Full command of line editing, fact-checking, and copy editing (to AP Style).
You’re an idea generator who can think of new, fresh ways to package content and is used to regularly pitching story ideas.
You’re an excellent project manager with great time management and strong organizational and people skills, plus a strong attention to detail.
Experience using analytics tools to make editorial decisions is vital.

The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000 per year. Pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Benefits

Competitive salary with excellent growth opportunity; we pride ourselves in having a team that exudes leadership, high initiative, creativity and passion.
Awesome medical, dental and vision plans with heavy employer contribution
Paid maternity leave and paternity leave programs
Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
Company funding for outside classes and conferences to help you improve your skills
Contribution to student loan debt payments after the first year of employment
401(k) -- employees can start contributing immediately. After the first year, GOBankingRates matches your contribution up to 4% of your salary

A note about our new norm: The world has changed and we know it’s important to adapt and to do our part to do what's best for our team. Our number one priority is to have our team feel safe, balanced and connected. We’re committed to providing our teams with the best resources and tools to navigate this new virtual world that we’re living in. We've also reinvented the ways in which we recognize, celebrate, and engage with each other to keep our culture strong!

Here’s a peek into our world at GOBankingRates -

Our teams are working remotely 100% for the foreseeable future. We’re in the digital media space, so we’re mobile and flexible!
- *Option to work from an office (if you need to get away!)
Tools & resources are available to keep our team connected across North America. (JIRA, Trello, Slack, Zoom and so much more!)
To keep our community engaged and connected, virtual team building events are held weekly and monthly.
For wellness and balance, weekly virtual fitness classes such as yoga are available.
To care for the local communities that we’re a part of across the U.S our team members host socially distanced philanthropic events every quarter.
And most importantly, we’ve committed to consistent and transparent communication to help us all stay informed, engaged and to keep us on our path to success and #greatness.

We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.