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LinkedIn seeks senior editor for financial services

January 19, 2018

Posted by Chris Roush

LinkedInLinkedIn is looking for a journalist or blogger with a passion for what’s happening in financial services to oversee content for that field.

The candidate will be joining a global team of editors who help curate, create and cultivate the content that flows through LinkedIn. You’ll concentrate on explaining the changes happening in investment banking, fintech startups and beyond.

And you’ll have amazing tools to do this: Your articles will reach the largest collection of professionals ever assembled — on and off LinkedIn; your curated headlines from trade and national press will reach the right targeted audience; and the professionals you cultivate in the industry — from CEOs to those just getting started — will develop their voices and reach an audience hungry for their insights.

The Sr. News Editor should have experience editing and/or reporting on financial issues (for example, interviewing JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon or covering the latest fintech startup); a strong news sense; excellent (and fast) writing skills; a great ear for stories that others should write; and, most importantly, an entrepreneurial spirit. The ideal candidate is as interested in shaping a product as shaping a story.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Write 2+ articles/week offering insight into financial services happenings while constantly sharing updates with this audience as well;
  • Engage your source base of financial services experts daily to generate quality conversations on industry trends and items in the news on the platform
  • Forge relationships with top executives, analysts, entrepreneurs and publishers to make sure their content is feeding into LinkedIn;
  • Help oversee part of the daily news experience for LinkedIn;
  • Generate analysis on what’s working and what’s not, and come up with ways to increase engagement through content;
  • Speak at industry events/panels/TV etc.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience writing and editing financial content
  • Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualification

  • Experience with original and curated news.
  • Large social media presence; LinkedIn and Twitter preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of financial news and content.
  • Experience producing multimedia content.
  • Possess deep relationships within the financial services industry.
  • Ability to shape products and stories.
  • Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
  • Advanced public speaking skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
  • Possess growing and strategic mindset.

To apply, go here.

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